Monday / Tuesday / Block Day / Friday
3 January
In-Service / 4
First Day Activities / 5/6
Game Changers
Goals
Textbook Distribution
Class Website / 7
News IQ Survey
Current Events.
Make appointments for your 2 current events.
Citizenship Test
10
Ch. 1 Define: Politics, Government, State and Public Policy
Theories of Government
The Public Policy Cycle
1. ______
2. ______/ 11
Purposes, Forms, and Systems of Government
1. ______
2. ______/ 12/13
Ch. 1 Vocab Quiz
Concepts of Democracy
Declaration of Independence
1. ______
2. ______/ 14
Ch. 1 Test
Path to Independence
Read Ch. 2
1. ______
2. ______
17
NO SCHOOL- MLK HOLIDAY / 18
Colonial America
Articles of Confederation
1. ______
2. ______/ 19/20
Ch. 2 Vocab Quiz
“Fixing What Was Broke”
1787 Convention Details
1. ______
2. ______/ 21
Crossword Puzzle of Constitution Terms
Principles of the Constitution
1. ______
2. ______
24
Principles of the Constitution…cont.
1. ______
2. ______/ 25
Ch. 2 and Ch. 3-1 Test
1. ______
2. ______/ 26-27
Constitution Hunt
Structure of the Document
Amendment Process
1. ______
2. ______/ 28
Political Cartoons
1. ______
2. ______
31
Political Cartoons Computer Lab / 1 February
Ch. 4 Federalism
Article IV and V
Ch. 4 Vocab Quiz
1. ______
2. ______/ 2/3
Ch. 4 Federalism
Full, Faith and Credit
Article IV and V
1. ______
2. ______/ 4
Wrap up Constitution
1. ______
2. ______
7
Review
1. ______
2. ______/ 8
Constitution Test
(Ch. 3, Sec.2&3 and Ch. 4)
1. ______
2. ______/ 9/10
Intro to Civil Liberties
You Be the Judge
1. ______
2. ______/ 11
Bill of Rights and the 1st 10 Amendments
Supreme Court
1. ______
2. ______
Essential Questions:
Know that Government exists to serve the people, and there are different forms, systems and kinds of governments
Understand the Structure of the Constitution and know the Principles of the Constitution
Relate to the Constitution and understand the impact of current events on the living document
Recognize various levels of government in everyday life
1st Six Weeks Objectives and I CAN statementsBy the end of this unit, the student CAN:
Define Government
Evaluate how levels of government serve the purposes set forth in the Constitution
Identify characteristics of forms of government
Define systems of government and analyze advantages and disadvantages
Analyze advantages and disadvantages of parliamentary and presidential systems
Explain the significance of landmark documents: the Magna Carta, Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution
Identify the steps that led to colonial unity
Describe the structure of the government set up under the Articles of Confederation
Describe how the need for a stronger National Government led to plans for the Constitutional Convention
Identify the framers of the Constitution and the details of the Philadelphia Convention
Analyze the debates and compromises necessary for ratifying the Constitution
Outline the important elements of the Constitution
List the six basic principles of the Constitution and evaluate constitutional principles for limiting the role of government
Analyze the processes by which the US Constitution can be changed
Identify informal changes to the Constitution over time
Define federalism and explain why the Framers chose this system
Summarize the nation’s obligations to the States
Explore the benefits of certain types of federalism
Examine why states form interstate compacts
Understand the purpose of the Full, Faith & Credit Clause
Define extradition and explain its purpose
Discuss the purpose the Privileges & Immunities Clause
TEKS
Chapter 1- 1AB, 2AD, 8BC, 13ABC, 21ADE, 22ABCD
Chapter 2- 1A, 2ABCD, 8CDF, 10A, 14A, 21ADE, ABCD
Chapter 3- 2ABC, 8ACDE, 9E, 10A, 21ACDE, 22ABCD
Chapter 4- 2B, 8ABDF, 9G, 10ABCD, 17C, 19B, 21ABCDE, 22ABCD,23AB
Chapter 5- 2B, 3AB, 12ACD, 16ABC, 17A, 21ABCDEF, 22ABCD