| 1st Nine Weeks
Citizenship 6 Days Chapters 1 & 5
What is civics
Need for government
Immigration
Unifying values
Rights, duties, & responsibilities
Basic concepts of democracy
Political Parties 6 Days Chapters 6
Political parties
U.S. political parties (2-party system)
History of the party system
Organization of parties
Minor political parties
Role of parties
Voting and Elections 5 Days Chapters 7
Voting
Campaigns and elections
Extension of suffrage
Electoral College
Voter behavior
Public Opinion and 4 Days Chapters 8
Interest Groups
Public opinions
Mass Media and its effects
Interest groups
Effect on public policy
Road to the Constitution 5 Days Chapters 2
Colonial America
Revolution and Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
Constitutional Convention
Struggle for ratification
Addition of Bill of Rights
The Constitution 9 Days Chapters 3 & 4
Constitution proper
6 basic principles
Federal System
Checks & balances
Flexible structure
Bill of Rights
Interpretation and extending Bill of Rights
The Legislative Branch 7 Days Chapters 9
National Legislature
Members of House and Senate
Organization
Powers of Congress
Legislative process
Current issues in Congress
Days Left 2
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2nd Nine Weeks
Executive Branch 7 Days Chapters 10 & 11
President and Vice President
Presidential powers
Executive Office and Cabinet
Executive departments
Independent agencies
Federal bureaucracy
Judicial Branch 8 Days Chapters 12, 16, & 17
Role of Federal Courts
Organization
Lower Courts
Supreme Court
Criminal law
Civil law
Court procedure
Juvenile justice
State Government 4 Days Chapters 13
Federal system
State Executive
State Legislative
State Judicial
Local Government 3 Days Chapters 14
Counties
Towns, townships, & villages
Cities
Local government, services, and revenue
Conflicts and cooperation
U.S. and Economy 6 Days Chapters 19 & 20
Taxation and Financing the government
How government spends money
Types of revenue
U.S. in the World 7 Days Chapters 23 & 24
Development of foreign policy
United Nations
U.S. interests abroad
The global economy and community
Comparative Government 4 Days Chapters 22
Great Britain
Japan
Mexico
Former Soviet Union
Days Left 5
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