1. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
FOUNDATIONS OF AMERICAN GOVERNMENT

2. PRINCIPLES OF GOVERNMENT
UNIT I

3. GOVERNMENT AND THE STATES
CHAPTER I
GOVERNMENT AND THE STATES

4. Objectives Section 1 Government and the State
Define government and the basic power every government holds
Describe the four defining characteristics of the state
Identify four theories that attempt to explain the origin of the state
Understand the purpose of government in the United States and other countries
Objectives Section 1 Government and the State

5. Political Dictionary Section 1
Government
Public Policy
Legislative Powers
Executive Powers
Judicial Powers
Constitution
Dictatorship
Democracy
State
Sovereign
Political Dictionary Section 1

6. Lecture Section 1 What Is Government? The State Major Political Ideas
The Purpose Of Government
Lecture Section 1

7. Formative Assessments Section 1
Key Terms and Main Ideas
Critical Thinking
Analyzing primary Sources
Progress Monitoring Online
Formative Assessments Section 1

8. Objectives Section 2 Forms of Government
Classify governments according to three sets of characteristics
Define systems of government based on who can participate
Identify different ways power can be distributed, geographically, within a state
Describe a government by how power is distributed between the executive branch and legislative branch.
Objectives Section 2 Forms of Government

9. Lecture Section 2 Who Can Participate Geographic Distribution of Power
Relationship Between Legislative and Executive Branches
Lecture Section 2

10. Political Dictionary Section 2
Autocracy
Oligarchy
Unitary Government
Federal Government
Division of Powers
Confederation
Presidential Government
Parliamentary Government
Political Dictionary Section 2

11. Formative Assessments Section 2
Key Terms and Main Ideas
Critical Thinking
Progress Monitoring Online
Exploring the Issues
Formative Assessments Section 2

12. Objectives Section 3 Basic Concepts of Democracy
Understand the Foundations of democracy
Analyze the connections between democracy and the free enterprise system
Identify the role of the internet in a democracy
Objectives Section 3 Basic Concepts of Democracy

13. Political Dictionary Section 3
Compromise
Free Enterprise System
Law of Supply and Demand
Mixed Economy
Political Dictionary Section 3

14. Foundations
Democracy and the Free Enterprise System
Lecture Section 3

15. Formative Assessments Section 3
Key Terms and Main Ideas
Critical Thinking
Progress Monitoring Online
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Formative Assessments Section 3

16. Summative Assessments Chapter 1
Political Dictionary
Practicing the Vocabulary
Reviewing Main Ideas
Critical Thinking Skills
Participation Activities
Analyzing Political Cartoons
Progress Monitoring Online
Summative Assessments Chapter 1