Description
This paperless digital interactive notebook bundle includes everything you need to teach on the United States government in an engaging way! This resource covers everything you need for your US Government unit: from the foundations of US Government to Elections in the US!
The organizers in this resource can be used on their own, or as a supplement to student notes. Interactive notebooks are a great tool to keep students organized and engaged in the lesson!
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This digital resource is completely PAPERLESS! It can be used with Google Drive, Google Slides, and Microsoft OneDrive!
In this resource you will find…
• 75 pages of activities
• Instructions
• Suggested answer key
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Material Included:
United States Elections
1. Key vocabulary – polling place, precinct, ballot, absentee ballot, the electorate, exit poll, referendum, recall, electoral college, electors, winner take all, political action committee (PAC)
2. Voting – who can vote, importance, political parties, what we vote on, how elections work, Presidential election, Midterm elections, electoral college, voting equipment, absentee voting
3. Types of elections – federal elections, state elections, local elections
4. Two-Party system – Democrats, Republicans, primary election, general election, other parties, advantages & disadvantages
5. Electoral College – definition, how it works, number of electors, how electors are chosen, how electors vote, all or nothing, advantages & disadvantages
6. Running for office – requirements, choosing a party, campaign team, money, slogan, campaigning, issues, debates
Foundations of US Government
1. Key vocabulary – government, democracy, legislative power, executive power, judicial power, separation of powers, Articles of Confederation, Constitution, bicameral, ratification, constitutionalism, rule of law
2. Democracy – direct democracy, representative democracy, characteristics, criticisms, the United States
3. Checks & balances – separation of powers, Congress, the President, the courts, federal vs. state powers
4. U.S. Armed Forces – purpose, commander in chief, Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Reserves
5. State & local government – Executive branch, Legislative branch, Judicial branch, local government, taxes
6. Interest groups – definition, lobbying, representatives, marketing, economic interest groups, public interest groups
7. Citizenship – rights of citizens, who can be a citizen?, application, interview, oath of allegiance
8. Taxes – purpose, income taxes, property taxes, sales tax, social security tax, medicare tax, corporate tax, other taxes
Executive Branch
1. Key vocabulary – Executive branch, President, Vice President, Cabinet, Commander in Chief, Executive Order, impeachment, veto, National Security Council, pardon power, State of the Union Address, 25th Amendment
2. President – requirements, Commander in Chief, chief diplomat, relationship with Congress, other responsibilities, State of the Union Address, impeachment
3. Vice President – requirements, President of the Senate, other responsibilities, becoming President
4. Executive Office of the President – creation, responsibility, National Security Council, White House Communications & Press Secretary
5. President’s Cabinet – departments, Senate confirmation, succession
6. Executive Departments
7. Presidential Succession
8. The White House – location, history, West Wing, visit the White House
Judicial Branch
1. Key vocabulary – Supreme Court, criminal cases, civil cases, jurisdiction, District Courts, marshal, subpoena, appellate jurisdiction, remand, unconstitutional, judicial
2. Federal Courts – United States district courts, United States court of appeals, Supreme Court, number of courts, tenure
3. Judicial Review – definition, in the Constitution, before Marbury v. Madison, Marbury v. Madison, criticism
4. Supreme Court – history, size, appointment & confirmation, tenure, current justices, salary, case selection, law clerks
5. Judicial Process – Article III of the Constitution, additional protections, criminal cases, civil cases, appeals
6. Landmark Supreme Court Cases – Marbury v. Madison, McColloch v. Maryland, Dred Scott v. Sanford, Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board of Education, Miranda v. Arizona, U.S. v. Nixon
7. Famous Supreme Court Justices – John Jay, John Marshall, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., William Howard Taft, Earl Warren, Thurgood Marshall, Sandra Day O’Connor
Legislative Branch
1. Key vocabulary – Bicameral Legislature, Senate, House of Representatives, census, redistricting, gerrymandering, veto, censure, incumbent, constituent, caucus, filibuster
2. Senate – number of Senators, terms, requirements, Senate chamber, President of the Senate, President Pro Tempore, majority leader, minority leader, whips, debates & filibusters
3. House of Representatives – number of Representatives, terms, requirements, House chamber, Speaker of the House, majority leader, minority leader, whips
4. How laws are made – writing a bill, introduced into Congress, committee, House approval, Senate approval, Presidential approval, veto
5. Powers of Congress – Article I, taxes, coin money, create Federal courts, declare war, the impeachment of federal officers, approval of Presidential appointments, establish post offices & roads, grant patents, other powers
6. Congressional Oversight – implied power, control of agencies, purposes
United States Constitution
1. Key vocabulary – Constitution, amendment, Federalists, Anti-Federalists, Constitutional Convention, checks & balances, expressed powers, implied powers, federalism, Great Compromise, Elastic Clause, popular sovereignty
2. US Constitution – Articles of Confederation, Constitutional Convention, Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, articles, ratification, preamble
3. Framers of the Constitution – by state
4. Bill of Rights – purpose, James Madison, influences, adoption
5. Bill of Rights – each amendment
6. Civil Rights Amendments
7. Other Amendments
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