| Date Due |
Pages |
Key Concepts |
| 12/19 |
575-583 |
- The major ways that the federal government promotes
business activity in the United States
- Steps taken by the government to regulate businesses,
especially trusts and monopolies
- The steps the government takes to protect the
American consumer
- The role of the government in regulating and working
with labor unions
|
| 12/21 |
590-595 |
- The ways that a welfare state has emerged in the
United States in the 20th Century, especially since the New Deal
- The nature and roles of
the essential Public Assistance Programs that are run by the federal
government
- The ways that the federal government promotes public
health
|
| 1/09 |
607-613 |
- The major factors that drive United States' foreign
policy
- How American foreign policy has changed over the
years (esp. isolationism vs. internationalism)
- The ways that the 20th century have made the United
States into a world power
|
| 1/11 |
Current
Event #7 Due (National, not Local) |
| 1/12 |
689-694 |
- the origins of modern democracy as a political system
- The wide variety of parliamentary democracies in
practice around the world
- The challenges facing consolidated democracies
|
| 1/17 |
696-701 |
- the characteristics that define a state as an
"emerging democracy"
- the importance of the solidarity movement in Poland
and the challenges faced there
- the emergence of democracy in South Africa out of the
system of Apartheid
- the challenges Mexico has faced throughout the
century in achieving true democracy
|
| 1/19 |
702-707 |
- the major ways that life in an authoritarian state
differs from a democracy. Pay special attention to the examples
provided by China, Cuba, Iran and Iraq
|
| This Unit Test
will be a part of your final exam |
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Possible Final
Essays:
You will need to write a
five paragraph essay in response to one from each group.
Group A:
• Explain how the U.S. Constitution came into being,
emphasizing the ideas of Enlightenment thinkers and our interaction
with the British. Be sure to include a discussion of the Bill of Rights
and how these rights have been interpreted over time.
• Explain the duties and responsibilities of each of
the three branches of our federal government. Be sure to include a
discussion of the law making process and the system of checks and
balances.
Group B:
• How are domestic public and foreign policy made in
the United States (discuss key government departments & agencies)?
What are our priorities? How have they changed over our nation’s
history?
• Discuss the major types of governments in existence
in the modern world (consolidated democracy, emerging democracy,
authoritarian states, etc.). Compare and contrast these forms
using specific nations as examples to illustrate your point.
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