High School United States Government (Regular and Honors)
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Content
Timeframe
Week 1
Weeks 2/3
Weeks 4/5
Week 6
Foundations of government
• Purpose of Government
• Forms of Government
• Ideals of American Democracy/Political Culture
Origins of government
• Enlightenment & Other Influences
• American Independence
• Articles of Confederation
• Constitutional Convention
The Constitution
• Ratification of the Constitution
• Representative Government
• Separation of Powers
• Checks and Balances
• Amending the Constitution
Federalism
• Federalists and Anti-Federalists
• State and Local Government
• McCulloch v Maryland and National Supremacy
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Canvas Module/
Textbook correlation
Module 1
Gateways Chapter 1
Module 2
Gateways Chapter 2
Module 3
Gateways Chapter 2
Module 4
Gateways Chapter 3
High School United States Government (Regular and Honors)
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Week 7/8
Week 9/10
Week 11
Week 12/13
Week 14/15
The Legislative Branch
• Powers of the Legislature
• House vs. Senate
• Committees
• How a Bill Becomes a Law
The Executive Branch
• Powers of the Executive Branch
• The Electoral College
• The Cabinet
The Federal Bureaucracy
• Civil Service: The Pendleton Act
• Independent Agencies
• The Federal Budget
The Judicial Branch
• The US Supreme Court Structure and Functions
• Nomination and confirmation of Federal Judges
• Judicial Review/Marbury v. Madison
• Inferior Courts
The Political Process
• Public Opinion
• Interest groups and PACs
• Political ideology and parties
• Political campaigns/elections
• Factions and Federalist #10
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Module 5
Gateways Chapter 12
Module 6
Gateways Chapter 13
Module 7
Gateways Chapter 14 & 16
Module 8
Gateways Chapter 15
Module 9
Gateways Chapter 6-11
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Week 16
Week 17/18
Civil Liberties
• The Bill of Rights
• Freedom of expression
• Freedom of religion
• Landmark Cases
Civil Rights
• Equal protection
• Citizenship and immigration
• Landmark Cases
Module 10
Gateways Chapter 4
Module 11
Gateways Chapter 5
Research Project (honors course)
Note: This Canvas blended learning course covers all the standards and benchmarks required by the State of Florida.
Some Canvas lessons (such as 11.2) meet the research requirement for the honors course. Coverage of all chapters and
sections of the textbook is not required in order to meet the standards.
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