Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday:   

Each class period will be introduced to different units/areas that were addressed this year.  Each class will be responsible for a different lesson, which will last approximately 5 days. Depending on the timeline, the lessons will rotate from class to class.  The following questions will be presented to the classes: 

• Why is it important for Americans to understand their rights and responsibilities?
• Why did federal leaders take a role in regulating the economy and raising revenue?
• In what ways does  the Constitution reflect principles of constitutional democracy including limited government, republicanism, checks and balances, federalism, separation of powers, popular sovereignty, and individual rights?

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• Understand how the government’s powers are limited, how the rights of the people are protected in the United States. 
  • 7 Principles of the government/7 Principles of the Constitution

Free Enterprise (Laissez-Faire) While a free enterprise system characterized the new republic, it was necessary for the government to establish economic policies.

• Bill of Rights (Focusing on 4th,5th,6th,8th, and 15th Amendments)  
  • Jury trial: “12 Angry Men”