Government Standards

Standard	Relationship to course textbook	Related Class Activity	ESLRs
1.1 Classical Political Thinkers 1.2 Alexis de Tocqueville 1.3 Republican v. Liberal viewpoints on Bill of Rights 1.4 Founding Fathers, Fed. Papers 1.5 Separation of Powers 1.6 Bill of Rights		Press Conference and Student Debate Reading of his book "Democracy in America" Class Debates and Collaboration Lecture and slideshow Student Created Flow Charts Video. TLO v NK 4th Amendment Rights
2.1 1st Amendment Rights 2.2 Property Rights 2.3 Individuals Legal Obligations 2.4 Civic Responsibilities 2.5 Rights and Obligations 2.6 Citizenship		Mock Trail and Case Studies Case Studies, Student Presentations of cases DVD, open class discussion Registering students to vote, draft, community service Classroom Constitutions INS Test, U.S. Citizen Oath, Slides, Guest Speaker
3.1 Civil Opportunities 3.2 Influences Upon Government 3.3 Historical Role of Religion 3.4 Totalitarian and Authoritarian Regimes		Reading Handout in groups of 2 Lobbyist guest speaker Current Events, Lecture Outline Ch. Sec. 3, Map Creation
4.1 Article I of the Constitution 4.2 Amendment Process 4.3 Current Government Leadership 4.4 Article II of the Constitution 4.5 Article III of the Constitution 4.6 Confirmation of S.C. Justices		Video "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," Vocabulary Reading, Lecture, Jigsaw PowerPoint Presentation Video, "Election 2000," Watergate case study 10 major Supreme Court Cases, Group Presentation Lecture
5.1 Interpretation of the Bill of Rights 5.2 Judicial Restraint 5.3 Interpretation of the Constitution 5.4 Civil Rights Cases		Role Playing of 10 Historical cases Super Chief Video Lecture, Role Playing, Student Presentations TCI U.S. History, DVD
6.1 Political Parties 6.2 Presidential Nominations 6.3 Campaigns 6.4 Participation in the Political Process 6.5 Direct Democracy 6.6 Electoral College		Guest Speakers, Party Platforms, Diagnostic Test Lecture, Student Mock Election Volunteering for local campaigns Election 2000 case study Student Mapping
7.1 Conflict Between Levels of Government 7.2 Sources of Government Revenue 7.3 Reserved and Concurrent Powers of Government 7.4 9th and 10th Amendment 7.5 Public Policy 7.6 Lawmaking 7.7 Jurisdiction of Fed. State, Local Courts 7.8 Presidential Power		Hopscotch technique Local, State, Federal Tax Schedules, discussion Students read the Constitution of the U.S. 10th Amendment Examination of CA state constitutions re 10th Amendment Student Jigsaw and Student Lectures Student Roll Play of actual state & federal cases Mock Trail Case studies, students handouts
8.1 Free Press 8.2 The Media and Politics 8.3 Public Officials and the Media		4 Corners debate with controversial articles 4th Branch of Govt. lecture and debate Pres. State of Union, CNN Election videos
9.1 Philosophies Influence over Society 9.2 Comparative Government 9.3 Advantages and Disadvantages: Federalism 9.4 Tyrannies in Italy, Japan, Haiti, Nigeria, Cambodia. 9.5 Illegitimate Power of Foreign Dictators 9.6 Latin American Revolutions 9.7 Hungary, Poland, Czechoslovakia 9.8 Africa, Asia, Latin American Democracies		"ism" lecture, information stations Big Man Theory of History, Parliament Diagram v. H Conferral Theory, 3 person debate NOT CURRENTLY COVERED Think, pair share NOT CURRENTLY COVERED NOT CURRENTLY COVERED NOT CURRENTLY COVERED
10 Student Formulate Questions		Debates, Videos, Newspaper Current Events, Term
Economics
1.1 Scarcity and Choices 1.2 Opportunity Cost and Marginal Benefits 1.3 Incentives and Behavior 1.4 Private Property and Natural Resources 1.5 Market Economy and Adam Smith		Lecture $100 Mall Scenario Student Worksheet Class Debate Dress up as Adam Smith and be a guest lecturer
2.1 Supply and Demand 2.2 Change in Supply and Demand 2.3 Competition and Profit 2.4 Scarcity of Goods and Services 2.5 Market Price 2.6 Price Controls 2.7 Domestic and International Competition 2.8 Entrepreneurship 2.9 Functions of Financial Markets 2.10 Agricultural Production		Student Graphing and Calculating S and D curve shift graphing and calculation Student company, Nike v. Reebok Handout Billy Ripken Baseball card, Princess Beanie Baby Lecture, Vocabulary Terms 1970 Energy Crisis lecture Junior Achievement Guest Lecture Dell, Gates, Kroc, Karcher, May Kay Biography Stock Market Simulation Class Contest Slide Show, Exerpts from "Fast Food Nation"
3.1 Government Role in the Market Economy 3.2 Cost Analysis of Government Action 3.3 Fiscal Policy 3.4 Monetary Policy		Interest Rates, Te Fed Workbooks, Alan Greenspan 4 corners Student Government Produced Video Commercials Currency, Markets, the Fed. Reserve System
4.1 Labor Unions 4.2 Labor Markets 4.3 Supply and Demand among Professions 4.4 International Labor		"Roger and Me" Graphs and Charts DeVry and Art Institute Guest Speakers "Global Village" reading "The Big One"