PACING GUIDE: CIVICS/ECONOMICS ESSENTIAL STANDARDS
DAY
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Introduction
2
Citizenship Participation
C&G 4
3
Types of Government
C&G 4.1
Chapter 1 – Section 1
Chapter 27 – Section 1
4
Enlightenment
C&G 1.2
Chapter 2 – Section 1
5
Revolutionary Causes
C&G 1.1
Chapter 2 – Section 2
6
Articles of Confederation
C&G 1.1
Chapter 2 – Section 3
7
Declaration of Independence
C&G 4.2
Chapter 2 – Section 2
8
Federalist vs Anti-Federalist
C&G 1.3
Chapter 3 – Section 2
9
Constitutional Convention
C&G 4.2
Chapter 3 – Section 1
10
Foundations of Government Test
11
Principles of Constitution
C&G 1.4, 1.5
Chapter 3 – Section 4
12
Living Constitution & Clauses
C&G 2.3
Chapter 3 – Section 3
13
Legislative Branch
C&G 5.4, 2.1, 3.2
Chapter 6
14
Legislative Branch
C&G 5.4, 2.1, 3.2
Chapter 6
15
Legislative Branch
C&G 5.4, 2.1, 3.2
Chapter 6
16
Executive Branch
C&G 5.4, 2.1
Chapter 7
17
Executive Branch
C&G 5.4, 2.1
Chapter 7
18
The Bureaucracy
C&G 3.5, 5.3, 4.4
Chapter 7
19
The Bureaucracy
C&G 3.5, 5.3, 4.4
Chapter 7
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Judicial Branch
C&G 5.4, 2.1
Chapter 8
21
Judicial Branch
C&G 5.4, 2.1
Chapter 8
22
Court Cases
C&G 2.1, 3.8
Chapter 8 – Section 4
23
Court Cases
C&G 2.1, 3.8
Chapter 8 – Section 4
24
Bill of Rights
C&G 2.4, 3.8
Chapter 4 – Section 1 & 2
25
Other Amendments
C&G 2.4, 3.8
Chapter 4 – Section 3
26
State Government
C&G 2.2
Chapter 12, 29, and 30
27
State Government
C&G 2.2
Chapter 12, 29, and 30
28
Local Government
C&G 2.7
Chapter 13 and 31
29
Local Government
C&G 2.7
Chapter 13 and 31
30
Government Benchmark
31
Sources of Law
C&G 3.4
Chapter 15 – Section 1
32
Types of Law
C&G 3.4
Chapter 15 – Section 2
33
Criminal Law
Chapter 16 – Section 2
34
Civil Law
Chapter – Section 1
35
Law Enforcement
36
Juveniles in the Judicial System
37
Mock Trial
38
Mock Trial
39
Mock Trial Debriefing
40
Law Test
41
Roots of Political Parties
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Chapter 16 – Section 3
C&G 2.8, 5.5
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Platforms and Planks
C&G 5.5
Chapter 9 – Section 2
43
Election Process
C&G 5.1
Chapter 10 – Section 2 & 3
44
Election Process
C&G 5.1
Chapter 10 – Section 2 & 3
45
Interest Groups / Lobbyist
C&G 3.6, 4.3
Chapter 11 – Section 3
46
Mass Media / Propaganda
C&G 4.3, 3.6
Chapter 11 – Section 2
47
Campaign Finance
48
Political Action Committee
49
Public Opinion
50
Law and Politics Benchmark
51
Scarcity
E 1.1
Chapter 18 – Section 1
52
3 Questions of Economics
E 1.4
Chapter 18 – Section 1
53
Productivity
E 2.2, 2.1
Chapter 19 – Section 2
54
Factors of Production
E 2.2, 2.1
55
Types of Economics
E 1.5
Chapter 19 – Section 1
Chapter 19 – Section 3
Chapter 26 – Section 2
56
Free Enterprise Economics
E 1.5, 1.2
Chapter 18 – Section 3
57
Supply
E 1.3
Chapter 21
58
Demand
E 1.3
Chapter 20
59
Supply & Demand
E 1.2
Chapters 20 and 21
60
Cost Benefit Anal/Production Poss.
61
Micro Economics Test
62
Types of Business
E 3.3
Chapter 22 – Section 1
63
The Federal Reserve
E 3.3
Chapter 24 – Section 2
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Chapter 10 – Section 3
C&G 4.3
Chapter 11 – Section 3
Chapter 11 – Section 1
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Monetary vs Fiscal Policy
E 3.2
65
Economic Indicators
E 3.1
66
Government Policy
E 2.3
67
International Trade
E 2.3
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Chapter 24 – Section 2
Chapter 25 – Section 1
Chapter 23 – Section 2
Chapter 24 – Section 3
Chapter 23 – Section 1
Chapter 24 – Section 3
Chapter 26 – Section 1
Chapter 28
68
Macro Economics Test
69
Personal Banking
PFL 1.3, 1.5
Chapter 24 – Section 1
70
Personal Investing
PFL 1.4
Chapter 24 – Section 1
71
Budgets and Financial Planning
PFL 1.1, 1.2
72
Insurance
PFL 2.4
73
Economic Fraud
PFL 2.2
74
Consumer Protection
PFL 2.1, 2.3, 2.5
75
Personal Financial Learning Project
76
Economics Benchmark
77
Review Government
78
Review Political System
79
Review Legal System
80
Review Economics
81
Final Benchmark
Review Benchmark Results
and Reteach As Needed
Review Benchmark Results
and Reteach As Needed
Review Benchmark Resulsts
And Reteach As Needed
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CONTENT
Review Benchmark Results
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Review Benchmark Results
and Reteach As Needed
87
Exam
88
Exam
88
Exam
89
Exam
90
Retesting
85
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VOCABULARY
Notes:
1. This pacing guide is a work in progress and will be added to during the 2012-2013 school year.
2. Teachers are encouraged to make notes as they teach lessons regarding specific resources used . This guide will be used during professional
development days to add more resources and to identify key vocabulary.
3. Teachers should also post lessons/activities in the Civics and Economics PLC.
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