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Year Course

Semester Course

Semester Course
Table of Contents
Unit 1: Foundation of Our Government
Unit 2: Federalism
Unit 3: Legislative Branch
Unit 4: President and the Bureaucracy
Unit 5: Judicial Branch
Unit 6: Political Participation and Elections
Unit 7: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Year Course

Year Course
Table of Contents
Unit 1: Foundation of Our Government
Unit 2: Federalism
Unit 3: Legislative Branch
Unit 4: President and the Bureaucracy
Unit 5: Judicial Branch
Unit 6: Political Participation and Elections
Unit 7: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Semester Course

UNIT 1
Number of Days
Guiding Questions
Unit
Unit Overview

10 Days + 1 Assessment

Foundations of Our Government

Understand the framers' intentions. Explore concepts like limited government, separation of powers, checks and balances, and popular sovereignty.

How and why was the United States Government formed?

  • Federalist 10, 51, 70, 78
  • Brutus 1
  • Declaration of Independence
  • Articles of Confederation
  • Constitution
  • McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

AP Required Founation Documents and SCOTUS Cases

Unit 1 Calendar

Unit 1 Day by Day

Unit 1: Foundations of Our Government
Day 5
Day 3
Day 1
Day 2
Day 4

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Day 10
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Unit 1 Overview

Unit 1 Week 1

Unit 1: Foundations of Our Government

Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
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Unit 1 Overview

Unit 1 Week 2

Unit 1: Foundations of Our Government

Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?

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Unit 1 Overview

Unit 1 Calendar

UNIT 2
Number of Days
Guiding Questions
Unit
Unit Overview

10 Days + 1 Assessment

Foundations of Our Government

Understand the framers' intentions. Explore concepts like limited government, separation of powers, checks and balances, and popular sovereignty.

How and why was the United States Government formed?

  • Federalist 10, 51, 70, 78
  • Brutus 1
  • Declaration of Independence
  • Articles of Confederation
  • Constitution
  • McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

AP Required Founation Documents and SCOTUS Cases

Unit 2 Calendar

Unit 2 Day by Day

Unit 2: Federalism
Day 5
Day 3
Day 1
Day 2
Day 4

Principles and Virtues

Principles and Virtues

GQ for the day

GQ for the day

GQ for the day

GQ for the day

GQ for the day

Unit 2 Overview

Unit 2 Day by Day

Unit 2: Federalism

Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?

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Unit 2 Overview

Unit 2 Calendar

UNIT 3
Number of Days
Guiding Questions
Unit
Unit Overview

Days

Name

Objectives/info

question

  • list of docs and cases

AP Required Founation Documents and SCOTUS Cases

Unit 3 Calendar

Unit 3 Day by Day

Unit 3: Title
Day 5
Day 3
Day 1
Day 2
Day 4

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Principles and Virtues

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Unit 3 Overview

Unit 3 Day by Day

Unit 3: title

Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
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Unit 3 Overview

Unit 3 Calendar

UNIT 4
Number of Days
Guiding Questions
Unit
Unit Overview

Days

Name

Objectives/info

question

  • list of docs and cases

AP Required Founation Documents and SCOTUS Cases

Unit 4 Calendar

Unit 4 Day by Day

Unit 4: Title
Day 5
Day 3
Day 1
Day 2
Day 4

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Principles and Virtues

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Unit 4 Overview

Unit 4 Day by Day

Unit 4: title

Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?

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Unit 4 Overview

Unit 4 Calendar

UNIT 5
Number of Days
Guiding Questions
Unit
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Days

Name

Objectives/info

question

  • list of docs and cases

AP Required Founation Documents and SCOTUS Cases

Unit 5 Calendar

Unit 5 Day by Day

Unit 5: Title
Day 5
Day 3
Day 1
Day 2
Day 4

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Principles and Virtues

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Unit 5 Overview

Unit 5 Day by Day

Unit 5: title

Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?

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Unit 5 Calendar

UNIT 6
Number of Days
Guiding Questions
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Objectives/info

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  • list of docs and cases

AP Required Founation Documents and SCOTUS Cases

Unit 6 Calendar

Unit 6 Day by Day

Unit 6: Title
Day 5
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Day 2
Day 4

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Unit 6 Overview

Unit 6 Day by Day

Unit 6: title

Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?

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Unit 6 Calendar

UNIT 7
Number of Days
Guiding Questions
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Days

Name

Objectives/info

question

  • list of docs and cases

AP Required Founation Documents and SCOTUS Cases

Unit 7 Calendar

Unit 7 Day by Day

Unit 7: Title
Day 5
Day 3
Day 1
Day 2
Day 4

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Unit 7 Overview

Unit 7 Day by Day

Unit 7: title

Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?

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Unit 7 Calendar

UNIT 8
Number of Days
Guiding Questions
Unit
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Days

Name

Objectives/info

question

  • list of docs and cases

AP Required Founation Documents and SCOTUS Cases

Unit 8 Calendar

Unit 8 Day by Day

Unit 8: Title
Day 5
Day 3
Day 1
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Day 4

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Unit 8 Overview

Unit 8 Day by Day

Unit 8: title

Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?

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Unit 8 Overview

Unit 8 Calendar

UNIT 9
Number of Days
Guiding Questions
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Days

Name

Objectives/info

question

  • list of docs and cases

AP Required Founation Documents and SCOTUS Cases

Unit 9 Calendar

Unit 9 Day by Day

Unit 9: Title
Day 5
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Day 1
Day 2
Day 4

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Unit 9 Overview

Unit 9 Day by Day

Unit 9: title

Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?

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Unit 9 Overview

Unit 9 Calendar

UNIT 10
Number of Days
Guiding Questions
Unit
Unit Overview

Days

Name

Objectives/info

question

  • list of docs and cases

AP Required Founation Documents and SCOTUS Cases

Unit 10 Calendar

Unit 10 Day by Day

Unit 10: Title
Day 5
Day 3
Day 1
Day 2
Day 4

Principles and Virtues

Principles and Virtues

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Unit 10 Day by Day

Unit 10 Overview

Unit 10: title

Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?
Day 1: Principles and Virtues What are principles and virtues?

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Unit 10 Overview

Unit 10 Calendar

Unit 1: title
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Day 1
Day 2
Day 4

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Principles and Virtues

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Day 7
Day 9

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Unit 1 Overview

Unit 1 Week 1

Unit 1: Foundations of Our Government

Principles and Virtues

Day 5

GQ

Principles and Virtues

Day 4

GQ

Principles and Virtues

Day 3

GQ

Principles and Virtues

Day 1

GQ

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Day 2

GQ

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Day 9
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GQ

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Day 6

GQ

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Day 7

GQ

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Day 14

GQ

GQ

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GQ

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Day 11

GQ

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GQ

Unit 1 Overview

Unit 1 Week 1