Part 1 of 4
Civics & Gov
Foundations
1Types of Government & Constitutional Principles
Compare forms of government and explain the principles behind the US Constitution: popular sovereignty, separation of powers, checks and balances, and federalism.
Structure
1Branches of government
Describe the powers of Congress, the presidency and the courts, and how each branch checks the others.
Rights
2Bill of Rights & amendments
Explain the rights protected by the Bill of Rights and later amendments, and how courts have applied them.
Citizenship & civic responsibilities
Describe the rights and responsibilities of citizens and how citizenship is gained.
Elections
1Elections & political parties
Explain how elections, campaigns and political parties work in the United States.
Public Policy
1Contemporary public policy
Analyze how political ideology, public opinion and government institutions shape current policy debates.
Part 2 of 4
U.S. History
Documents
1Founding Documents
Read and interpret the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution as primary sources.
Colonial/Revolution
1Colonial America + Revolutionary Era
Trace colonial settlement, the causes of the American Revolution and the founding of the new nation.
Civil War
1Civil War & Reconstruction
Explain the causes, major events and outcomes of the Civil War and Reconstruction.
World Wars
1World Wars I & II
Explain US involvement in World War I and World War II and their effects at home and abroad.
Cold War
1Cold War
Describe the rivalry between the US and the Soviet Union and its major conflicts and policies.
Civil Rights
1Civil Rights Movement
Explain the goals, strategies and key events of the civil rights movement.
Foreign policy
1Foreign Policy after 9/11
Analyze US foreign policy from the late Cold War through the September 11 attacks and the war on terror.
Part 3 of 4
Economics
Micro
2Supply, demand, market equilibrium
Use supply and demand to explain prices, shortages, surpluses and market equilibrium.
Basic Economic Concepts
Apply scarcity, opportunity cost and market structures such as monopoly to economic decisions.
Macro
3Banking & financial sector
Explain how banks, money, interest and financial markets work.
Fiscal policy & government spending
Explain how taxes and government spending affect aggregate demand and the economy.
GDP/inflation/unemployment
Measure economic performance with GDP, inflation and unemployment, and describe the business cycle.
Part 4 of 4
Geography
Civilizations
1World history beginnings
Trace early humans, the rise of agrarian societies and the first empires and belief systems.
Environment
1Resources and society
Explain how natural resources and the environment shaped early agrarian societies.
Migration
1Migration
Explain why people migrate and how population growth and urbanization change places.
Borders
1Borders, Regions & Geographic Tools
Use maps and geographic tools, and explain how regions and borders are defined and contested.
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