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St. Michael-Albertville High School

American Government(Master)
Teacher: Shannon Schulzetenberg

Month Content Skills Assessment Resources & Technology
September CEQ: Unit One Foundations Unit One Foundations of Unit One Foundations of Government
2010 What are the principles on which our of Government Government
government was founded?
Principles of
How does the Legislative branch carry Government  Minnesota State Legislature
out its Constitutional duties?  Venn Diagram comparing
presidential and parliamentary o "Who Represents Me?"
How does the Executive branch carry out 1. Identify the government. o http://www.leg.state.mn.us/
its Constitutional duties? four  Venn Diagram comparing  Amendments Handout
characteristics unitary and federal systems of  Comparative Government video
How does the Judicial branch carry out of the "state." government
its Constitutional duties?  Video footage from YouTube of US Senate Deba
2. Compare  Present Day Purposed of the Union and YouTube footage of debate in Hou
Divine Right Government Commons - Presidential vs. Parliamentary
theory to the
UEQ: Unit One Foundations of  Chapter Notes
Social Contract o Students find visuals
Government theory. and write explanation
3. Explain how of how the concepts
 What are the different forms of the Preamble to Unit Two The Legislative Branch
of government are
government? the Constitution shown in society
 What is the impact of English defines the
 Federalist/Anti-Federalist
and initial American documents purposes of  Elected Officials Handout
Debate
on the development of the government.  http://thomas.loc.gov/
 K-W-L Charts for
Constitution? 4. Classify
Chapter/Section reading  http://www.thecapitol.net/Recommended/politnew
 How does the principles of the governments  Our Federal Government: The Legislative Branch
assignments
US Constitution reflect the basic from around the  How a Bill Becomes a Law - Schoolhouse Rocks
principles of democracy? world into  Vertical Terms
 Venn Diagram - Federalism  YouTube - Rap How a Bill Becomes a Law
 How does the federal system categories  Reapportionment
within the USA operate? based on  Interstate Compact
 Flow chart on how a territory (2010)http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2010
 What is the relationship and participation, /
structure of MN government to location, and becomes a state
 T-Chart - Comparing Outline  12/21/census-2010-data-interactive-map-with-his
the federal government? legislative-
of Minnesota Government and figures/
presidential
Federal Government  Chapter Notes
relationship.
Unit One Foundations of Government
5. List and  Elected Officials Handout -  Senate Simulation
Principles of Government
describe the Who Represents Me? -
basic concepts Legislative Districts Unit Three The Executive Branch
of democracy.  Checks and Balances
1. Government and the State
6. Explain the Activity/Simulation
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2. Forms of Government structure of the  Individual Amendment  Chapter Notes
3. Basic Concepts of Democracy Minnesota state Summary (Handout & Visual  NBC - Inside the Obama White House
government. Activity)  United Streaming "The Executive Branch"
Origins of American Government
.
CA: Foundations of American Unit Four The Judicial Branch
1. The political beginnings of the Unit Two Legislative Government (Multiple Choice and
United States Branch Open Response Test)
2. The development of the  Chapter Notes
Constitution Congress  A Conversation with Chief Justice John Roberts, J
3. The Basic Principles of Accompanying Questions
the Constitution Unit Two The Legislative Branch
 YouTube: Swearing in of Alito and Sotomayor as
4. Formal Amendment of the 1. Describe the Justices
Constitution structure, terms  School Resource Officer presentation on police pr
5. Informal Changes to the and  Planner Document of Inherent, and judicial system
Constitution qualifications of Expressed, and Implied
the U.S. Powers
Congress and  Jigsaw Powers of Government
its members. (Inherent, Expressed, Implied)
Federalism 2. Critique the  Expressed Powers Chart
process of re-  How a Bill Becomes a Law -
apportionment. Flowchart or Notecards and/or
3. Compare the Debate a Bill
1. Division of Power Between the
State and Federal Governments
differences  Letter to Elected Official
2. Mutual Obligations Between the between the
terms and CA: Legislative Branch (Multiple
States and the Federal
elections of Choice and Open Response Test)
Government
Representatives
3. Structure of Minnesota
and Senators.
Government
4. Evaluate the
different roles
UEQ: Unit Two Legislative Branch of members of
U.S. Congress Unit Three The Executive Branch
and the benefits
 What are the similarities and of being a
differences of both houses in member of  The Road to the Presidency
Congress? Congress.  K-W-L Charts
 What are the powers of 5. List the  Agency Article
Congress? expressed  Presidential Roles and Picture
 How does Congress carry its law powers of the Preview
U.S. Congress.
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making function out? 6. Analyze the
importance of
Congress the necessary CA: Executive Branch (Multiple
and proper Choice and Open Response Test)
clause.
7. Summarize the
1. Structure of Congress
non-legislative
2. House of Representatives
powers of the Unit Four The Judicial Branch
3. Senate
U.S. Congress.
4. Membership Characteristics
8. Compare the
roles of the
Powers of Congress head officers of
Supreme Court Information Search
the U.S. Senate
and the U.S.
1. Expressed Powers House and Inspiration: Flow Chart of
2. Implied Powers describe how Characteristics of Supreme Court
3. Non-Legislative Powers and when Justices
people in those
Congress at Work positions are Power Point Presentation of Major
chosen. Supreme Court Decision
9. Explain the role
1. Congress Organizes of committees Supreme Court activity - Students
2. Committees in Congress in the U.S. Evaluate and Rank after reading
3. Lawmaking Process Congress. biography
10. Trace the
process by
which a bill is CA: Judicial Branch
passed in the (Technology and Public Speaking)
House of
Representatives Power Point Presentation of a Supreme
. Court Case that is presented during
UEQ: Unit Three The Executive Branch 11. Compare and class using Power Point.
contrast how a
bill is passed in
 What are the roles and the Senate
requirements for the presidency compared to the
CA: Course Final (Multiple Choice)
and how is the president elected? House.
 How does the president use the
powers to carry out the roles of Unit Three The
the office? Executive Branch
 How does the bureaucracy
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contribute to the fufillment of
presidential duties?
 How is foreign policy made and 1. Identify the
conducted and what is its various roles
relationship with national preformed by
security? the president.
2. Describe the
The Presidency qualifications,
term and
benefits of the
1. Job Description presidency.
2. Succession and the Vice 3. Recognize the
President's Role role of the Vice
3. Election of the President Presidency.
4. Explain how
the Constitution
The Presidency in Action
provides for
presidential
succession and
1. Executive Powers disability.
5. Outline the
a. Military process by
b. Judicial which a
c. Legislative candidate runs
d. Diplomatic for president
and explain the
Federal Bureaucracy role of the
electoral
1. Structure of the Bureaucracy college.
2. Executive office the President 6. Illustrate how
3. Cabinet the appointment
4. Independent Agencies power works
and describe the
limits on the
Foreign Policy and National Defense removal power.
7. Compare and
1. Foreign Policy and Diplomacy contrast treaties
2. Foreign Relations (note to and executive
self...fix this one) agreements.
8. Describe the
presidents

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UEQ: Unit Four The Judicial Branch military powers
and limitations.
 What is the structure and 9. Express the
function of the federal court president's
system? legislative
 How can the judiciary balance powers.
individual rights with the 10. Give examples
common good? of the
 To what extent has the judiciary presidents
protected the rights of privacy, judicial powers.
security, and personal freedom? 11. Define
bureaucracy
and identify its
Federal Court System major elements.
12. Illustrate how
1. Structure of the Court System the Executive
2. Inferior Courts Office of the
3. Supreme Court President helps
fulfill the job.
Civil Liberties: First Amendment 13. Identify the role
Freedoms of the cabinet in
presidential
1. Unalienable Rights decision
2. Freedom of Religion making and the
3. Freedom of Speech and Press role of the
4. Freedom of Assembly and secretaries.
Petition 14. Summarize the
purpose of
independent
Civil Liberties: Individual Rights
agencies and
regulatory
1. Due Process of Law commissions.
2. Freedom and Security of the 15. Define foreign
Person policy.
3. Rights of the Accused 16. Summarize the
4. Punishment functions of the
State
Department.
17. State the
influence of the
United Nations

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on the US
foreign policy.

The Judicial Branch

1. Outline the
structure of the
federal court
system.
2. Summarize the
different types
of jurisdiction.
3. Outline the
process of for
appointing
federal judges.
4. Compare
and contrast the
federal district
courts and the
federal district
courts of
appeal.
5. Summarize
judicial review.
6. Evaluate the
importance of
precedent as it
relates to
judicial review.
7. Outline the
process by
which Supreme
Court cases are
decided.
8. Conclude that
the rights
guaranteed by
limited
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government are
not absolute.
9. Explain how
the Supreme
Court
interpreted the
Establishment
Clause and Free
Exercise
Clause.
10. Summarize how
the Supreme
Court has
interpreted
freedom of
expression.
11. Describe the
limits
the Supreme
Court has
placed on mass
media.
12. Explain the
Constitutions
guarantees of
assembly and
petition and
how the
Supreme Court
has interpreted
cases related to
those freedoms.
13. Understand the
difference
between
procedural due
process and
substantive due
process.
14. Illustrate the
rights

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guaranteed in
the 4th
amendment to
the US
Constitution.
15. Outline
constitutional
rights of
accused persons
in the US
justice system.
16. Describe the
Supreme
Court's
interpretation of
cruel and
unusual
punishment.

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