Week 1
1 – Introduction/The Nature of Power, Politics, and Government-Pre-Test
2 – Comparing Forms of Government
3 – The Roots of American Democracy-Including the Political and Cultural Contributions of the Iroquois Confederacy
-Assessment
Week 2
4 – The United States Constitution
5 – The Bill of Rights and Civil Liberties
6 – Federalism: National, State, and Local Powers
-Assessment
Week 3
7 – Citizen Participation in a Democracy
8 – Parties, Interest Groups, and Public Policy
9 – Public Opinion and the Media
10 – Political Campaigns and Elections
-Interim Assessment 1
Week 4
11 – Lawmakers and Legislatures
12 – Congressional Lawmaking
13 – Chief Executives and Bureaucracies
-Assessment
Week 5
14 – The Federal Budget
15 – Courts, Judges, and the Law
16 – The Criminal Justice System
Assessment
Week 6
17 – Creating American Foreign Policy
-Interim Assessment 2
Week 7
18 – Confronting Global Issues
-Assessment
Week 8
Citizenship and Civic Responsibilities
-Assessment
Week 9
Final/District Interim Fall 2015