12 th Grade American Government Continuum of Skills Textbook: United States Government, published by Holt McDougal

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1 12 th Grade merican Government ontinuum of kills extbook: United tates Government, published by Holt McDougal his continuum is to be used as a MINIMUM guideline for compliance with local content standards and tate standards; however, teachers may want to supplement this information as long as all local and tate standards from the following pages are completely met by the end of the eighteen week course. his continuum of skills is used as a documentation source for coverage of the tate required content standards. copy of this continuum of skills must be attached to your lesson plan book so that you can enter dates as the standards are taught. 1 NN NDRD xplain historical and philosophical origins that shaped the government of the United tates, including the Magna arta, the Petition of Rights, the nglish Bill of Rights, the Mayflower ompact, the Virginia Declaration of Rights, and the influence of homas Hobbes, John ocke, harles de Montesquieu, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and the Great wakening. omparing characteristics of limited and unlimited governments throughout the world, including constitutional, authoritarian, and totalitarian governments xamples: constitutional United tates authoritarian Iran totalitarian North Korea X MRI Week 1 hapter 1.1 hapter 1.2 hapter 2.2 hapter 3.1 hapter 4.1 hapter 13.3 hapter 15.1 hapter 15.2 DUMNIN D 2 ummarize the significance of the First and econd ontinental ongresses, the Declaration of Independence, hays Rebellion, and the rticles of onfederation of 1781 on the writing and ratification of the onstitution of the United tates of 1787 and the Bill of Rights of Week 1 hapter 2.2 hapter 2.3 hapter 2.4 hapter 2.5 U.. Government May

2 12 th Grade merican Government ontinuum of kills extbook: United tates Government, published by Holt McDougal NN NDRD 3 nalyze major features of the onstitution of the United tates and the Bill of Rights for purposes, organization, functions, and principles, including rule of law, federalism, limited government, popular sovereignty, judicial review, separation of powers, and checks and balances. xplaining main ideas of the debate over ratification that included the Federalist papers nalyzing the Bill of Rights for its application to historical and current issues utlining the formal process of amending the onstitution of the United tates X MRI Weeks 2 & 3 hapter 1.3 hapter 2.1 hapter 2.4 hapter 2.5 hapter 3.1 hapter 3.2 hapter 10.1 hapter 10.2 hapter 10.3 DUMNIN D 4 xplain how the federal system of the United tates divides powers between national and state governments ummarizing obligations that the onstitution of the United tates places on a nation for the benefit of the states, including admitting new states and cooperative federalism valuating the role of the national government in interstate relations Week 4 hapter 4.1 hapter 4.2 hapter 4.3 hapter 16.1 U.. Government May

3 12 th Grade merican Government ontinuum of kills extbook: United tates Government, published by Holt McDougal NN NDRD 5 ompare specific functions, organizations, and purposes of local and state governments, including implementing fiscal and monetary policies, ensuring personal security, and regulating transportation nalyzing the onstitution of labama of 1901 to determine its impact on local funding and campaign funding Describing the influence of special interest groups on state government 6 nalyze the expansion of suffrage for its effect on the political system of the United tates, including suffrage for non-property owners, women, frican mericans, and persons eighteen years of age. Describing implications of participation of large numbers of minorities and women in parties and campaigns nalyzing the black codes, the Jim row laws, and the elma-to-montgomery March for their impact on the passage of the Voting Rights ct of 1965 X MRI Week 5 hapter 1.1 hapter 1.3 hapter 2.2 hapter 3.2 HPR 4 hapter 9.2 hapter 9.4 hapter 10.3 HPR 11 hapter 12.3 hapter 16.2 hapter 16.3 Week 6 hapter 1.3 hapter 2.2 hapter 3.2 hapter 4.2 hapter 8.3 hapter 9.2 hapter 9.3 hapter 9.4 HPR 11 hapter 12.3 DUMNIN D U.. Government May

4 12 th Grade merican Government ontinuum of kills extbook: United tates Government, published by Holt McDougal NN NDRD 7 Describe the process of local, state, and national elections, including the organization, role, and constituency of political parties. xplaining campaign funding and spending valuating the impact of reapportionment, redistricting, and voter turnout on elections 8 Describe functions and the development of special interest groups and campaign contributions by political action committees and their impact on state and national elections. nalyzing rulings by the United tates upreme ourt, including Buckley versus Valeo, regarding campaign financing to determine the effect on the election process 9 race the impact of the media on the political process and public opinion in the United tates, including party press, penny press, print media, yellow journalism, radio, television, and electronic media Describing regional differences in public opinion in the United tates nalyzing television and electronic media for their impact on the election process and campaign spending from the John F. Kennedy-Richard M. Nixon debate to the election of Barack bama as President of the United tates xplaining the effect of attack advertisements on voter selection of candidates X MRI Week 7 hapter 5.3 hapter 9.3 hapter 9.4 HPR 12 hapter 16.2 hapter 16.3 Week 7 hapter 9.2 hapter 9.4 hapter 12.2 Week 8 hapter 2.4 hapter 4.2 HPR 9 HPR 12 hapter 16.1 DUMNIN D U.. Government May

5 12 th Grade merican Government ontinuum of kills extbook: United tates Government, published by Holt McDougal NN NDRD 10 valuate roles political parties play in the functioning of the political system of the United tates. Describing the role of third-party candidates in political elections in the United tates xplaining major characteristics of contemporary political parties in the United tates, including the role of conventions, party leadership, formal and informal memberships, and regional strongholds Describing the influence of political parties on individuals and elected officials, including the development of party machines, rise of independent voters, and disillusionment with party systems 11 valuate constitutional provisions of the legislative branch of the government of the United tates, including checks by the legislative branch on other branches of government. omparing rules of operations and hierarchies of ongress, including roles of the peaker of the House, the enate President Pro empore, majority and minority leaders, and party whips Identifying the significance of ongressional committee structure and types of committees racing the legislative process, including types of votes and committee action, from a bill s presentation to presidential action X MRI Week 8 hapter 5.1 hapter 5.3 hapter 5.4 hapter 6.1 hapter 8.1 hapter 9.3 hapter 9.4 hapter 12.2 hapter 12.3 Week 9 & 10 HPR 5 DUMNIN D U.. Government May

6 12 th Grade merican Government ontinuum of kills extbook: United tates Government, published by Holt McDougal NN NDRD 12 valuate constitutional provisions of the executive branch of the government of the United tates, including checks by the executive branch on other branches of government and powers, duties as head of state and head of government, the electoral process, and the wenty-fifth mendment. ritiquing informal powers of the President of the United tates, including press conferences, tate of the Union addresses, total media access, head of party, and symbolic powers of the val ffice Identifying the influence of White House staff on the President of the United tates Ranking powers held by the President s abinet, including roles of abinet secretaries, appropriations by ongress, appointment and confirmation, and operation of organization omparing diverse backgrounds, socioeconomic status, and levels of education of United tates presidents X MRI Week 11 & 12 HPR 3 hapter 5.1 hapter 5.2 HPR 6 HPR 7 hapter 8.1 hapter 9.4 hapter 14.2 DUMNIN D U.. Government May

7 12 th Grade merican Government ontinuum of kills extbook: United tates Government, published by Holt McDougal NN NDRD 13 valuate constitutional provisions of the judicial branch of government of the United tates, including checks by the judicial branch on other branches of government, limits on judicial power, and the process by which cases are argued before the United tates upreme ourt. xplaining the structure and jurisdiction of court systems of the United tates, including lower courts and appellate courts Identifying the impact of landmark United tates upreme ourt cases on constitutional interpretation xamples: Marbury versus Madison, Miranda versus rizona, inker versus Des Moines, Gideon versus Wainwright, Reno versus merican ivil iberties Union, United tates versus Nixon, Mculloch versus Maryland, Wallace versus Jaffree, Wyatt versus tickney, Powell versus labama Describing the shifting political balance of the court system, including the appointment process, the ideology of justices, influences on court decisions regarding executive and legislative opinion, public opinion, and the desire for impartiality ontrasting strict and loose constructionist views of the onstitution of the United tates X MRI Week 13 & 14 hapter 1.3 HPR 3 hapter 4.2 hapter 5.2 hapter 6.2 HPR 8 hapter 9.1 hapter 9.2 hapter 10.2 hapter 10.4 hapter 11.2 hapter 11.3 HPR 13 hapter 16.2 DUMNIN D U.. Government May

8 12 th Grade merican Government ontinuum of kills extbook: United tates Government, published by Holt McDougal NN NDRD 14 Describe the role of citizens in merican democracy, including the meaning, rights, and responsibilities of citizenship; due process and other rights guaranteed by the onstitution of the United tates; and participation in the election process. xplaining how the balance between individual versus majority rule and state versus national authority is essential to the functioning of the merican democratic society xamples: majority rule and minority rights, liberty and equality, state and national authority in a federal system, civil disobedience and rule of law, freedom of the press, right to a fair trial, relationship of religion and government X MRI Week 15 & 16 hapter 1.2 hapter 1.3 hapter 2.1 hapter 2.2 hapter 2.5 HPR 3 hapter 4.1 hapter 4.3 hapter 8.1 hapter 9.4 HPR 10 hapter 11.2 hapter 11.3 hapter 11.4 hapter 12.3 hapter 13.1 hapter 13.3 hapter 14.3 hapter 16.1 hapter 16.2 DUMNIN D U.. Government May

9 12 th Grade merican Government ontinuum of kills extbook: United tates Government, published by Holt McDougal NN NDRD 15 xplain the role and consequences of domestic and foreign policy decisions, including scientific and technological advancements and humanitarian, cultural, economic, and political changes. xamples: isolationism versus internationalism, policy of containment, policy of détente, multilateralism, war on terrorism valuating financial, political, and social costs of national security X MRI Week 17 hapter 1.1 hapter 3.3 hapter 4.2 hapter 4.3 hapter 5.2 hapter 6.2 hapter 6.3 hapter 7.2 hapter 7.3 ll hapter 14 DUMNIN D U.. Government May