Goal 1 The foundations of American values

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Goal 1The foundations of American values
principles of Democracy

• Reference
• Ch. 1, Colonial North America, Ch. 2

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1.01 Geographic influences on colonies
Region Colonies Geography Economy
North Cities towns for trade MA, NH, CT, RI Long cold winters, short season, rocky soil Fishing shipbuilding Sm. Farms trade
Middle Large port cities NY, PA, NJ, DE Temperate, Moderate season Med. Farms Trade seaports
South slavery MD, VA, NC, SC, GA Warm, Long season, Good soil Plantations Cash crops River access
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1.02 Development of ideas about self-government

• English tradition
• 1215 magna carta
• 1689 Bill of Rights
• Parliament
• Enlightened thinkers
• John Locke
• Rousseau
• Montesquieu

• American experience
• 1619 House of Burgesses
• 1620 Mayflower Compact

Salutary
Neglect
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1.03 Causes of the American Revolution

• Policy of mercantilism
• Led to economic resentment
• Salutary neglect
• Led to self-government
• Resentment when status quo changed
• French Indian War
• Taxation to pay for war
• British troops now in America

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1.04 The emergence of an American Identity
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1.05 weaknesses of Articles of Confederation

• Confederation loose alliance of states
• Unicameral legislature
• No executive or judicial branch
• Only states could tax
• No regulation of trade
• State sovereignty
• States printed money

Plus established the Northwest Ordinance 1787
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1.06 Passing a new Constitution

• Federalists
• Favored a strong central government
• Published the Federalist Papers

• Antifederalists
• Believed in states rights
• Concerned that there was no bill of rights

Compromise Federalists promised to add a bill of
rights to the constitution This was done in 1791
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1.07 Bill of Rights

1. RAPPS
2. Bear Arms
3. Soldiers
4. Search Seizure
5. GED2S

1. JILSW2
2. Jury in civil case
3. Cruel unusual
4. Rights to the people
5. Reserved powers

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1.08 Compare American system to other political
systems

• R EPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY
• F E DERALISM
• SE P ARATION OF POWERS
• U NDER GOD
• B Y THE PEOPLE
• L IMITED GOVERNMENT
• I NDIVIDUAL RIGHTS
• C HECKS AND BALANCES

Others Monarchy Communism Dictatorship
Totalitarian
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Key terms

1. Civics
2. Citizen
3. Government
4. Immigrant
5. Naturalization
6. Mercantilism
7. Republic
8. confederation

1. Federalism
2. Ratification
3. Habeas corpus
4. Census
5. Sovereignty
6. Antifederalists
7. Bill of Attainder

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Visual Summary

• P. 15 Path to citizenship
• H5 13 colonies
• H7 House of Burgesses
• P. 37 weaknesses of Articles of Confederation
  (A.O.C.)
• P. 45 Origins of the Constitution
• P. 46 Compare A.O.C. Constitution

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Goal 2 How our Constitution supports our
principles

• Reference
• Chapter 3, U.S. Constitution (P. 53)

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2.01 Principles of the Constitution
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2.02 Three branches of government
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2.03 Constitution grants and limits the power of
government
Enough power for effective government
Government with too much power
Delegated Powers Art. I, Sec. 8
Powers denied Art. I, Sec. 9 Reserved
Powers Powers denied states Art. I, Sec. 10
Supremacy Clause
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2.04 Changing the Constitution

• Proposed amendment
• By 2/3 vote in Congress
• National Convention requested by 2/3 of the
  states

• Ratification
• State legislatures of ¾ the states
• Conventions held in ¾ of the states

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2.05/2.06 Court cases

• Supreme law of the land
• Marbury v. Madison
• Gibbons v. Ogden
• McCulloch v. Maryland
• Civil War CSA had to write new constitutions

• Rights of individuals
• Bill of Rights
• Miranda v. Arizona
• Tinker v. Des Moines

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2.07 Modern controversies related to the
Federalists vs. Anti-federalists debate

• Loose constructionist
• Interpret constitution to give wider powers
• Federal power to enforce integration
• Electoral College
• Limits on certain types of guns

• Strict constructionist
• Only specific powers written in Constitution
• States right to maintain segregation
• Popular vote for President
• Right to bear arms

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2.08 Taxation and revenue at the national level
Expenditures
Revenues
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2.09 Services provided by government agencies

• National security
• Homeland security
• DOD
• Foreign policy
• Health Human svcs
• Medicare
• Medicaid
• Public safety
• CPSC
• FDA

• Immigration Naturalization
• Border control
• Immigration policy
• Crime control
• FBI
• DEA
• Natural resources
• National parks
• Strategic reserve

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Key terms

1. Amendment
2. Popular sovereignty
3. Delegated powers
4. Concurrent powers
5. Reserved powers
6. Preamble
7. Legislative branch
8. Executive branch

1. Judicial branch
2. Checks balances
3. Separation of powers
4. Limited government
5. Veto
6. Supremacy clause
7. Electoral college

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Visual Summary

• P. 88-89 Goals of the Constitution
• P. 95 Principles of limited government
• P. 67 Federalism
• P. 68 Amending the Constitution

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Goal 3How state and local governments are
established by the NC Constitution

• Reference
• Ch. 8 and 9

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3.01 Principles of the NC Constitution and local
charters
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3.02 How the NC Constitution defines the
structure of state local government
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3.03 How the Constitution grants limits the
authority of public officials
Functions powers
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3.04 How can the NC Constitution local charters
be changed?

• Method 1
• General Assembly calls for convention w/ 2/3 vote
• Citizens vote in referendum to hold/not hold a
  convention

• Method 2
• General Assembly proposes an amendment directly
  to the voters by 3/5 vote

Proposed amendment is ratified or rejected by
referendum
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3.05 Analyze court cases that show the NC
Constitution is the supreme law of the state

• Bayard v. Singleton 1787 Supreme court ruled
  that the General Assembly could not pass a law in
  violation of the NC Constitution.
• Leandro v. NC 1997 Constitution guarantees a
  sound basic education. It does not require that
  equal educational opportunities be afforded in
  all school districts. Local districts can
  supplement school funding.

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3.06 The 14th Amendment extends Bill of Rights
protections to citizens of a states

• 14th Amendment guaranteed freed slaves all
  citizens equal protection under the law and
  forbade any state from passing laws which would
  deprive a person of life, liberty, or property
  without due process of law
• Barriers
• Plessy v. Ferguson 1896
• Separate but equal
• Jim Crow laws

• Brown v. Board of Ed. 1954 separate but equal
  is unconstitutional
• Civil rights laws 1960s

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3.07 Identify modern controversies related to
powers of state government

• Education
• Leandro case funding to schools
• Education lottery
• End of integration busing
• Taxes revenue
• Must balance govt. services w/ keeping taxes low
• Immigration policy
• Security
• Protecting against terrorism v. individual
  privacy rights
• Reapportionment

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3.08 Taxation revenue at the state level
Spending
Revenue
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3.09 Services provided by state and local
government

• Public schools
• Public health
• transportation

• Colleges
• Courts
• prisons

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Key terms

1. Missouri Plan
2. Full faith credit
3. Extradition
4. Unicameral
5. Constituents
6. Initiative
7. Referendum
8. recall

1. Governor
2. Patronage
3. Home rule
4. Grants in aid
5. Mayor Council
6. Council Manager
7. Commission

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Visual summary

• P. 204 Powers of the state
• P. 236 Structures of local government
• P. 301 Paying for government

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Goal 4Explore active roles of citizens at all
levels of government

• Reference
• Ch. 10 and 11

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4.01 The structure organization of political
parties

• Organization
• National
• National Convention
• Platform
• State
• Nominate candidates
• Raise money
• Local
• Get out the vote
• Two party system
• Multi-party system

• Functions

Citizen organization whose members seek to
influence control government
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4.02 Describe the election process,
qualifications, and procedures for voting

• Political party -----------
• Democratic party ------
• Political party -----------
• Voters --------------------
• Registration -------------
• Primary election --------
• Candidate ---------------
• Election of president --

• Candidate
• Republican party
• National committee
• Polling place
• Voting
• General election
• Party platform
• Electoral college

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4.03 Analyze information on political issues
candidates seeking office

• Citizens responsibility to make informed
  decisions
• Why?
• Their choice will affect their lives and many
  others
• How?
• Watch and read the mass media

Watch Out for
Bias!
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4.04 Methods of promoting inhibiting change
through political action

• Dangers
• No slander or libel
• Criticism of your opinion
• Apathy

• U.S. Constitution
• Marketplace of ideas
• Free, open society

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4.05 Consequences of compliance noncompliance
with laws
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4.06 Describe the benefits of civic
participation4.08 Participate in civic life,
politics, government
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4.07 Benefits of jury duty, voting, seeking
office, and civic action

• Government
• of the people,
• by the people,
• juries for the people
• voting influence policy
• get out the vote majority rule
• volunteerism

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4.09 Utilize methods of resolving conflict

• Our government depends on the active involvement
  of citizens
• Tens of thousands of government officials
• Influencers of government policy

• Conflict resolution
• Ability to collaborate
• Negotiate
• Compromise
• Mediation
• Arbitration
• Civil courts

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Key terms

1. Political party
2. Political spectrum
3. Two-party system
4. Coalition
5. Third parties
6. Precinct
7. Platform
8. Electoral college

1. Closed primary
2. Open primary
3. General election
4. Propaganda
5. Poll
6. Lobbyist
7. PAC
8. Interest group

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Visual summary

• P. 253 3rd party candidates
• P. 266 Electing our leaders
• P. 274 Propaganda techniques
• P. 288 Influencers
• P. 332 Role of the family
• P. 390 Criminal justice system

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Goal 5How the political and legal systems
balance competing interests resolve conflicts

• Reference
• Ch. 5, 7, and 16

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5.01 Evaluate the role of debate, consensus,
compromise, negotiation in resolving conflict

• The larger the group of people, the greater the
  risk of conflict
• Conflict resolution skills
• Debate views presented in debate can change
  another's viewpoint on a position
• Consensus building agreement thru compromise
  negotiation
• Mediation or Arbitration recommendation or
  binding decision, respectively

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5.02 Jurisdiction of state and federal courts

• Federal courts
• Violations of federal law
• U.S. named in case
• Citizens/governments of more than one state
• Aliens
• Waterways

• State courts
• Violations of state law
• Disputes between citizens/governments of the
  state

Exclusive Jurisdiction

• Concurrent Jurisdiction
• violations of both federal and state law or suits
  of citizens of two states more than 50,000

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5.03 Describe the adversarial nature of the
judicial process

• Criminal
• Prosecutor (government)
• vs.
• Defendant
• Jury must decide. Guilt beyond a reasonable
  doubt
• Judge

• Civil
• Plaintiff vs. Defendant
• Jury ? must determine Preponderance of
  evidence
• Judge

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Criminal cases . matching

• Arrest
• Preliminary hearing
• Indictment
• Arraignment
• Not guilty or Guilty
• Trial
• Acquittal or sentencing

• Miranda rights
• Grand Jury
• Plea bargain
• Testimony
• Booked
• Bail set
• Trial date set

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5.04 The role of debate and compromise in the
legislative branch

• How a bill becomes law
• Introduced numbered
• Sent to committee
• Standing, Special, Joint, Conference
• Debated on the floor
• Sent to other House
• Introduced numbered
• Sent to committee

• Debated on the floor
• To Conference committee
• Final approval
• To the President
• Sign into law
• Hold
• Law or Pocket Veto
• Veto
• 2/3 vote to override

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5.05 How local government agencies balance
interests resolve conflicts

• Local government most directly affects our lives
  (home, school, business, community)
• Local officials come from our community
• Conflicts
• City county, homeowners business, taxes,
  public policy
• Resolution
• Public meetings, cooperation, establishing clear
  rules

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5.06 Roles of citizens, political parties, the
media, interest groups in public policy,
dispute resolution, government actions
Government is responsible for making public policy

• Initiative
• Referendum
• Recall

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Key terms

1. Appropriation bill
2. Filibuster
3. Cloture
4. Pocket veto
5. Elastic clause
6. Common law
7. Constitutional law
8. jurisdiction

1. Judicial review
2. Remand
3. Opinion
4. Probable cause
5. Arraignment
6. Acquit
7. Plea bargain

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Visual summary

• P. 141 Organization of Congress
• P. 144 Powers of Congress
• P. 151 How a bill becomes law
• P. 191 Opinions segregation
• P. 390 Criminal justice system

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6.01 Trace the development of law in American
society

• Historical influences
• Hammurabis Code
• Roman Law of Nations
• Ten Commandments
• Justinian Codes
• British Common law
• Precedents
• Equal Justice Under the Law

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6.02 Types of law

• Basic catagories
• Criminal
• Civil
• Sources of law
• Statutory
• Common
• Administrative
• Constitutional

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6.03 Identify procedures in the enactment, and
enforcement of law

• How a Bill becomes law
• Introduced
• Committee work
• Floor debate vote
• Other House repeat
• Conference Committee
• Chief Executive
• Sign
• Veto
• Legislative override

• Criminal trial procedures
• Arrest
• Preliminary hearing
• Evidence? Bail?
• ? Grand Jury
• Indictment
• Arraignment
• Plea
• Trial
• Guilty, Acquittal, Retry
• Sentencing

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6.04 Identify ways citizens can be informed about
the laws

• Ignorance of the law is no excuse
• News media
• Public hearings
• Town meetings
• Civic organizations
• Public service announcements
• Public officials

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6.05 Investigate the role responsibility of
govt. to inform citizens

• Public debates
• Press releases
• Franking privileges
• Government publications
• Media
• Congressional Record

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6.06 Analyze the role of special interest groups
in enacting laws

• Organizing for influence
• Interest groups
• Lobbyists
• Think tanks
• Political Action Committees (PACs)

• Types of interest groups
• Economic
• Business
• Labor
• Agriculture
• Professional
• Non-economic
• Public interest
• Single issue
• ideological

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6.07 Compare responsibilities, jurisdictions,
methods of law enforcement agencies

• Local .. Police, Sheriff
• State .. Troopers, National Guard, SBI
• Federal .. FBI, DEA, ATF, Secret Service
  Military forces

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6.08 Evaluate methods used by society for
anti-social behavior

• Types of punishment
• Death penalty
• 3-strike laws
• Prison
• Rehabilitation
• Probation parole
• Community service
• Boot camp
• Mental health services