Thursday, February 15, 2018
Grade 12: Participation in Government and Civics
This course aims to provide students with opportunities to become engaged in the political process by acquiring the knowledge and practicing the skills necessary for active citizenship. Content specifications are not included, so that the course can adapt to present local, national, and global circumstances, allowing teachers to select flexibly from current events to illuminate key ideas and conceptual understandings. Participation in government and in our communities is fundamental to the success of American democracy.
12.G1 FOUNDATIONS of AMERICAN DEMOCRACY: The principles of American democracy are reflected in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights and in the organization and actions of federal, state, and local government entities. The interpretation and application of American democratic principles continue to evolve and be debated.
This course aims to provide students with opportunities to become engaged in the political process by acquiring the knowledge and practicing the skills necessary for active citizenship. Content specifications are not included, so that the course can adapt to present local, national, and global circumstances, allowing teachers to select flexibly from current events to illuminate key ideas and conceptual understandings. Participation in government and in our communities is fundamental to the success of American democracy.
12.G1 FOUNDATIONS of AMERICAN DEMOCRACY: The principles of American democracy are reflected in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights and in the organization and actions of federal, state, and local government entities. The interpretation and application of American democratic principles continue to evolve and be debated.
12.G1a Enlightenment ideas such as natural rights, the social contract, popular sovereignty, and representative government greatly influenced the framers of the Constitution and Bill of Rights.
Plan of the Week - Click for more information
Plan of the Day:
Review:
Objective
Subjective
Partisan
False Alternative
Incumbent
Plan of the Week - Click for more information
Plan of the Day:
Review:
Objective
Subjective
Partisan
False Alternative
Incumbent
Now, our very nature insists upon the rise of factions. All humans are unequal in "their possessions, their opinions and their passions"; they accumulate wealth of different types and amounts. And given the opportunity, citizens do not act according to moral or religious motivation, but to advance their own selfish interests. Human nature is faultly and unperfectable, and this must be realized and accepted. Restoring Eden is impossible.30 Year old article on Factionalism
Older Visualization of US Federalism
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