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1 Instructional Guide Map US Government Note: Instructional Guide Maps are an overview of the Alliance Instructional Guides. They assist teachers with planning instructional units and effective strategies to teach California high priority standards throughout the year. Every standard will be assessed with -5 questions on the benchmark. Quarter 1 Instructional Days August 6 September 28 s October 1-5 Pupil Free / Teacher PD October 8 Re-teach Targeted Standards October 9-12 Standards Assessed on Benchmark Analyze the influence of ancient Greek, Roman, English, and leading European political thinkers such as John Locke, Charles- Louis Montesquieu, Niccolò Machiavelli, and William Blackstone on the development of American government Explain how the U.S. Constitution reflects a balance between the classical republican concern with promotion of the public good and the classical liberal concern with protecting individual rights; and discuss how the basic premises of liberal constitutionalism and democracy are joined in the Declaration of Independence as self-evident truths Explain how the Founding Fathers' realistic view of human nature led directly to the establishment of a constitutional system that limited the power of the governors and the governed as articulated in the Federalist Papers Describe the systems of separated and shared, the role of organized interests (Federalist Paper Number 10), checks and balances (Federalist Paper Number 51), the importance of an independent judiciary (Federalist Paper Number 78), enumerated, rule of law, federalism, and civilian control of the military Discuss Article I of the Constitution as it relates to the legislative branch, including eligibility for office and lengths of terms of representatives and senators; election to office; the roles of the House and Senate in impeachment proceedings; the role of the vice president; the enumerated legislative ; and the process by which a bill becomes a law Discuss Article II of the Constitution as it relates to the executive branch, including eligibility for office and length of term, election to and removal from office, the oath of office, and the enumerated executive Discuss Article III of the Constitution as it relates to judicial power, including the length of terms of judges and the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court Understand the changing interpretations of the Bill of Rights over time, including interpretations of the basic freedoms (religion, speech, press, petition, and assembly) articulated in the First Amendment and the due process and equal-protection-of-the-law clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment Analyze judicial activism and judicial restraint and the effects of each policy over the decades (e.g., the Warren and Rehnquist courts) Evaluate the effects of the Court's interpretations of the Constitution in Marbury v. Madison, McCulloch v. Maryland, and ed States v. Nixon, with emphasis on the arguments espoused by each side in these cases Explain the controversies that have resulted over changing interpretations of civil rights, including those in Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board of Education, Miranda v. Arizona, Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, Adarand Contructors, Inc. v. Pena, and ed States v. Virginia (VMI). * Only Quarters 1- have associated benchmark exams. Instruction continues with addressed standards until the end of the year.. Map rev. 7/2012 i

2 Instructional Guide Map US Government Note: Instructional Guide Maps are an overview of the Alliance Instructional Guides. They assist teachers with planning instructional units and effective strategies to teach California high priority standards throughout the year. Every standard will be assessed with -5 questions on the benchmark. Quarter 2 Instructional Days October 15 December 7 s December Pupil Free / Teacher PD January 7 Re-teach Targeted Standards January 8-11 Standards Assessed on Benchmark Discuss the meaning and importance of each of the rights guaranteed under the Bill of Rights and how each is secured (e.g., freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, petition, privacy) Explain how economic rights are secured and their importance to the individual and to society (e.g., the right to acquire, use, transfer, and dispose of property; right to choose one s work; right to join or not join labor unions; copyright and patent) Discuss the individual s legal obligations to obey the law, serve as a juror, and pay taxes Understand the obligations of civic-mindedness, including voting, being informed on civic issues, volunteering and performing public service, and serving in the military or alternative service Explain how civil society provides opportunities for individuals to associate for social, cultural, religious, economic, and political purposes Explain how civil society makes it possible for people, individually or in association with others, to bring their influence to bear on government in ways other than voting and elections Analyze the origin, development, and role of political parties, noting those occasional periods in which there was only one major party or were more than two major parties Discuss the history of the nomination process for presidential candidates and the increasing importance of primaries in general elections Describe the means that citizens use to participate in the political process (e.g., voting, campaigning, lobbying, filing a legal challenge, demonstrating, petitioning, picketing, running for political office) Analyze trends in voter turnout; the causes and effects of reapportionment and redistricting, with special attention to spatial districting and the rights of minorities; and the function of the Electoral College Explain how conflicts between levels of government and branches of government are resolved Identify the major responsibilities and sources of revenue for state and local governments Discuss reserved and concurrent of state governments Discuss the Ninth and Tenth Amendments and interpretations of the extent of the federal government's power Explain how public policy is formed, including the setting of the public agenda and implementation of it through regulations and executive orders Compare the processes of lawmaking at each of the three levels of government, including the role of lobbying and the media Identify the organization and jurisdiction of federal, state, and local (e.g., California) courts and the interrelationships among them Understand the scope of presidential power and decision making through examination of case studies such as the Cuban Missile Crisis, passage of Great Society legislation, War Powers Act, Gulf War, and Bosnia Explain how the different philosophies and structures of feudalism, mercantilism, socialism, fascism, communism, monarchies, parliamentary systems, and constitutional liberal democracies influence economic policies, social welfare policies, and human rights practices Compare the various ways in which power is distributed, shared, and limited in systems of shared and in parliamentary systems, including the influence and role of parliamentary leaders (e.g., William Gladstone, Margaret Thatcher). * Only Quarters 1- have associated benchmark exams. Instruction continues with addressed standards until the end of the year.. Map rev. 7/2012 ii

3 Instructional Guide Map US Government Note: Instructional Guide Maps are an overview of the Alliance Instructional Guides. They assist teachers with planning instructional units and effective strategies to teach California high priority standards throughout the year. Every standard will be assessed with -5 questions on the benchmark. Quarter Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of federal, con federal, and unitary systems of government Describe for at least two countries the consequences of conditions that gave rise to tyrannies during certain periods (e.g., Italy, Japan, Haiti, Nigeria, Cambodia) Identify the forms of illegitimate power that twentieth-century African, Asian, and Latin American dictators used to gain and hold office and the conditions and interests that supported them Identify the ideologies, causes, stages, and outcomes of major Mexican, Central American, and South American revolutions in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries Describe the ideologies that give rise to Communism, methods of maintaining control, and the movements to overthrow such governments in Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Poland, including the roles of individuals (e.g., Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Pope John Paul II, Lech Walesa, Vaclav Havel) Identify the successes of relatively new democracies in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the ideas, leaders, and general societal conditions that have launched and sustained, or failed to sustain, them Students formulate questions about and defend their analyses of tensions within our constitutional democracy and the importance of maintaining a balance between the following concepts: majority rule and individual rights; liberty and equality; state and national authority in a federal system; civil disobedience and the rule of law; freedom of the press and the right to a fair trial; the relationship of religion and government. * Only Quarters 1- have associated benchmark exams. Instruction continues with addressed standards until the end of the year.. Map rev. 7/2012 iii

4 1 History Grade 12 American Government Instructional Guide History Social Science Grade 12 American Government s and Instructional Guide Instructional Guides are provided as resource for Alliance classroom teachers. They identify high priority grade-level standards to be taught during each quarter of instruction in the context of proposed units with a suggested amount of time. High priority standards are assessed on quarterly benchmark exams. 1: American Government Foundations Summary This unit will focus on the influence historical figures had on the development of the American government, as well as the views of the founders of this government. Students will describe the constitutional system created and the safeguards included, such as the Bill of Rights. The unit will address the given and withheld by the framers of the Constitution. Students will discuss the debates that led to the formation of the Constitution Analyze the influence of ancient Greek, Roman, English, and leading European political thinkers such as John Locke, Charles-Louis Montesquieu, Niccolò Machiavelli, and William Blackstone on the development of American government Explain how the U.S. Constitution reflects a balance between the classical republican concern with promotion of the public good and the classical liberal concern with protecting individual rights; and discuss how the basic premises of liberal constitutionalism and democracy are joined in the Declaration of Independence as selfevident truths Explain how the Founding Fathers' realistic view of human nature led directly to the establishment of a constitutional system that limited the power of the governors and the governed as articulated in the Federalist Papers Describe the systems of separated and shared, the role of organized interests (Federalist Paper Number 10), checks and balances (Federalist Paper Number 51), the importance of an independent judiciary (Federalist Paper Number 78), enumerated, rule of law, federalism, and civilian control of the military. 1 st Qtr Medium Discuss the character of American democracy and its promise and perils as articulated by Alexis de Tocqueville Understand that the Bill of Rights limits the of the federal government and state governments. 8 days Bill of Rights Governme Purpose of nt In government America: Weaknesses of Chap. 2 the Articles of Chap. Confederation Chap. 4 Constitutionalism Ratification debates Great Compromise Separation of Three Fifths Compromise Checks and balances Delegated Concurrent Implied Enumerated

5 2 1 st Qtr History Grade 12 American Government Instructional Guide Medium 2: Legislative, Judicial, and Executive Branches Summary This unit will focus on the organization,, and limits of the three branches of the federal government, as well as the process by which members are added to each branch. Students will study the first three Articles of the Constitution and will describe the process of amending the Constitution Discuss Article I of the Constitution as it relates to the legislative branch, including eligibility for office and lengths of terms of representatives and senators; election to office; the roles of the House and Senate in impeachment proceedings; the role of the vice president; the enumerated legislative ; and the process by which a bill becomes a law Discuss Article II of the Constitution as it relates to the executive branch, including eligibility for office and length of term, election to and removal from office, the oath of office, and the enumerated executive Discuss Article III of the Constitution as it relates to judicial power, including the length of terms of judges and the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court Explain the process through which the Constitution can be amended Identify their current representatives in the legislative branch of the national government Explain the processes of selection and confirmation of Supreme Court justices. 8 days The lawmaking process The presidency and its Bicameral Congress Congressional Judicial The eight roles of the president Selection of the president Selection of members of Congress Selection of Supreme Court justices Governme nt In America: Chap. 9 Chap. 12 Chap. 1 Chap. 16

6 : Supreme Court and its Decisions Summary This unit will focus on the work of the Supreme Court and how it has impacted life in the ed States since the ratification of the Constitution. Students will study Supreme Court decisions and the result of those decisions Understand the changing interpretations of the Bill of Rights over time, including interpretations of the basic freedoms (religion, speech, press, petition, and assembly) articulated in the First Amendment and the due process and equal-protectionof-the-law clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment Analyze judicial activism and judicial restraint and the effects of each policy over the decades (e.g., the Warren and Rehnquist courts) Evaluate the effects of the Court's interpretations of the Constitution in Marbury v. Madison, McCulloch v. Maryland, and ed States v. Nixon, with emphasis on the arguments espoused by each side in these cases Explain the controversies that have resulted over changing interpretations of civil rights, including those in Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board of Education, Miranda v. Arizona, Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena, and ed States v. Virginia (VMI). 1 st Qtr History Grade 12 American Government Instructional Guide Medium supporting Standards 5 days Role of the federal courts Judicial review Civil rights and civil liberties Due process Equal justice under the law Jurisdiction Majority opinion Concurring opinion Dissenting opinion Writ of habeas corpus Miranda rule Separate-butequal Governme nt In America: Chap. 5

7 4 History Grade 12 American Government Instructional Guide : Government of the People: Political Participation Summary This unit will focus on the participation by the citizens of the ed States in the process of governing the country. Students will study the rights, obligations, and responsibilities of citizenship. Study will also focus on the role religion, the media, and interest groups have in the functioning of the government. Students will describe the ways people can become citizens of the ed States. Attention will also be given to the rise of political parties and the role they play in government Discuss the meaning and importance of each of the rights guaranteed under the Bill of Rights and how each is secured (e.g., freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, petition, privacy) Explain how economic rights are secured and their importance to the individual and to society (e.g., the right to acquire, use, transfer, and dispose of property; right to choose one s work; right to join or not join labor unions; copyright and patent) Discuss the individual s legal obligations to obey the law, serve as a juror, and pay taxes Understand the obligations of civic-mindedness, including voting, being informed on civic issues, volunteering and performing public service, and serving in the military or alternative service Explain how civil society provides opportunities for individuals to associate for social, cultural, religious, economic, and political purposes Explain how civil society makes it possible for people, individually or in association with others, to bring their influence to bear on government in ways other than voting and elections Analyze the origin, development, and role of political 2 nd Qtr Medium Describe the reciprocity between rights and obligations; that is, why enjoyment of one s rights entails respect for the rights of others Explain how one becomes a citizen of the ed States, including the process of naturalization (e.g., literacy, language, and other requirements) Discuss the historical role of religion and religious diversity Compare the relationship of government and civil society in constitutional democracies to the relationship of government and civil society in authoritarian and totalitarian regimes Evaluate the roles of polls, campaign advertising, and the controversies over campaign funding Discuss the features of direct democracy in numerous states (e.g., the process of referendums, recall elections) Discuss the meaning and importance of a free and responsible press. 8 days Political parties Governme Interest groups nt In Citizenship and America: its responsibilities Chap. 4 Citizenship and Chap. 6 its rights Chap. 7 Freedom of the Chap. 8 press Chap. 10 The electoral Chap. 11 process Elections Campaign funding Citizenship

8 5 parties, noting those occasional periods in which there was only one major party or were more than two major parties Discuss the history of the nomination process for presidential candidates and the increasing importance of primaries in general elections Describe the means that citizens use to participate in the political process (e.g., voting, campaigning, lobbying, filing a legal challenge, demonstrating, petitioning, picketing, running for political office) Analyze trends in voter turnout; the causes and effects of reapportionment and redistricting, with special attention to spatial districting and the rights of minorities; and the function of the Electoral College. 2 nd Qtr History Grade 12 American Government Instructional Guide Medium Describe the roles of broadcast, print, and electronic media, including the Internet, as means of communication in American politics Explain how public officials use the media to communicate with the citizenry and to shape public opinion.

9 6 2 nd Qtr History Grade 12 American Government Instructional Guide Medium 5: State and Local Government Summary This unit will focus on the function of local and state governments. It will compare and contrast the role and jurisdiction of the federal government with local and state government. Students will also study California government. Study will be given to the impact federal power has on state and local governments and people. Students will describe the similarities and differences of lawmaking on the three levels Explain how conflicts between levels of government and branches of government are resolved Identify the major responsibilities and sources of revenue for state and local governments Discuss reserved and concurrent of state governments Discuss the Ninth and Tenth Amendments and interpretations of the extent of the federal government's power Explain how public policy is formed, including the setting of the public agenda and implementation of it through regulations and executive orders Compare the processes of lawmaking at each of the three levels of government, including the role of lobbying and the media Identify the organization and jurisdiction of federal, state, and local (e.g., California) courts and the interrelationships among them Understand the scope of presidential power and decision making through examination of case studies such as the Cuban Missile Crisis, passage of Great 7 days Structure of state government Structure of local government State Constitutions California Constitution Balance between state and federal governments Executive Direct legislation Statutory law Taxes Governme nt In America: Chap. 21

10 7 Society legislation, War Powers Act, Gulf War, and Bosnia. 2 nd Qtr History Grade 12 American Government Instructional Guide Medium 6: Comparing Governments Summary This unit will focus on comparing different types of governments found in the world. Students will describe the ideologies that led to the revolutions in Central and South America, Africa, and Asia. Study will focus on the establishment and eventual overthrow of communist governments especially in Europe. Students will also address issues within the ed States democracy Explain how the different philosophies and structures of feudalism, mercantilism, socialism, fascism, communism, monarchies, parliamentary systems, and constitutional liberal democracies influence economic policies, social welfare policies, and human rights practices Compare the various ways in which power is distributed, shared, and limited in systems of shared and in parliamentary systems, including the influence and role of parliamentary leaders (e.g., William Gladstone, Margaret Thatcher) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of federal, con federal, and unitary systems of government Describe for at least two countries the consequences of conditions that gave rise to tyrannies during certain periods (e.g., Italy, Japan, Haiti, Nigeria, Cambodia) Identify the forms of illegitimate power that twentieth-century African, Asian, and Latin American dictators used to gain and hold office and the conditions 7 days Current world democracies Socialism Communism Capitalism Free enterprise system Popular sovereignty Historical political systems Comparing governments Transitions to democracy Governme nt In America: Text does not address issues of comparativ e governme nts.

11 8 and interests that supported them Identify the ideologies, causes, stages, and outcomes of major Mexican, Central American, and South American revolutions in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. 2 nd Qtr History Grade 12 American Government Instructional Guide Medium Describe the ideologies that give rise to Communism, methods of maintaining control, and the movements to overthrow such governments in Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Poland, including the roles of individuals (e.g., Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Pope John Paul II, Lech Walesa, Vaclav Havel) Identify the successes of relatively new democracies in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the ideas, leaders, and general societal conditions that have launched and sustained, or failed to sustain, them Students formulate questions about and defend their analyses of tensions within our constitutional democracy and the importance of maintaining a balance between the following concepts: majority rule and individual rights; liberty and equality; state and national authority in a federal system; civil disobedience and the rule of law; freedom of the press and the right to a fair trial; the relationship of religion and government.