Foundations+of+Civics+and+Economics

HONORS Civics and Economics Clarifying Objectives:CE.C&G.4.1,CE>C&G.4.2, CE.C&G.4.5 Key Concept 1: Citizenship/Political Systems Objective: Compare citizenship in American government with citizenship found in other forms of government. 1. What defines citizenship in the U.S. and how has it changed over time? 2. How is citizenship in other forms of government different. 3. How does immigration influence national identity? 4. Discuss why a country would choose one form of government over another. Vocabulary: civil rights, right to privacy, political rights, due process, equal protection under the law, participation, freedom, inalienable rights, consent of the governed, popular sovereignty, religious freedom, political freedom, separation of powers, aliens, 14th amendment, citizenship, patriotism, theocracy, oligarchy, anarchy,dictatorship, authoritarian, republic, democracy. Resources: View ICivics.org (immigration Nation review game) Instructional strategies: Create a graphic organizer listing the basic features of each form of government.

Clarifying Objectives: CE. C&G.4.3, CE.C&G.4.4 Objective:Analyze citizens' roles and responsibilities in participating in government Understanding: How citizens participate can effectively influence governmental policies.. What is the difference between a citizens rights and his/her responsibilities? Vocabulary: voting jury duty, lobbying, interacting successfully with government agencies, civic groups, volunteering, petitioning, picketing running for political office, residency, Patriot Act, Homeland Security, sedition, civil rights, equal rights under the law, Selective Services Act, rule of law, eminent domain Resources: Matching Game, Duty v. Responsibility Key Concept 2: Rights and Responsibilities

Students will be able to explain how the English Bill of Rights and Magna Carta as well as the Constitution was a form of limited government. 1. Create a foldable about popular sovereignty 2. Create a Child's book on Philosophers whose ideas were used in drafting the U.S. Constitution: A. Montesquieu B. John Locke C. Rousseau D. Voltaire Objective 1.03 3. Identify the French and Indian War, (when, where, why and results) 4. How was the French and Indian War relative to the Revolutionary War? A. Create a Cause and effect mobile showing the major causes of the American Revolution. Objective 1.04 1.How did land acquisition after the Revolutionary War lead to Conflicts? 2. research: Bacon's Rebellion, Land Ordinance of 1785, Northwest Ordinance of 1787 3. Find quotes made by the following individuals and write summaries that shows how they reflected American Ideals. Objective 1.05 Compare the Articles of Confederation to the U.S Constitution 1. show the weaknesses in the Articles and why the new constitution was written 2. use a time line to show all the events that led to the Constitutional Convention. 3. Create a comic book displaying all the major ideas and arguments that took place at the Convention. Include the major personalities who attended, as well as compromises reached. Objective 1.06 Compare the viewpoints about government in the federalist and the Anti-Federalist Papers 1. How would society be different today if the new constitution had incorporated only the viewpoints of the Federalists or Anti-federalist? A. Examine Federalist papers #51, #10 Compare and contrast representative and direct democracy. Summarize the essence of these papers. Why were they written and who wrote them?