| Date Due |
Pages |
Key Concepts to Master |
| 11/5 |
643-647 |
- The requirements for becoming a state Governor
- The roles and duties of a state Governor
- The roles of other key state executive officers
- The structure, jurisdiction, and responsibilities of the state courts
|
| 11/7 |
648-654 |
- The regulatory relationship between states and businesses
- The ways that states work to protect the environment
- The methods used by states to protect the public through law
enforcement
- The ways that states provide for Education, Health and welfare
|
| 11/10 |
Current Event #4 is Due |
| 11/12 |
663-668 |
- The different types of local government that exist in the U.S.
- The various forms of local government that are used, pay close
attention, these are different from the types
|
| 11/14 |
677-682 |
One of the greatest challenges facing communities today is
that of Urban Growth. You need to identify the specific problems and
issues that are arising because of urban growth and look at the ways that
communities are trying to solve these problems. |
| 11/18 |
458-462 |
- What it means to belong to a political party, and the ways that
parties are organized at the local, state, and national level
- The major functions of political parties: recruiting candidates,
educating the public, operating the government, etc.
|
| 11/20 |
464-470 |
- The ways that parties use the primary system to select their
candidates for upcoming elections
- The ways that parties use the national convention as a way to select
their presidential candidates
|
| 11/24 |
Current Event #5 is Due |
| 12/3 |
481-484 |
- The major ways that suffrage has been expanded in the United States
since 1789, and the major obstacles that have been overcome over the
course of this process
|
| 12/6 |
492-497 |
The many influences that affect the voting process,
including: personal background, party loyalty, campaign issues, and
propaganda |
| 12/9 |
Unit III
Test
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Possible Essay Topics:
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lThe ways that
state gov’ts are structured and the regulatory powers they have
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lThe types and forms of local gov’t and the types of issue
they’re likely to face
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lThe roles and organization of major political parties, impact
of 2 party system
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lThe changes in voting in the U.S. & likely influences on
voters in the U.S.
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