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Honors Government & Economics
Unit 4 Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights
1st Amendment - Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, & the right to petition the government
2nd Amendment / gun control - you have a right to own fire arms
3rd Amendment - no soldiers or government officials in private homes
4th Amendment - What you do in your home is your business unless there is a reasonable suspicion or probable cause.
5th Amendment - an individual cannot be compelled by the government to provide incriminating information about herself
6th Amendment - you have a right to a speedy and public trial
7th Amendment - the states handle their own civil cases in their own courts
8th Amendment / death penalty - Preventing the federal government from posting excess bail, excessive fines, or cruel and unusual punishment
9th / 10th Amendments - addresses rights, retained by the people, that are not specifically enumerated in the Constitution & the federal government has only those powers specifically granted by the Constitution
Unit 2 Political Parties & Elections
History of Political Parties - First American political parties, Democrats / Whigs, & Intro Republicans
Third Parties - Different parties and issues
Voter Qualifications - Requirements to vote, history of suffrage, reasons to and not to vote
Public Opinions / mass media - Why politicians use it & what are opinion leaders
Political Ideology - Liberals, Conservatives, & Moderates
US Elections - History, Nomination process, types of nominations
US Elections - Basic rules for elections, Running for Congress / President, & Gerrymandering
US Elections - Who oversees elections, Money and elections, Super PACs, & The Electoral College
Unit III Government
The Greeks / Romans
Intro to Government- Public policy and creation theories
US Prior to the Revolution- Colonies, French and indian war, Issues of the revolution, The declaration of Independence
The US Inferior Courts (Federal level)- DIstrict courts, US court of appeals, criminal v. civil law
Executive Branch in PA- PA governor and requirements to be a member
The Judicial Branch (The Supreme Court)- Judicial review, A big case was Marbury v. Madison
PA Court System- States supreme court which takes care of appeals from criminal and matters involving children and families.
The European Enlightenment- Major philosophies and ideas
Unit I Econ basics
Economics Systems- Capitalists, socialists, marxist, free market, command economies
The US Economic System-Free enterprise, Government's role
Monetary Policy- Federal reserve, interest rates
Labor Unions (Collective Bargaining)-Negotiation process, modern day controversies
Intro to Econ- Scarcity, markets, factors of production
Basic Personal Finance- Schumer box, credit cards, loans/credit
