Foundational Documents: Magna Carta, English Bill of Congress and passing legislation Rights Executive Powers Foundations of Independence Three Branches of government Articles of Confederation Checks and Balances Direct vs. Representative Democracy Law and the Judicial Branch Enlightenment Philosophies Judicial Branch Political Beliefs and the Civic Responsibility Local and state judicial systems Political Spectrum Supreme Court Liberal vs. conservative Judicial Review Political parties Landmark cases Electoral processes including the electoral college Laws vs. amendments Citizens’ role in a democracy Comparative World Systems Citizens and press as a check Contemporary foreign policy issues Civic education US’s role in foreign policy Documents we Live By Different types of government (eg., anarchy, monarchy, Declaration of Independence theocracy, constitutional republic, tribal federations, democratic and totalitarian) The Constitution, with focus on the Bill of Rights Limitations on Free Speech Origins, Revolution and Independence Federalism and Checks and Balances Evolution Theory Federalism Force Theory Tenth Amendment Divine Right Theory Expressed Powers Social Contract Theory Inherent Powers Natural rights Necessary and Proper Clause Perfect freedom Concurrent Powers King George III Executive Powers Popular sovereignty Bills, referenda, and other types of legislation Constitution Congress and bicameral legislature Key Terms and Democracy Veto Vocabulary Limited government Impeach Nation Law and the Judicial Branch Political Beliefs and Civic Responsibility Precedence Political spectrum US Supreme Court Radical, liberal, moderate, conservative, reactionary Marbury vs. Madison Democratic Party McCulloch vs. Maryland Republican Party Gideon vs. Wainwright Bipartisan Plessy v. Ferguson Civic values, civic virtue Brown v. BOE Third party candidates Tinker v. Des Moines
Foundational Documents: Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights Foundations of Independence Articles of Confederation Direct vs. Representative Democracy Enlightenment Philosophies Political Beliefs and the Civic Responsibility Political Spectrum Liberal vs. conservative Political parties Electoral processes including the electoral college Citizens’ role in a democracy Citizens and press as a check Civic education Documents we Live By Declaration of Independence The Constitution, with focus on the Bill of Rights Limitations on Free Speech Congress and passing legislation Executive Powers Three Branches of government Checks and Balances Law and the Judicial Branch Judicial Branch Local and state judicial systems Supreme Court Judicial Review Landmark cases Laws vs. amendments Comparative World Systems Contemporary foreign policy issues US’s role in foreign policy Different types of government (eg., anarchy, monarchy, theocracy, constitutional republic, tribal federations, democratic and totalitarian) Key Terms and Vocabulary Origins, Revolution and Independence Evolution Theory Force Theory Divine Right Theory Social Contract Theory Natural rights Perfect freedom King George III Popular sovereignty Constitution Democracy Limited government Nation Political Beliefs and Civic Responsibility Political spectrum Radical, liberal, moderate, conservative, reactionary Democratic Party Republican Party Bipartisan Civic values, civic virtue Third party candidates Federalism and Checks and Balances Federalism Tenth Amendment Expressed Powers Inherent Powers Necessary and Proper Clause Concurrent Powers Executive Powers Bills, referenda, and other types of legislation Congress and bicameral legislature Veto Impeach Law and the Judicial Branch Precedence US Supreme Court Marbury vs. Madison McCulloch vs. Maryland Gideon vs. Wainwright Plessy v. Ferguson Brown v. BOE Tinker v. Des Moines
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