DAY
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SECTION
Introduction
Three Schools of
Thought
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Three Schools of
Thought
Three Schools of
Thought
36 Interests, Interactions,
& Institutions
37 Interests, Interactions,
& Institutions
38 Interests, Interactions,
& Institutions
39 Interests, Interactions,
& Institutions
40 War & Peace
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War & Peace
War & Peace
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War & Peace
War & Peace
War & Peace
TOPIC
What is International
Relations / World
Politics?
Realism
ACTIVITY
Liberalism
Constructivism
Actors
Short Essay: How would the Realist explain these scenarios?
How would the Liberal explain these scenarios?
Who said it: the
Realist, Liberal, or
Constructivist?
Case Study: Iraq War
ASSN. DUE HW
Begin Vocabulary
Packet
Finish Short Essay
Cooperation &
Bargaining
Institutions
Section Quiz
Purpose
Bargaining
Reducing War
Domestic Politics
Domestic Politics
Democracies
Case Study: Iraq War
Pen Pal Letter: Write a letter explaining whether cooperation or bargaining works best in world politics.
What Would You Do?
WTO Compliance
Section Quiz
War Scenarios
Worksheet
Essay: Write a persuasive essay advocating the best method to reduce war.
Data Analysis: Battle
Deaths vs. Support for
War
Pen Pal Letter: Write a letter informing your pen pal of your opinion on the influence of interest groups or the military on international politics and ask your pen pal questions about his or her opinion on the issue.
What if all the world were democratic?
Vocabulary
Quiz 3
Essay
Finish Essay
Finish Short Essay

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War & Peace
War & Peace
War & Peace
Short Essay: Do you think the world would be more peaceful if all states were democratic?
International Institutions Differentiated
Readings
Alliance Case Study: WWI Case Study: WWI
Alliances
Collective Security Case Study: United
Nations
Collective Security
Current Events
Simulation
Discussion
Short Essay
Current Events
Report
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War & Peace
War & Peace
War & Peace Section Quiz Section Quiz
Current
Events
Report
Vocabulary
Quiz 4
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Transnational Politics
Transnational Politics
Transnational Politics
Transnational Politics
Transnational Politics
Transnational Politics
Transnational Politics
Transnational Politics
Transnational Politics
Transnational Networks Article Analysis Finish Article
Analysis
Violence & Terrorism
Violence & Terrorism Case Study: Bergdahl
& Release of Prisoners
Article
Violence & Terrorism Reading w/questions
Analysis
Human Rights Primary Source
Activity: UDHR
Pen Pal Letter: write a letter proposing a joint action between the US and your pen pal’s country to safeguard human rights, citing specific
Human Rights
Human Rights
Global Environment
Global Environment rights in the UDHR you feel must be protected.
Reading w/Questions:
Infractions of the
UDHR
Short Essay: Should the United States be involved in human rights violations in other countries?
Define the parameters that make it acceptable or unacceptable to intervene.
Video
Data Analysis: Global
Warming
Short Essay
Finish Short Essay
Study Guide

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Transnational Politics
Unit Exam
Global Environment
Unit Exam
Essential Questions
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How do political scientists differ in their interpretations of international relations?
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Why do countries wage war rather than resolving disputes through diplomacy?
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What challenges threaten international peace?
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Why are some periods marked by extensive global conflict while others experience robust efforts at cooperation?
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Why do countries try to protect human rights of people outside their borders?
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Why is it so difficult to cooperate internationally to protect the environment?
Unit Exam Unit Exam
Enduring Understandings
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Political scientists explain international relations from three different viewpoints: realism, liberalism, and constructivism.
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Countries sometimes wage war rather than using diplomacy to resolve conflicts if they see war as being a suitable tool to meet their goals.
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International peace is threatened by conflicts over territory, religion, ethnicity, prosperity, and ideology.
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Periods marked by efforts at cooperation tend to follow periods of violence as countries prioritize peace when war is in recent memory.
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Countries try to protect human rights of people outside their borders for many reasons, including to promote international law and authority of international organizations like the United Nations.
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It is difficult to cooperate for an international protection of the environment as new protocols often would result in economic losses for certain countries.
Core Standards & Social Studies Skills 9-12
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Spatial Thinking: Relate current events to the physical and human characteristics of places and regions.
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Critical Thinking: Evaluate sources for validity and credibility and to detect propaganda, censorship, and bias.
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Presentational Skills: Take a position on a current public policy issue and support it with historical evidence, reasoning, and constitutional analysis in a written and/or oral format.
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6.3.12.A.2 Compare current case studies involving slavery, child labor, or other unfair labor practices in the United
States with those of other nations, and evaluate the extent to which such problems are universal.
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6.3.12.C.1 Participate in a real or simulated hearing about a social issue with a related economic impact (e.g., growing health care costs, immigration), and justify conclusions after weighing evidence from multiple experts and stakeholders.
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6.3.12.D.1 Analyze current laws involving individual rights and national security, and evaluate how the laws might be applied to a current case study that cites a violation of an individual's constitutional rights.
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6.2.12.A.6.a Evaluate the role of international cooperation and multinational organizations in attempting to solve global issues.
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6.2.12.A.6.b Analyze the relationships and tensions between national sovereignty and global interest in matters such as territory, economic development, use of natural resources, and human rights.
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6.2.12.A.6.c Analyze why terrorist movements have proliferated, and evaluate their impact on governments, individuals, and societies.
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6.2.12.A.6.d Assess the effectiveness of responses by governments and international organizations to tensions resulting from ethnic, territorial, religious, and/or nationalist differences.
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6.2.12.C.6.a Evaluate efforts of governmental, nongovernmental, and international organizations to address economic imbalances and social inequalities.
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6.2.12.C.6.d Determine how the availability of scientific, technological, and medical advances impacts the quality of life in different countries.
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6.2.12.D.6.a Assess the role of increased personal and business electronic communications in creating a “global” culture, and evaluate the impact on traditional cultures and values.
Supplemental Materials
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Friedan, Jeffry et al. World Politics: Interests, Interactions, & Institutions. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. 2010.

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International Relations ____________________________________________________________________________
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Realism ________________________________________________________________________________________
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Liberalism ______________________________________________________________________________________
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Constructivism __________________________________________________________________________________
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Actor __________________________________________________________________________________________
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Cooperation ____________________________________________________________________________________
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Bargaining _____________________________________________________________________________________
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Collective Action Problem __________________________________________________________________________
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Game Theory ____________________________________________________________________________________
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War ___________________________________________________________________________________________
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Preventive War __________________________________________________________________________________
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Preemptive War _________________________________________________________________________________
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Coercive Bargaining_______________________________________________________________________________
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Deterrence _____________________________________________________________________________________
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Brinkmanship ___________________________________________________________________________________
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Transparency ____________________________________________________________________________________
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Indivisible Goods _________________________________________________________________________________
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Domestic Policy __________________________________________________________________________________
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Foreign Policy ___________________________________________________________________________________
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Military-Industrial Complex ________________________________________________________________________
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Alliance ________________________________________________________________________________________
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Alignment ______________________________________________________________________________________
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Balance of Power ________________________________________________________________________________
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NATO __________________________________________________________________________________________
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United Nations __________________________________________________________________________________
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Collective Security ________________________________________________________________________________
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Transnational Advocacy Network ____________________________________________________________________
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Nongovernmental Organization _____________________________________________________________________
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Norms _________________________________________________________________________________________
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Terrorism _______________________________________________________________________________________
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights _______________________________________________________________
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ICC ____________________________________________________________________________________________
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ICCPR __________________________________________________________________________________________
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Pollution _______________________________________________________________________________________
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Global Warming _________________________________________________________________________________
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Carbon Footprint _________________________________________________________________________________
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Vienna Convention _______________________________________________________________________________
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Kyoto Protocol ___________________________________________________________________________________