Government
Activity
Points
% of
Total
Discuss
70
4%
Exam
80
5%
Final
Exam
100
6%
Journal
140
9%
Practice
240
15%
Quiz
260
16%
Test
(CST)
280
18%
Test
(TST)
420
26%
Total Points for the Course : 1590
Unit 1: Principles of Government
Lesson 1.1: The Purposes and Origins of Government
Activity 1.1.1: Study - The Purposes of Government
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Consider some basic purposes of government.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 1.1.2: Discuss - Who Are You?
(Documents: Discussion)
Tell your classmates who you are and why you are taking this course.
Duration: 20 min
Scoring: 10
Points Earned: _____
Activity 1.1.3: Read - Reading the Past
(Documents: Reading Guide, Reading Materials)
Learn how to read and think like a historian.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 1.1.4: Journal - Government in Your Daily Life
(Documents: Journal)
Observe the workings of government in everyday life. Which purposes of government do you see in action?
Duration: 30 min
Scoring: 20
Activity 1.1.5: Study - The Origins of Government
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Examine four theories about the origins of government.
Points Earned: _____
Duration: 30 min
Activity 1.1.6: Quiz - Purposes and Origins of Government
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 20 min
Scoring: 10
Points Earned: _____
Lesson 1.2: Power and Government
Activity 1.2.1: Study - Power and the Nation-State
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Learn about nation-states the most powerful human institutions on Earth.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 1.2.2: Study - Theories of Power
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Consider elite and pluralist theories of power.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 1.2.3: Read - Power Reading
(Documents: Reading Guide, Reading Materials)
Read excerpts from Politics Among Nations Hans Morgenthau's classic work on power and international
politics.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 1.2.4: Practice - Evaluating Power
(Documents: Practice Assignment)
Evaluate the way that nation-states use power.
Duration: 30 min
Scoring: 20
Points Earned: _____
Activity 1.2.5: Quiz - Define the Concepts
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 20 min
Scoring: 10
Points Earned: _____
Lesson 1.3: Types of Government
Activity 1.3.1: Study - Classifying Governments
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Learn different ways of classifying governments.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 1.3.2: Read - Aristotle on Government
(Documents: Reading Guide, Reading Materials)
Read Aristotle on the importance of classifying governments in order to give each society a government
that suits it.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 1.3.3: Study - American Democracy
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Learn the fundamentals of American democracy.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 1.3.4: Practice - Living in a Democracy
(Documents: Practice Assignment)
Consider the nature and the challenges of democratic government.
Duration: 30 min
Scoring: 20
Points Earned: _____
Activity 1.3.5: Quiz - What Type of Government?
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 20 min
Scoring: 10
Points Earned: _____
Lesson 1.4: Principles of Government Wrap-Up
Activity 1.4.1: Review - Principles of Government
(Documents: Review)
Prepare for the unit test by reviewing key concepts and skills.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 1.4.2: Test (CST) - Principles of Government
Take a computer-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit.
Duration: 30 min
Scoring: 40
Points Earned: _____
Activity 1.4.3: Test (TST) - Principles of Government
Take a teacher-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit.
Duration: 20 min
Scoring: 60
Points Earned: _____
Lesson 1.5: Diagnostic
Activity 1.5.1: Diag - Principles of Government
Take a diagnostic unit test that will generate a study plan based on your responses.
Duration: 30 min
Scoring: 34
Points Earned: _____ (optional)
Unit 2: Constitutional Underpinnings
Lesson 2.1: Origins of American Government
Activity 2.1.1: Study - Enlightenment Ideas
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Explore the philosophical influences that shaped the Constitution.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 2.1.2: Read - John Locke and Thomas Jefferson
(Documents: Reading Guide, Reading Materials)
Compare John Locke's The Second Treatise of Government with the Declaration of Independence.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 2.1.3: Study - The Stage Is Set
(Documents: Study Sheet)
The North American colonies were the most loyal portion of the British Empire. Learn why they declared
their independence.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 2.1.4: Study - The First American Government
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Learn about the first government or rather governments created during the American Revolution.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 2.1.5: Discuss - Liberty vs. Order Today
(Documents: Discussion)
Discuss the balance between liberty and order.
Duration: 20 min
Scoring: 10
Points Earned: _____
Activity 2.1.6: Quiz - Philosophical Underpinnings
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 20 min
Scoring: 10
Points Earned: _____
Lesson 2.2: Creating and Ratifying the Constitution
Activity 2.2.1: Study - The Constitutional Convention
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Learn how and why leading Americans met to compose a new Constitution.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 2.2.2: Study - Decisions and Compromises
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Discover the Connecticut Compromise during the Constitutional Convention and learn about what issues
were — and were not — addressed.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 2.2.3: Study - Ratifying the Constitution
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Explore how the states changed the Constitution when they approved it.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 2.2.4: Read - Different Views of the Constitution
(Documents: Reading Guide, Reading Materials)
Read arguments for and against the ratification of the Constitution.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 2.2.5: Practice - The Great Compromise
(Documents: Practice Assignment)
Explain why the Great Compromise is so important.
Duration: 30 min
Scoring: 20
Points Earned: _____
Activity 2.2.6: Quiz - Creating and Ratifying the Constitution
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 20 min
Lesson 2.3: The Constitution
Scoring: 10
Points Earned: _____
Activity 2.3.1: Study - The Parts of the Constitution
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Understand how the structure of the Constitution reflects the founders' vision for our government.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 2.3.2: Read - Reading the Constitution
(Documents: Reading Guide)
Read the U.S. Constitution.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 2.3.3: Study - Principles of the Constitution
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Identify the enduring principles of the Constitution and apply them to modern life.
Duration: 20 min
Activity 2.3.4: Study - Constitutional Amendments
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Appreciate the amendment process as a balance between flexibility and frivolous change.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 2.3.5: Practice - Explaining the Constitution
(Documents: Practice Assignment)
Review your knowledge of the principles of the Constitution.
Duration: 30 min
Scoring: 20
Points Earned: _____
Activity 2.3.6: Quiz - Constitutional Review
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 20 min
Scoring: 10
Points Earned: _____
Lesson 2.4: Federalism
Activity 2.4.1: Study - The Division of Powers
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Understand how power is divided in a federal system of government.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 2.4.2: Read - Different Views of Federalism
(Documents: Reading Guide, Reading Materials)
Read excerpts from the argument between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton about how a federal
government should work.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 2.4.3: Study - Federalism in Action
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Find out how relations between the state and national governments have changed over the years.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 2.4.4: Journal - Federal State Local
(Documents: Journal)
Review your knowledge of the different levels and duties of government.
Duration: 30 min
Scoring: 20
Points Earned: _____
Activity 2.4.5: Quiz - Federal Review
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 20 min
Scoring: 10
Points Earned: _____
Lesson 2.5: Constitutional Underpinnings Wrap-Up
Activity 2.5.1: Review - Constitutional Underpinnings
(Documents: Review)
Prepare for the unit test by reviewing key concepts and skills.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 2.5.2: Test (CST) - Constitutional Underpinnings
Take a computer-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit.
Duration: 30 min
Scoring: 40
Points Earned: _____
Activity 2.5.3: Test (TST) - Constitutional Underpinnings
Take a teacher-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit.
Duration: 30 min
Scoring: 60
Points Earned: _____
Lesson 2.6: Diagnostic
Activity 2.6.1: Diag - Constitutional Underpinnings
Take a diagnostic unit test that will generate a study plan based on your responses.
Duration: 30 min
Scoring: 34
Points Earned: _____ (optional)
Unit 3: Institutions of Government
Lesson 3.1: The National Government
Activity 3.1.1: Study - Understanding the National Government
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Take a closer look at the structure and function of the national government.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 3.1.2: Read - The Government at Work
(Documents: Reading Guide)
Explore a single day in the Federal Register the publication that contains all federal hearings rules and
regulations.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 3.1.3: Quiz - Three Branches
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 20 min
Scoring: 10
Lesson 3.2: Congress
Activity 3.2.1: Study - The Organization of Congress
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Points Earned: _____
Learn about the committee system and the internal organization of Congress.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 3.2.2: Read - Criticisms of Congress
(Documents: Reading Guide, Reading Materials)
Read what critics have had to say about Congress. Are they right?
Duration: 30 min
Activity 3.2.3: Study - The Powers of Congress
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Discover what Congress is capable of and how it executes its powers.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 3.2.4: Study - How a Bill Becomes a Law
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Learn how Congress creates legislation.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 3.2.5: Study - Congressional Issues
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Learn about common criticisms of Congress.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 3.2.6: Journal - Gerrymandering and Pork-Barrel Spending
(Documents: Journal)
Consider whether gerrymandering and pork-barrel spending are fair.
Duration: 30 min
Scoring: 20
Points Earned: _____
Activity 3.2.7: Quiz - Congressional Structure and Operations
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 20 min
Scoring: 10
Lesson 3.3: The Presidency
Activity 3.3.1: Study - The President
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Examine what it takes to fill the leading position of power in our nation.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 3.3.2: Read - Being the President
(Documents: Reading Guide, Reading Materials)
Read about the experiences of our nation's leaders.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 3.3.3: Study - The Vice Presidency
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Learn about the vice presidency.
Duration: 30 min
Points Earned: _____
Activity 3.3.4: Practice - Presidential Power Presidential Roles
(Documents: Practice Assignment)
Examine presidential power and presidential roles. Are there any contradictions in the president's duties?
Duration: 30 min
Scoring: 20
Points Earned: _____
Activity 3.3.5: Quiz - Hail to the Chief
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 20 min
Scoring: 10
Points Earned: _____
Lesson 3.4: The Executive Branch and the Bureaucracy
Activity 3.4.1: Study - Understanding the Federal Bureaucracy
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Learn about the people and institutions that make government work.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 3.4.2: Read - Civil-Service Reform
(Documents: Reading Guide, Reading Materials)
Read a passionate plea for civil-service reform.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 3.4.3: Study - The Structure of the Federal Bureaucracy
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Learn about the offices and organizations that make up the federal bureaucracy.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 3.4.4: Discuss - From the Government and Here to Help You
(Documents: Discussion)
Discuss the difference between what government workers do and how they are perceived.
Duration: 20 min
Scoring: 10
Points Earned: _____
Activity 3.4.5: Quiz - The Right Person for the Job
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 20 min
Scoring: 10
Points Earned: _____
Lesson 3.5: The Judicial Branch
Activity 3.5.1: Study - Understanding the Justice System
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Examine the components of the American system of justice.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 3.5.2: Read - Sentencing Guidelines
(Documents: Reading Guide, Reading Materials)
Read about judicial discretion and mandatory sentencing guidelines.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 3.5.3: Study - The Supreme Court
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Study the judicial body that has the final say.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 3.5.4: Study - Follow a Case
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Follow a landmark case through the federal judicial system.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 3.5.5: Practice - Should Justices Have Term Limits?
(Documents: Practice Assignment)
Consider whether the nation would be better off if justices had shorter terms of office.
Duration: 30 min
Scoring: 20
Points Earned: _____
Activity 3.5.6: Quiz - Reaching a Decision
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 20 min
Scoring: 10
Points Earned: _____
Lesson 3.6: Institutions of Government Wrap-Up
Activity 3.6.1: Review - Institutions of Government
(Documents: Review)
Prepare for the unit test by reviewing key concepts and skills.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 3.6.2: Test (CST) - Institutions of Government
Take a computer-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit.
Duration: 30 min
Scoring: 40
Points Earned: _____
Activity 3.6.3: Test (TST) - Institutions of Government
Take a teacher-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit.
Duration: 30 min
Scoring: 60
Points Earned: _____
Lesson 3.7: Diagnostic
Activity 3.7.1: Diag - Institutions of Government
Take a diagnostic unit test that will generate a study plan based on your responses.
Duration: 30 min
Scoring: 34
Points Earned: _____ (optional)
Unit 4: Political Beliefs and Behaviors
Lesson 4.1: Political Participation
Activity 4.1.1: Study - The Expansion of Voting
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Learn how our voting system has become more accessible over the years.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 4.1.2: Read - Susan B. Anthony
(Documents: Reading Guide, Reading Materials)
Read Susan B. Anthony's description of her challenge to voting laws.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 4.1.3: Study - Other Types of Political Participation
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Discover different ways of getting involved in politics.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 4.1.4: Study - Levels of Political Participation
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Learn about why people vote.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 4.1.5: Discuss - Young People and Political Participation
(Documents: Discussion)
Discuss the involvement of America's youth in politics.
Duration: 20 min
Scoring: 10
Points Earned: _____
Activity 4.1.6: Quiz - Voting with Your Mouse
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 20 min
Scoring: 10
Points Earned: _____
Lesson 4.2: Political Opinions
Activity 4.2.1: Study - The Origins of Political Opinions
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Learn about the origins of political opinions.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 4.2.2: Read - Letters to the Editor
(Documents: Reading Guide, Reading Materials)
Read letters to editors and analyze the opinions of the writers.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 4.2.3: Journal - Demographic Factors and You
(Documents: Journal)
Identify the demographic factors that shape your decisions.
Duration: 30 min
Scoring: 20
Points Earned: _____
Activity 4.2.4: Quiz - In My Opinion
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 20 min
Scoring: 10
Lesson 4.3: America's Political Landscape
Activity 4.3.1: Study - The Political Spectrum
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Learn about the models used to study political opinions.
Duration: 30 min
Points Earned: _____
Activity 4.3.2: Read - Bipartisanship
(Documents: Reading Guide, Reading Materials)
Read differing views about how competing political parties should cooperate and compete.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 4.3.3: Study - Understanding Liberals and Conservatives
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Take a closer look at the two most influential American political perspectives.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 4.3.4: Study - Measuring Public Opinion
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Learn how pollsters measure public opinion.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 4.3.5: Practice - Taking a Good Poll
(Documents: Practice Assignment)
Review your knowledge of what makes a good poll.
Duration: 30 min
Scoring: 20
Points Earned: _____
Activity 4.3.6: Quiz - The Political Landscape
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 20 min
Scoring: 10
Points Earned: _____
Lesson 4.4: Political Beliefs and Behaviors Wrap-Up
Activity 4.4.1: Review - Political Beliefs and Behaviors
(Documents: Review)
Prepare for the unit test by reviewing key concepts and skills.
Duration: 1 hr
Activity 4.4.2: Test (CST) - Political Beliefs and Behaviors
Take a computer-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit.
Duration: 30 min
Scoring: 40
Points Earned: _____
Activity 4.4.3: Test (TST) - Political Beliefs and Behaviors
Take a teacher-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit.
Duration: 30 min
Scoring: 60
Points Earned: _____
Lesson 4.5: Diagnostic
Activity 4.5.1: Diag - Political Beliefs and Behaviors
Take a diagnostic unit test that will generate a study plan based on your responses.
Duration: 30 min
Scoring: 34
Unit 5: Linkage Institutions
Lesson 5.1: Political Parties
Activity 5.1.1: Study - Parties around the World
Points Earned: _____ (optional)
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Compare American political parties with political parties in other nations.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 5.1.2: Study - Party History
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Explore the history of American political parties.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 5.1.3: Read - Party Platforms
(Documents: Reading Guide, Reading Materials)
Read party platforms from the 2004 presidential election.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 5.1.4: Study - Minor Parties
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Discover the many minor political parties.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 5.1.5: Practice - H. L. Mencken
(Documents: Practice Assignment)
Read a quote from H. L. Mencken then write a short essay evaluating political parties.
Duration: 30 min
Scoring: 20
Points Earned: _____
Activity 5.1.6: Quiz - Label Identity and Program
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 20 min
Scoring: 10
Points Earned: _____
Lesson 5.2: Elections and Campaigns
Activity 5.2.1: Study - How Elections Work
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Learn how elections work.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 5.2.2: Read - Improved Voting
(Documents: Reading Guide, Reading Materials)
Read about attempts to improve the voting process.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 5.2.3: Study - Presidential Campaigns and Elections
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Take a look at how the nation chooses its president.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 5.2.4: Discuss - Should the Electoral College Be Eliminated?
(Documents: Discussion)
Discuss whether the Electoral College should be eliminated.
Duration: 20 min
Scoring: 10
Points Earned: _____
Activity 5.2.5: Quiz - Vox Populi in Action
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 20 min
Scoring: 10
Points Earned: _____
Lesson 5.3: Interest Groups
Activity 5.3.1: Study - Interest Groups: An Introduction
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Discover organizations that represent people who have a common goal or care about a particular issue.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 5.3.2: Study - Interest-Group Tactics
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Examine the methods that interest groups use to influence policy.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 5.3.3: Journal - Working for an Interest Group
(Documents: Journal)
Practice your knowledge by identifying an interest group that represents your goals.
Duration: 30 min
Scoring: 20
Points Earned: _____
Activity 5.3.4: Quiz - Let Us Gather Together
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 20 min
Scoring: 10
Points Earned: _____
Lesson 5.4: The Media
Activity 5.4.1: Study - What Is Media?
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Learn about the organizations that distribute news and entertainment to the public.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 5.4.2: Read - Government Oversight of the Media: The Federal
Communications Commission
(Documents: Reading Guide, Reading Materials)
Read the regulations that the media have to follow.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 5.4.3: Study - The New Media
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Take a close look at the Internet and other new media.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 5.4.4: Practice - Poll Analysis
(Documents: Practice Assignment)
Practice your knowledge of the media by analyzing current political polls.
Duration: 30 min
Scoring: 20
Points Earned: _____
Activity 5.4.5: Quiz - Spreading the News
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 20 min
Scoring: 10
Points Earned: _____
Lesson 5.5: Linkage Institutions Wrap-Up
Activity 5.5.1: Review - Linkage Institutions
(Documents: Review)
Prepare for the unit test by reviewing key concepts and skills.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 5.5.2: Test (CST) - Linkage Institutions
Take a computer-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit.
Duration: 30 min
Scoring: 40
Points Earned: _____
Activity 5.5.3: Test (TST) - Linkage Institutions
Take a teacher-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit.
Duration: 30 min
Scoring: 60
Points Earned: _____
Lesson 5.6: Diagnostic
Activity 5.6.1: Diag - Linkage Institutions
Take a diagnostic unit test that will generate a study plan based on your responses.
Duration: 30 min
Scoring: 20
Points Earned: _____ (optional)
Unit 6: The Art of Policymaking
Lesson 6.1: Understanding Policymaking
Activity 6.1.1: Study - The Purpose of Policymaking
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Learn about the steps in policymaking.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 6.1.2: Read - Intelligence Policy and the Iraq War
(Documents: Reading Guide, Reading Materials)
Read an analysis of the role of intelligence in the early days of the Iraq War.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 6.1.3: Discuss - Your Policy Proposal
(Documents: Discussion)
Make a policy proposal. Discuss proposals made by other students.
Duration: 20 min
Scoring: 10
Points Earned: _____
Activity 6.1.4: Quiz - Actions Taken by Government
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 20 min
Lesson 6.2: Policy Realms
Activity 6.2.1: Study - Economic Policy
Scoring: 10
Points Earned: _____
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Investigate economic policy and the business cycle.
Duration: 1 hr
Activity 6.2.2: Read - A Fireside Chat
(Documents: Reading Guide, Reading Materials)
Read former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's first radio address to the people of the United States.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 6.2.3: Study - Social Policy
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Learn about policies that deal with the well-being of the people.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 6.2.4: Study - Foreign Policy
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Explore how the United States deals with other nations.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 6.2.5: Practice - What Would You Advise?
(Documents: Practice Assignment)
Practice your policy knowledge by advising on solutions to several crises.
Duration: 30 min
Scoring: 20
Points Earned: _____
Activity 6.2.6: Quiz - On Behalf of the People
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 20 min
Scoring: 10
Points Earned: _____
Lesson 6.3: Policymaking at the State and Local Levels
Activity 6.3.1: Study - State Governments
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Investigate state governments. How do their powers connect to their policies?
Duration: 30 min
Activity 6.3.2: Read - Inside the Governor's Office
(Documents: Reading Guide, Reading Materials)
Read an account of life inside the governor's office.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 6.3.3: Study - Local Governments
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Take a close look at the most common form of government in America.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 6.3.4: Practice - Powers and Purposes
(Documents: Practice Assignment)
Practice your knowledge of the powers and purposes of state and local government.
Duration: 30 min
Scoring: 20
Points Earned: _____
Activity 6.3.5: Quiz - Laboratories of Democracy
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 20 min
Scoring: 10
Points Earned: _____
Lesson 6.4: The Art of Policymaking Wrap-Up
Activity 6.4.1: Review - The Art of Policymaking
(Documents: Review)
Prepare for the unit test by reviewing key concepts and skills.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 6.4.2: Test (CST) - The Art of Policymaking
Take a computer-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit.
Duration: 30 min
Scoring: 40
Points Earned: _____
Activity 6.4.3: Test (TST) - The Art of Policymaking
Take a teacher-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit.
Duration: 30 min
Scoring: 60
Points Earned: _____
Lesson 6.5: Diagnostic
Activity 6.5.1: Diag - The Art of Policymaking
Take a diagnostic unit test that will generate a study plan based on your responses.
Duration: 30 min
Scoring: 30
Points Earned: _____ (optional)
Unit 7: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
Lesson 7.1: American Rights
Activity 7.1.1: Study - Foundational Rights
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Find out what rights the founders originally sought to protect in the Declaration of Independence and the
Constitution.
Duration: 1 hr
Activity 7.1.2: Read - George Mason
(Documents: Reading Guide, Reading Materials)
Read Objections to This Constitution of Government George Mason's complaint about the Constitution's
minimal protection of individual rights.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 7.1.3: Study - The Bill of Rights
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Examine the amendments that protect individual rights.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 7.1.4: Journal - The Most Important Rights
(Documents: Journal)
Choose the most important rights protected in the first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
Duration: 30 min
Scoring: 20
Points Earned: _____
Activity 7.1.5: Study - The Fourteenth Amendment
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Examine three important clauses that have dramatically broadened the protection of civil liberties and civil
rights.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 7.1.6: Quiz - Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 20 min
Scoring: 10
Points Earned: _____
Lesson 7.2: First Amendment Liberties
Activity 7.2.1: Study - The Freedom of Religion
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Learn how the First Amendment protects government from religion and religion from government.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 7.2.2: Read - The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
(Documents: Reading Guide, Reading Materials)
Read a very important law protecting religious freedom.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 7.2.3: Study - The Freedom of Speech
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Pinpoint the elements of the First Amendment that guarantee the right to say what you think.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 7.2.4: Discuss - Flag Burning
(Documents: Discussion)
Discuss whether burning the American flag is a valid form of political speech.
Duration: 20 min
Scoring: 10
Points Earned: _____
Activity 7.2.5: Study - . . . Or of the Press
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Investigate the protections provided for the press.
Duration: 45 min
Activity 7.2.6: Quiz - Congress Shall Make No Law
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 20 min
Scoring: 10
Points Earned: _____
Lesson 7.3: Privacy Rights and Rights of Due Process
Activity 7.3.1: Study - The Right of Privacy
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Learn what has shaped your right to privacy.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 7.3.2: Read - Lawrence v. Texas
(Documents: Reading Guide, Reading Materials)
Read excerpts from the recent court case Lawrence v. Texas.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 7.3.3: Study - Due Process and the Law
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Take a close look at what the courts mean by due process of law.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 7.3.4: Practice - Procedure and Substance
(Documents: Practice Assignment)
Practice your knowledge of privacy and due process.
Duration: 30 min
Scoring: 20
Points Earned: _____
Activity 7.3.5: Quiz - A Reasonable Expectation
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 20 min
Scoring: 10
Points Earned: _____
Lesson 7.4: Rights for Minorities and Women
Activity 7.4.1: Study - Equal Rights for Minority Groups
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Discover how the modern black civil rights movement set the stage for the expansion of civil rights for all
racial and ethnic groups.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 7.4.2: Read - An Alternative View of the Civil Rights Movement
(Documents: Reading Guide, Reading Materials)
Read Malcolm X's speech The ballot or the bullet.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 7.4.3: Study - Equal Rights for Women
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Investigate movements that helped to guarantee equal rights for women.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 7.4.4: Study - Equal Rights for All
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Take a close look at the status of individual rights for all Americans today.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 7.4.5: Journal - Rewriting Your List
(Documents: Journal)
Choose the most important rights protected in the first 10 amendments to the Constitution. Has your list
changed?
Duration: 30 min
Scoring: 20
Points Earned: _____
Activity 7.4.6: Quiz - Justice Deferred Is Justice Denied
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 20 min
Scoring: 10
Points Earned: _____
Lesson 7.5: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Wrap-Up
Activity 7.5.1: Review - Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
(Documents: Review)
Prepare for the unit test by reviewing key concepts and skills.
Duration: 30 min
Activity 7.5.2: Test (CST) - Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
Take a computer-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit.
Duration: 30 min
Scoring: 40
Points Earned: _____
Activity 7.5.3: Test (TST) - Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
Take a teacher-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit.
Duration: 30 min
Scoring: 60
Points Earned: _____
Lesson 7.6: Diagnostic
Activity 7.6.1: Diag - Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
Take a diagnostic unit test that will generate a study plan based on your responses.
Duration: 30 min
Scoring: 28
Points Earned: _____ (optional)
Unit 8: U.S. Government and Politics Review and Exam
Lesson 8.1: U.S. Government and Politics
Activity 8.1.1: Review - U.S. Government and Politics
Prepare for the semester exam by reviewing key concepts covered in U.S. Government and Politics.
Duration: 50 min
Activity 8.1.2: Exam - U.S. Government and Politics
Take a computer-scored exam to demonstrate your mastery of key concepts and skills covered in U.S.
Government and Politics.
Duration: 40 min
Scoring: 80
Points Earned: _____
Activity 8.1.3: Final Exam - U.S. Government and Politics
Take a teacher-scored exam to demonstrate your mastery of key concepts and skills covered in U.S.
Government and Politics.
Duration: 1 hr 30 min
Scoring: 100
Points Earned: _____
Appendix B: Additional Activities
B.1: Extra Credit
Scoring: 15
Points Earned: _____