Goal 1
The foundation of the American political system |
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How geographic diversity influenced economic, social, and political life in colonial North America |
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| The development of ideas about self-government in British North America |
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| The causes of the American Revolution |
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The emergence of an American identity |
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| The major domestic problems of the nation under the Articles of Confederation |
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| Viewpoints about government in the Federalist and the Anti-Federalist Papers |
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| The extent to which the Bill of Rights extended the Constitution |
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| The American system of government to other forms of government |
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Goal 2
How the government embodies the purposes, values, and principles of American democracy |
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Principles in the US Constitution |
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| How the Constitution defines the framework of the 3 branches of government at the national level |
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| How the Constitution grants and limits the authority of public officials and agencies |
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| How the Constitution may be changed |
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| Court cases that illustrate that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land |
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| How the Constitution and the Bill of Rights protect the rights of individuals |
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| Modern controversies related to powers of the federal government that are similar to the debates between Federalists and Anti-Federalists over ratification of the US Constitution |
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| Taxation and other revenue sources at the national level |
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| Services provided by selected government agencies and how funding is provided |
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Goal 3
How state and local government is established by the NC Constitution |
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| The principles in the NC Constitution and local charters |
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| How the NC Constitution and local charters define the framework, organization, and structure of government at the state and local level. |
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| How the state constitution grants and limits the authority of public officials and government agencies |
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| How the state constitution and local charters may be changed |
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| Court cases that illustrate that the NC Constitution is the law of the state |
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| How the Fourteenth Amendment extends the Bill of Rights' protection to citizens of a state |
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| Modern controversies related to powers of the state government |
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| Taxation and other revenue sources at the state and local level |
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| The services provided by state and local government agencies and how funding is provided |
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Goal 4
Active roles as a citizen at the local, state, and national levels of government |
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| The structure and organization of political parties |
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| The election process and the qualifications and procedures for voting |
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| Analyze information on political issues and candidates seeking political office. |
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| Active methods of promoting and inhibiting change through political action |
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| Consequences of compliance or noncompliance with laws governing society |
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| The benefits of civic participation |
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| Costs and benefits of jury service, voting, seeking office, and civic action at the local, state, and national level |
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| Civic life, politics, and/or government |
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| Various methods of resolving conflicts |
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Goal 5
How the political and legal systems provide a means to balance competing interests and resolve conflicts |
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| The role of debate, consensus, compromise, and negotiation in resolving conflicts |
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| The jurisdiction of state and federal courts |
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| The adversarial nature of the judicial process |
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| The role of debate and compromise in the legislative process |
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| How local government agencies balance interest and resolve conflicts |
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| Roles of individual citizens, political parties, the media, and other interest groups in public policy decisions, dispute resolution, and government action |
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Goal 6
Why laws are needed and how they are enacted, implemented, and enforced |
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| The development of law in American society |
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| Examples of common, criminal, constitutional, administrative, and statutory law. |
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| Various procedures in the enactment, implementation, and enforcement of law |
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| Ways citizens can be informed about the laws |
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| The role and responsibility of government to inform the citizenry |
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| The role of lobby groups and special interest groups in the enactment of legislation |
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| Responsibilities, jurisdictions and methods of law enforcement agencies |
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| Methods used by society to address criminal and anti-social behaviors |
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Goal 7
How and why individuals and groups make economic choices |
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| The basic factors of production and their impact on economic activities |
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| How scarcity influences producers and consumers to make choices |
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| Examples of tradeoffs and opportunity costs of economic choices |
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| The impact on economic activities of specialization, division of labor, consumption and production increases |
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| The impact of investment on human, capital, productive, and natural resources |
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| How different economic systems address key economic factors |
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Goal 8
Features of the economic system of the United States
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| Characteristics of command, market, traditional, and mixed economies |
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| How the free enterprise system encourages private ownership of property and promote individual initiative |
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| The circular flow of economic activities and how interactions determine the prices of goods and services |
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| How supply and demand affects prices |
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| How prices change when there is either a shortage or surplus |
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| How changes in the level of competition can affect price and output levels |
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| The roles and functions of various economic institutions and business organizations |
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| The investment decisions made by individuals, businesses, and the government |
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| The role of money in trading, borrowing, and investing |
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Goal 9
Factors influencing the US economy
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| Phases of the business cycle and the economic indicators used to measure economic activities and trends |
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| The impact of government regulation on specific economic activities |
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| The movement of human and capital resources on the US economy |
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| How current events impact decisions made by consumers, producers, and government policy makers |
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| The impact on the US economy of international trade and global products |
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| The ways that domestic and international economies are interdependent |
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| The short- and long-term effects of fiscal and monetary policy on the US economy |
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| The short- and long-term effects of fiscal and monetary policy on the US economy Part B |
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| The influence of environmental factors, economic conditions, and policy decisions on individual economic activities |
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Goal 10
Positions on issues regarding the personal responsibilities of citizens in the American constitutional democracy |
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| The distinction between personal and civic responsibilities and the tensions that may arise between them |
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| Positions on issues regarding diversity in American life |
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| The importance of supporting, nurturing, and education oneself in the US society |
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| Characteristics of effective citizenship |
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| Examples of recurring public problems and issues |
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| the consequences and/or benefits of the freedom of economic, legal, and political choices |
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