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2011-2012
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American Government
Revised July 2011
12th Grade
American Government
2011-2012
CURRICULUM MAP
UNDERSTANDING THE CURRICULUM MAPS
If you look at the document entitled, “Social Studies Curriculum Mapping – Teaching With a Purpose in Mind,” you will see a chart
that shows the basic framework for our curriculum maps. Everything begins with the purpose, the Organizing Principle. The OP is
like a thesis statement in an essay. It provides the direction for an essay and lets the reader know what the writer is trying to prove.
Similarly, an OP provides direction for a unit of study in a classroom. It lets the student know what you as a teacher are trying to
prove. All the concepts, essential questions, skills and vocabulary that you teach should come back to the Organizing Principle in
some way. By the end of the unit of instruction, a student should be able to look the Organizing Principle and prove it to you (or
perhaps in some instances, disprove it).
The words Essential Questions are used in the maps because these are items essential to the coverage area, the things students should
absolutely know. The same holds true for the concepts and terms. The activities listed are examples of Social Studies activities that
should go on in classrooms regularly and they correspond to the types of reading, writing and thinking skills tested on FCAT, SAT,
AP, IB and other assessments.
On the back side of the maps, you will find examples of teaching resources and assessment. These are only examples of some of the
items you can use to teach the unit.
One thing to keep in mind is that each of our courses are survey-type courses; we cannot possibly teach everything there is to know
about geography and history. We are bound to the Sunshine State Standards and have a responsibility to teach the necessary timeline
(for instance, in American History teachers should make it to contemporary periods).
The maps are designed to help teachers determine areas of coverage and to avoid trying to teaching 34 chapters in a textbook. Instead
the maps are designed around the Organizing Principles and teachers are encouraged to use a variety of resources to teach the
content and skills. The textbook should be merely one of the resources.
The mapping teams have done a great job on the maps but something important to know is the curriculum maps are not static
documents, they are dynamic and open to revision. If you have questions or suggestions about specific teaching units please use the
reflection pages to note ideas.
Jason Caros
Social Studies Curriculum Specialist
Volusia County Schools
Revised July 2011
12th Grade
American Government
2011-2012
CURRICULUM MAP
Social studies curriculum mapping
-TEACHING WITH A PURPOSE IN MINDNext Generation Sunshine
State Standards
Organizing Principle
(Thesis)
Pedagogy
Content/Skills/Attitudes
Assessment
Revised July 2011
Teaching Resources
12th Grade
American Government
2011-2012
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ORGANIZING PRINCIPLES – 12th GRADE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
1. The origins and foundations of American Government can be traced to our western heritage that includes
Ancient Greece/Rome, France and England, and the American colonists’ experience in government.
2. The enduring United States Constitution rests upon a set of basic principles that make the United States
government unique in the world.
3. The American political system influences the electoral process.
4. The influence of public opinion, mass media, and interest groups is critical in the governmental decisionmaking process.
5. The Legislative Branch gives citizens a voice in setting public policy and making laws.
6. The Executive Branch, through the president, provides the leadership role in domestic and foreign policy.
7. The Constitution established the federal court system to insure our natural rights and civil liberties.
8. The structure and function of Florida’s state and local governments derive from the Florida Constitution and
citizens of Florida.
Revised July 2011
12th Grade
American Government
ORGANIZING PRINCIPLE 1: The origins and foundations of American Government can be traced to
our western heritage that includes Ancient Greece and Rome, France and England, and the American
colonists’ experience in self-government.
Concepts
Essential Questions
1. Why do governments exist?
2. What are the purposes and functions of government?
Government
3. What are the characteristics of a nation-state?
Social Contract
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ESTIMATED # OF WEEKS:
2
Nation-State
Sovereignty
PACING:
August-September
Vocabulary, People, Studies
Benchmark(s)
Plato, The Republic, The Laws
Aristotle, Politics
Machiavelli, The Prince
Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan
John Locke, Two Treatises of
Government
SS.912.C.1.1
SS.912.C.1.2
SS.912.C.1.4
SS.912.C.3.1
SS.912.C.3.13
Oligarchy, Autocracy,
Dictatorship, Republic,
Constitutional Monarchy,
Absolute Monarchy,
Democracy, Representative
Democracy, Direct
Democracy, Unitary System,
Federal System,
Confederacy,
Parliamentary/Presidential
System, Totalitarianism
4. What are the various classifications of government?
5. What are the ancient origins of democratic / republican government, and how did the
ancient democracies of Greece and the Roman Republic influence the Founding Fathers?
Federal
Constitution
Republic
Great Awakening
Natural Law/Rights
Enlightenment, Compact
Town Hall Meeting
Individual Rights
Self-Government
Limited Government
Popular Sovereignty
Social Contract
Independence
Consensus
Compromise
Ratification
Unicameral, Bicameral
6. What historical events, philosophies, and religious beliefs in England and in the 13
English colonies influenced the Founding Fathers in the development of the United States’
federated constitutional republic?
Magna Carta, Petition of Right,
English Bill of Rights, Mayflower
Compact, Fundamental Orders of CT,
House of Burgesses, John Locke,
Baron de Montesquieu, John Wise,
George Whitefield, Adam Smith, Sir
William Blackstone
7. Why is the Declaration of Independence the United States’ founding document?
8. What philosophical belief does The Declaration of Independence promote about
peoples’ rights, and what place governments have in peoples’ lives? (i.e. “We hold these
truths…”)
9. Why did the Articles of Confederation fail as our first written constitution and
confederation of states?
10. How did the Founders end up replacing the Articles of Confederation with the new
constitution, and what were the major debates during the constitutional convention &
ratification process?
First/Second Continental Congress,
Patrick Henry, Declaration of
Independence, Articles of
Confederation, Benjamin Franklin,
George Washington, Thomas
Jefferson, John Adams, James
Madison, John Hancock, Daniel
Shays, Federalists, Anti-Federalists,
Annapolis Convention, Constitutional
Convention, The Federalist, The AntiFederalist, Defence of the
Constitutions of the United States,
Boston, Philadelphia, New York,
Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, Great
Compromise, Three-Fifths
Compromise, Commerce/Slave Trade
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Athenian Democracy
Roman Republic
Italian Republics
Dutch Republic
Great Britain
12th Grade
American Government
ACTIVITIES (Teaching Resources)
MacGruder’s Text
Chapter 1: Principles of Government
Chapter 2: Origins of America Government
-Guided Reading and Review Workbook
-Teacher EXPRESS
-Section Support Transparencies
Visual Learning & Political Cartoons
-Section Reading Support Transparencies (graphic organizers)
-Video Collection
-Presentation Pro—CD power point
-Close Up on Primary Sources
-Guided to the Reading Essentials
-Teaching Resource Kit – Political Cartoons
We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution
Unit 1: What are the Historical Foundations of the American Political System?
Lessons 1-9
Unit 2: How did the Framers Create the Constitution?
Lessons 10-12
History Alive! – The Constitution in a New Nation
Activity 1.2 – Experiencing the Weaknesses of the Articles of
Confederation
Activity 1.3 – Analyzing the Features of the Articles of Confederation
Activity 1.4 – Spelling Out the Weaknesses of the Articles
Activity 2.2 – The Compromises of the Constitution
Activity 2.3 – Constitutional Card Sort
Activity 2.4 – Maintaining the Balance of Power
Activity 3.3 – Understanding the Bill of Rights
Activity 4.2 – Giving Voice to Jefferson and Hamilton
Video Clip: What is a Republic?
Safari-Montage Videos/Activities
Revised July 2011
2011-2012
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ASSESSMENT
Test Prep Workbook
Chapter Tests with Exam Review (with CD-ROM)
Chapters 1 & 2 Assessment from Textbook
Teaching Resource Kit – Unit 1 quizzes
History Alive! Project –The Constitution
Activity 2.5 – Creating Metaphors for the Constitution
Assessment Activities/Questions
Develop a concept web of government.
Classify, compare & contrast various forms of government.
Develop a chart listing the various philosophies of government and find
examples of these in the Declaration of Independence, Articles of
Confederation and the Constitution
Compare and contrast The Articles of Confederation with The United States
Constitution.
Summarize the major compromises that the delegates agreed to make and the
effect of those compromises.
Teacher Reading/Resource: Greeks & Romans Bearing Gifts: How the
Ancients Inspired the Founding Fathers by Carl J. Richard
The 5,000 Year Leap: A Miracle That Changed the World by Cleon Skousen
12th Grade
American Government
ORGANIZING PRINCIPLE 2: The enduring United States Constitution rests upon a set of basic
principles that make the United States government unique in the world.
Concepts
Constitution
Preamble
Articles
Law
Bill of Rights
Popular Sovereignty
Limited Government
Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances
Judicial Review
Federalism
Republicanism
Mixed Government
(One, Few, Many)
Federalism
Separation of Powers
Delegated Powers
Expressed/Enumerated
Implied and Inherent
Reserved Powers
Concurrent Powers
Denied/Prohibited
Powers
Extradition
Treaty
Ordered Liberty
Rule of Law
Justice
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ESTIMATED # OF WEEKS:
2
PACING:
September
Essential Questions
1. How are The Declaration of Independence and United States Constitution
inextricably linked together?
2. What principles from the Declaration of Independence are evident in the
federal Constitution?
3. What are the six basic principles or purposes of federal government as
described in the U.S. Constitution?
Vocabulary, People, Studies
Benchmark(s)
7 Articles
27 Amendments
SS.912.C.1.5
SS.912.C.2.9
SS.912.C.3.1
SS.912.C.3.2
SS.912.C.3.11
SS.912.C.3.14
SS.912.C.3.15
SS.912.C.4.4
4. How is power dispersed in a federal system of Government?
5. What specific powers do the federal government (Article 1, Sec. 8; Art. 2,
Sec. 2-3, Art. 3, Sec. 2) and state governments (9th/10th Amendments) have?
Federal Grants, Full Faith and
Credit Clause, Necessary and
Proper Clause, Privileges and
Immunities Clause, Commerce
Clause, Supremacy Clause
6. Why are “Order (rule of law), Liberty, and Justice” central to successful
American civil society?
7. What type of democratic systems of government exist around the world
today?
12th Grade
American Government
ACTIVITIES (Teaching Resources)
Magruder’s Text
Chapter 3: The Constitution
Chapter 4: Federalism
-Guided Reading and Review Workbook
-Teacher EXPRESS
-Section Support Transparencies
Visual Learning & Political Cartoons
-Section Reading Support Transparencies (graphic organizers)
-Video Collection
-Presentation Pro—CD power point
-Close Up on Primary Sources
-Guided to the Reading Essentials
-Teaching Resource Kit – Political Cartoons
-The Living Constitution
-Constitution Study Guide
-Basic Principles of the Constitution Transparencies
-Interactive Constitution CD-Rom
We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution
Unit 2: How Did the Framers Create the Constitution?
Lessons 13-17
Unit 3: How Did the Values and Principles Embodied in the Constitution
Shape American Institutions and Practices?
Lessons 18-22
Safari-Montage Videos/Activities
Revised July 2011
2011-2012
CURRICULUM MAP
ASSESSMENT
Test Prep Workbook
Chapter Tests with Exam Review (with CD-ROM)
Chapters 3 & 4 Assessment from Textbook
Teaching Resource Kit – Unit I - quizzes
Assessment Activities/Questions
Create an illustration of the six principles of The U.S. Constitution.
Analyze the merits of the amendment process.
Develop a chart depicting how power is dispersed among the different levels of
government and between national, state and local levels.
Explain how the principle of “limited government” is expressed through
Separation of Powers and Checks/Balances.
Compare the United States Constitution to the Iroquois Constitution.
12th Grade
American Government
ORGANIZING PRINCIPLE 3: The American political party system influences the electoral process.
2011-2012
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ESTIMATED # OF WEEKS:
2
Concepts
Multiparty System
One-Party System
Politics
Ideology
Political Parties
Compromise
Partisan
Non-Partisan
Third Parties
Coalition
Liberal/Conservative
Moderate, Radical
Libertarian, Socialist
Political Socialization
Political Identification
Suffrage
Civil Rights
Civic Duty/Responsibility
Campaign
Electoral Process
Primary Election
General Election
PAC’s
Hard/Soft Money
Revised July 2011
Essential Questions
1. What role do political parties play in the electoral process?
2. To what degree to political parties enhance or hurt the political process?
Vocabulary, People, Studies
Democratic Party, Donkey
Republican Party/GOP, Elephant
Libertarian Party
Green Party
Socialist Party
3. How do individuals develop a sense of political identity?
4. How was suffrage extended in the United States?
5. What are the voting rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizens?
6. Should any citizen 18 years or older be allowed to vote or should there be more
stringent requirements?
Voting Rights Act of 1965,
Amendments 15, 19, 23, 24, 26;
Voter Registration, Poll, Poll Tax,
Voter Qualifications
7. What are the different types and purposes of elections?
Caucus/Convention, Nominating
Process; Delegate, Ballot,
Absentee Ballot, SplitTicket/Straight Ticket Ballot,
Ticket, Incumbent, Platform,
Open/Closed Primary,
Proportional Representation,
Single Member District, At-large,
Plurality, Precinct, Ward
"First Tuesday after the First
Monday in November," Off-year
Election, Special Election, Runoff
Election, Recall Election
PACING:
SeptemberOctober
Benchmarks
SS.912.C.2.2
SS.912.C.2.3
SS.912.C.2.4
SS.912.C.2.15
12th Grade
American Government
ACTIVITIES (Teaching Resources)
Magruder’s Text
Chapter 5: Political Parties
Chapter 6: Voters and Voter Behavior
Chapter 7: The Electoral Process
2011-2012
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ASSESSMENT
Test Prep Workbook
Chapter Tests with Exam Review (with CD-ROM)
Guided Reading and Review Workbook
Chapters 5-7 Assessment from Textbook
Teacher EXPRESS
Teaching Resource Kit – Unit II - quizzes
Section Support Transparencies
Visual Learning & Political Cartoons
Assessment Questions:
Evaluate citizens' participation in government and civic life.
Section Reading Support Transparencies (graphic organizers)
Develop a timeline of federal civil rights and voting rights.
Video Collection
Presentation Pro—CD power point
Close Up on Primary Sources
Analyze the role of political parties in the electoral process.
Describe the different types of primary elections.
Guided to the Reading Essentials
Evaluate the sequence of the election process.
Teaching Resource Kit – Political Cartoons
Evaluate the merits of a Two-Party System.
Current Issues
We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution
Unit 3: How Did the Values and Principles Embodied in the Constitution
Shape American Institutions and Practices?
Lessons 20
Unit 4: How Have the Protections of the Bill of Rights Been Developed and
Expanded?
Lessons 23, 26, 27
Safari-Montage Videos/Activities
Revised July 2011
12th Grade
American Government
ORGANIZING PRINCIPLE 4: The influence of public opinion, mass media, and interest groups is
critical in the governmental decision-making process.
Concepts
Political Polling
Media Influence
Special Interest Groups
Lobbying
Public Policy
Think Tank
Propaganda
Editorials
2011-2012
CURRICULUM MAP
ESTIMATED # OF WEEKS:
2
Essential Questions
1. Which factors shape public opinion?
2. What limits the impact of public opinion in a representative democracy?
3. How has mass media influenced politics?
4. What kind of impact do special interest and lobby groups have on the
American political system?
5. What role do interest groups and individual citizens have in the development of
public policy?
6. What is propaganda how is it used in the political arena?
7. What cultural and technological characteristics can link or divide regions?
Revised July 2011
PACING:
October
Vocabulary, People, Studies
Mass Media, Random Sampling,
Sampling Error, Straw Vote,
Cluster Sample, Quota Sample,
Scientific Poll, Public Opinion,
FCC
Peer Group
AARP
Chamber of Commerce
NRA
Sierra Club
PETA
Lobbyist
Benchmark(s)
SS.912.C.2.8
SS.912.C.2.11
SS.912.C.2.12
SS.912.C.2.13
SS.912.C.2.16
12th Grade
American Government
ACTIVITIES (Teaching Resources)
Magruder’s Text
Chapter 8: Mass Media & Public Opinion
Chapter 9: Interest Groups
2011-2012
CURRICULUM MAP
ASSESSMENT
Test Prep Workbook
Chapter Tests with Exam Review (with CD-ROM)
Guided Reading and Review Workbook
Chapters 8 & 9 Assessment from Textbook
Teacher EXPRESS
Section Support Transparencies
Visual Learning & Political Cartoons
Teaching Resource Kit – Unit II- quizzes
Assessment Activities/Questions
Section Reading Support Transparencies (graphic organizers)
Describe challenges in measuring public opinion.
Video Collection
Identify five steps in the polling process, and the types of polls.
Presentation Pro—CD power point
Evaluate the impact of interest groups on the political process.
Close Up on Primary Sources
Evaluate the role of media in our political life; explain the role of media in
influencing the public agenda.
Guided to the Reading Essentials
Develop a chart explaining different propaganda techniques and their uses.
Teaching Resource Kit – Political Cartoons
Close Up on Primary Sources
We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution
Unit 4: How Have the Protections of the Bill of Rights Been Developed and
Expanded?
Lessons 23-28
Unit 5: What Rights Does the Bill of Rights Protect?
Lesson 31
Unit 6: What are the Roles of the Citizen in American Democracy?
Lessons 35-37
Safari-Montage Videos/Activities
Revised July 2011
Explain how our tradition of joining organizations has resulted in a wide range
of interest groups.
Compare/contrast interest groups and political parties.
Study political party platforms & principles and determine which one you
agree with most.
12th Grade
American Government
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ORGANIZING PRINCIPLE 5: The legislative branch gives citizens a voice in setting public policy and
making laws.
Concepts
Bi-cameral
Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances
Fiscal Policy
ESTIMATED # OF WEEKS:
2
PACING:
October
Essential Questions
Vocabulary, People, Studies
Benchmark(s)
1. Why did the framers of the Constitution establish a bicameral legislature?
2. According to the U.S. Constitution, what are the powers of the legislative branch (Article
1, Section 8)?
3. What checks does the Constitution place upon legislative power?
House of Representatives
Senate
Congress
SS.912.C.2.9
SS.912.C.3.3
SS.912.C.3.15
Legislative Powers
Non-legislative Powers
3. How do legislative actions impact individuals and groups?
4. How has the national government been by affected individuals, groups, businesses, and
regional interests in carrying out their taxing policy and programs?
5. What are non-legislative powers and why are they significant?
Bill, Budget, Advise and Consent,
Tariff, Select/Joint/Conference
Committees; Sub-Committees,
Filibuster, Pigeonholing,
Elastic Clause
Peoples’ Branch
Qualifications for Office
6. To what degree do voters impact the composition of the legislative branch?
Congressional Districts
7. How are congressional districts determined?
3rd of January, 435
Representatives, Senators,
Census, Sunbelt, Florida's Current
Legislators, Constituency, Senate
Majority Leader, President Pro
Tempore, Whip
Reapportionment, Redistricting,
Gerrymandering, Census
Public Policy
Revised July 2011
8. What significant political events and issues have shaped domestic policy decisions in
contemporary America?
Vietnam War
9/11/2001
2004 FL Hurricanes
12th Grade
American Government
ACTIVITIES (Teaching Resources)
Magruder’s Text
Chapter 10: Congress
Chapter 11: Powers of Congress
Chapter 12: Congress in Action
2011-2012
CURRICULUM MAP
ASSESSMENT
Test Prep Workbook
Chapter Tests with Exam Review (with CD-ROM)
Guided Reading and Review Workbook
Chapters 10 - 12 Assessment from Textbook
Teacher EXPRESS
Teaching Resource Kit – Unit III - quizzes
Section Support Transparencies
Visual Learning & Political Cartoons
Assessment Activities/Questions
Section Reading Support Transparencies (graphic organizers)
Explain why the framers developed a bicameral Congress, changes caused by
resolution, the amendment process.
Video Collection
Diagram the checks on Congress's power.
Presentation Pro—CD power point
Analyze how Congress has used the Interstate Commerce Clause to implement
certain changes such as desegregation.
Close Up on Primary Sources
Guided to the Reading Essentials
Evaluate how and why government raises money to pay for its operations and
services.
Teaching Resource Kit – Political Cartoons
Describe Congress's non-legislative powers.
Close Up on Participation
Compare/contrast membership numbers and terms of the Senate and House
Simulations and Debates
Develop concept web showing a significant event and how Congress has
reacted to it.
We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution
Unit 2: How Did the Framers Create the Constitution?
Lessons 13
Unit 3: How Did the Values and Principles Embodied in the Constitution
Shape American Institutions and Practices?
Lesson 22
Safari-Montage Videos/Activities
Revised July 2011
Describe the sequence of census --reapportionment - redistricting.
Analyze the changes in Florida's congressional district map since 1980.
12th Grade
American Government
ORGANIZING PRINCIPLE 6: The Executive Branch, through the President, provides the leadership role
in domestic and foreign policy.
2011-2012
CURRICULUM MAP
ESTIMATED # OF WEEKS:
2
Concepts
Term Limits
Veto
Cabinet
Agencies
Executive Orders
Impeachment
Censure
Essential Questions
1. According to the U.S. Constitution, what are the roles and powers of the
President (Article II)?
2. What checks does the Constitution place on the President's power?
Presidential Qualifications
3. How has the Electoral College impacted presidential elections?
4. How does the Constitution provide for succession within the Executive
Branch?
Electoral College
Presidential Succession
Foreign Policy
Human Rights
Containment
Terrorism
5. What political, military, and economic events since the 1950's have had a
significant impact on the President's ability to handle international relations?
Domestic Policy
7. What significant political events and issues have shaped domestic policy
decisions in contemporary America?
Revised July 2011
6. How has foreign policy changed since the end of the Cold War?
PACING:
November
Vocabulary, People, Studies
Commander in Chief, Chief
Executive, Chief Diplomat,
Appointments (Cabinet, Courts,
Agencies), State of the Union
Address, Presidential Pardon,
"Lame Duck" Amendment,
Reprieve, Clemency, Amnesty
Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon,
Bill Clinton
Term of Office, Presidential
Succession: VP to Cabinet,
Nominating Process, Electoral
College, "Faithless" Electors,
Popular Vote, Oath of Office,
Inauguration, Amendments 12,
20, 22, 25, 3 Qualifications to be
President, January 20
Isolationism
Internationalism
Alliances
Executive Agreement
NATO
United Nations
Benchmark(s)
SS.912.C.2.9
SS.912.C.3.4
SS.912.C.3.6
SS.912.C.3.15
SS.912.C.4.2
SS.912.C.4.3
12th Grade
American Government
ACTIVITIES (Teaching Resources)
Magruder’s Text
Chapter 13: The Presidency
Chapter 14: The Presidency in Action
Chapter 17: Foreign Policy and National Defense
2011-2012
CURRICULUM MAP
ASSESSMENT
Test Prep Workbook
Chapter Tests with Exam Review (with CD-ROM)
Guided Reading and Review Workbook
Chapters 13, 14, & 17 Assessment from Textbook
Teacher EXPRESS
Teaching Resource Kit –Unit IV- quizzes
Section Support Transparencies
Visual Learning & Political Cartoons
Assessment Activities/Questions
Section Reading Support Transparencies (graphic organizers)
Describe the President's 2 major legislative powers; explain how they are
significant in the system of checks and balances.
Video Collection
Analyze the most recent Electoral College map. What is the EC's role in
electing President?
Presentation Pro—CD power point
Outline the pros/cons of the proposed reforms of the Electoral College.
Close Up on Primary Sources
List several reasons for the growth of presidential power.
Guided to the Reading Essentials
Explain how foreign policy is developed and implemented.
Teaching Resource Kit – Political Cartoons
We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution
Unit 1: What are the Historical Foundations of the American Political System?
Lessons 3, 6, 7
Unit 2: How Did the Framers Create the Constitution?
Lessons 14
Unit 4: How Have the Protections of the Bill of Rights Been Developed and
Expanded?
Lessons 24-28
Unit 6: What are the Roles of the Citizen in American Democracy?
Lessons 35-40
Safari-Montage Videos/Activities
Revised July 2011
Trace the historical changes in U.S. foreign policy. How have interests
changed over time; predict the impact on future international relationships?
Contrast the philosophies of isolationism and internationalism.
Evaluate the roles of the CIA, Dept. of Homeland Security, NASA, &
Selective Service System in U.S. national security.
12th Grade
American Government
ORGANIZING PRINCIPLE 7: The Constitution established the federal court system to insure our natural
rights and civil liberties.
Concepts
Interpreting the Law
Amendments
Natural Rights
(Human Rights)
Civil Liberties
Ordered Liberty
Due Process
Equal Protection
Civil Rights
Affirmative Action
Reverse Discrimination
Heterogeneous
Pluralistic
Citizenship
Naturalization
Immigration
Expatriation
Revised July 2011
2011-2012
CURRICULUM MAP
ESTIMATED # OF WEEKS:
2
Essential Questions
1. What is the function of the Judicial Branch and what is the role of judges?
2. What are the four main methods justices utilize to interpret the Constitution
(plain meaning, intention, fundamental principles, social values/needs)?
3. How has the use of judicial review enhanced the power of the Supreme
Court?
4. How does the power of judicial appointment help the President to shape
policy and law beyond his term in office?
5. Within the system of checks and balances, what checks are placed on the
Supreme Court and other federal courts?
6. What is the structure and role of Florida’s state court system?
7. In what ways can the Constitution be amended?
8. How do the Bill of Rights and later Amendments protect the rights of
citizens?
9. How does federalism affect individual rights?
10. What are the social and political implications of the expansion of federal
civil rights (i.e. voting rights) since the 1950's?
11. How has race-based discrimination evolved over the years?
12. What does it mean to live in a heterogeneous or pluralistic society?
13. How can a person gain or lose American citizenship?
PACING:
November-December
Vocabulary, People, Studies
Benchmarks
Nine Justices, Judicial Appointment,
Appointment for life,
Civil/Criminal/Constitutional Law; Common
Law, Statutory Law, Judicial Review, Marbury
v Madison, Original Jurisdiction, Plaintiff,
Defendant, Writ of Certiorari, Precedent,
Appellate Jurisdiction, Inferior Courts, County
Courts, Circuit Courts, District Courts, Florida
Supreme Court
SS.912.C.2.1
SS.912.C.2.6
SS.912.C.2.7
SS.912.C.2.9
SS.912.C.3.1
SS.912.C.3.6
SS.912.C.3.7
SS.912.C.3.8
SS.912.C.3.9
SS.912.C.3.10
SS.912.C.3.11
SS.912.C.3.12
SS.912.C.3.15
First Amendment Freedoms, Pure Speech,
Prior Restraint, Sedition/Seditious Speech,
Treason, Defamatory Speech, Slander, Libel,
Symbolic Speech, Hazelwood School District v
Kuhlmeier, United States v American Library
Association, Picketing, Establishment Clause,
Lemon v Kurtzman, Equal Access Act of 1984,
Parochial Schools, Jury, Grand Jury, Miranda
v Arizona, Gideon v Wainwright, Writ of
Habeas Corpus, Bill of Attainder, Ex Post
Facto Law, Double Jeopardy, Treason, Search
Warrant, Exclusionary Rule, Probable Cause,
"Beyond a Reasonable Doubt," Amendments
IV-VIII, Capital Punishment, Civil Liberties,
Roe v Wade, District of Columbia Et Al v
Heller
Emancipation Proclamation, Amendment XIII,
Plessy v Ferguson, Brown v Topeka Board of
Education, Segregation, Jim Crow Laws, Rosa
Parks, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., NAACP,
George Wallace, Heart of Atlanta Motel Inc. v
United States, Regents of the University of
California v Bakke
Jus Soli
Jus Sanguinis
Immigrant
Alien
12th Grade
American Government
ACTIVITIES (Teaching Resources)
Magruder’s Text
Chapter 18: The Federal Court System
Chapter 19: Civil Liberties: First Amendment Freedoms
Chapter 20: Civil Liberties: Protecting Individual Rights
Chapter 21: Civil Rights: Equal Justice Under Law
2011-2012
CURRICULUM MAP
ASSESSMENT
Test Prep Workbook
Chapter Tests with Exam Review (with CD-ROM)
Chapters 18 - 21 Assessment from Textbook
-Guided Reading and Review Workbook
-Teacher EXPRESS
-Section Support Transparencies
Visual Learning & Political Cartoons
-Section Reading Support Transparencies (graphic organizers)
-Video Collection
-Presentation Pro—CD power point
-Close Up on Primary Sources
-Guided to the Reading Essentials
-Teaching Resource Kit – Political Cartoons
-Close Up on the Supreme Court
-Simulations and Debates
Civil Rights Movement Activities, History Alive Binder
We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution
Unit 2: How Did the Framers Create the Constitution?
Lessons 14
Unit 3: How Did the Values and Principles Embodied in the Constitution
Shape American Institutions and Practices?
Lessons 21
Unit 4: How Have the Protections of the Bill of Rights Been Developed and
Expanded?
Lessons 23-28
Unit 5: What Rights Does the Bill of Rights Protect?
Lessons 29-34
Unit 6: What are the Roles of the Citizen in American Democracy?
Lessons 35-40
Teaching Resource Kit – Unit V – quizzes
History Alive –Civil Rights Movement - Culminating Activity
4.1 Creating a News Magazine on the Civil Rights Movement
Assessment Activities/Questions
Explain why the framers of The Constitution created a national judiciary;
describe and diagram its structure.
Outline the structure & functions of the different levels of the federal courts.
Explain how Americans' commitment to freedom led to the creation of Bill of
Rights.
Discuss how the 14th Amendment incorporated the Bill of Rights to protect
citizens' rights at all levels of government.
Evaluate Supreme Court Establishment Clause rulings on religion and
education.
Create a timeline illustrating the history of race-based discrimination in the
U.S.
Assess which had a greater impact on 20th century Civil Rights gains, official
government action or action by citizens.
Debate the topic of the rights of immigrants – legal and illegal.
Safari-Montage Videos/Activities
Revised July 2011
12th Grade
American Government
2011-2012
CURRICULUM MAP
ORGANIZING PRINCIPLE 8: The structure and function of Florida's state and local governments
derives from Florida’s Constitution and citizens of Florida.
Concepts
Federalism
Supremacy Clause
Concurrent Powers
Reserved Powers
Union of States
States’ Rights
State Constitution
Articles
Taxes
Revenue
Charter
City Commission
(or City Council)
County Council
School Board
Urban Renewal
Conservation
Ecology
Demographic
Petitioning, Initiative,
Referendum, Campaign,
Volunteering, Voting,
Office Seeking
ESTIMATED # OF WEEKS:
Essential Questions / Learning Targets
1. How is power divided between national and state and local governments?
2. What significant events and issues have shaped domestic policy decisions with
regard to states?
3. How does the structure of the Florida state government compare to the federal
government?
4. What basic principles and provisions are found in every state constitution (and are
there provisions in Florida’s not present in all state constitutions)?
5. What kind of services do state governments provide, and how do states pay for these
services?
6. What type of city and county government systems are used in Volusia and other
Florida counties?
7. How do local governments provide services and how do these services impact
residents?
8. In what ways can citizens participate in their state and local community to bring
about changes in laws and government policy?
9. How can citizens monitor public issues in Florida?
10. How do local, state, and federal governments work together?
11. To what degree does each level of government (local, state, or federal) make an
impact on the lives citizens?
Revised July 2011
PACING:
2
December
People, Organizations,
Terms
Benchmark(s)
9th & 10th Amendments
Civil War
Great Depression
Great Society
SS.912.C.2.5
SS.912.C.2.9
SS.912.C.2.10
SS.912.C.2.11
SS.912.C.2.15
SS.912.C.3.2
SS.912.C.3.9
SS.912.C.3.12
SS.912.C.3.13
SS.912.C.3.14
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Governor’s Cabinet
State Legislature
FL Supreme Court
Florida Sunshine Law
Right to Work State
Education
Public Safety
Health
Sales Tax, Property Tax,
Fuel Tax, Fees,
Licenses/Permits
Mayor, City Manager, City
Commissioners,
Council Members,
Volusia County School Board
Police Chief, Fire Chief,
County Sheriff, Water
Management, Wildlife
Preservation, Beach Erosion
Amendment Process
Online Sunshine
News Media
Communication with Officials
12th Grade
American Government
ACTIVITIES (Teaching Resources)
Magruder’s Text
Chapter 24: Governing the State
Chapter 25: Local Government and Finance
2011-2012
CURRICULUM MAP
ASSESSMENT
Test Prep Workbook
Chapter Tests with Exam Review (with CD-ROM)
Guided Reading and Review Workbook
Chapters 24 & 25 Assessment from Textbook
Teacher EXPRESS
Section Support Transparencies
Visual Learning & Political Cartoons
Teaching Resource Kit – Unit I - quizzes
Section Reading Support Transparencies (graphic organizers)
Assessment Activities/Questions
Video Collection
Diagram the process for constitutional change and how state voters participate.
Presentation Pro—CD power point
Compare/contrast the 3 branches of federal government to those of state
government.
Close Up on Primary Sources
Evaluate the need for city planning; list some municipal functions/services.
Guided to the Reading Essentials
Identify types of services that states and local governments provide.
Teaching Resource Kit – Political Cartoons
Identify major tax, non-tax revenue sources for state, local governments.
Florida State and Local Government
Evaluate whether Florida’s eminent domain laws are constitutional.
We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution
Unit 1: What are the Historical Foundations of the American Political System?
Lessons 9
Unit 3: How Did the Values and Principles Embodied in the Constitution
Shape American Institutions and Practices?
Lesson 22
Safari-Montage Videos/Activities
Revised July 2011
Develop concept maps of different forms of local governments.