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| UNIT | TITLE | CHAPTER | ||
| UNIT ONE | ||||
| The Preamble: American Political Culture | ||||
| Political Culture | 4 | |||
| Political Theory | 1 | |||
| simulation: | *Castaway* | |||
| Test Date | 1/22 | |||
| UNIT TWO | ||||
| Articles IV, V, VI, and VII: Fundamentals of American Government | ||||
| The Federalist Papers and the Constitution | 2 | |||
| The Federal System | 3 | |||
| simulation | *Whose Problem is It?* | |||
| Test Date | 2/8 | |||
| UNIT THREE | ||||
| Article I: Congress | ||||
| Poltical Parties | 7 | |||
| Campaigns and Elections | 9 | |||
| Congress: Purpose, Powers, and Organization | 11 | |||
| simulation | *Redistricting* | |||
| Test Date | 3/5 | |||
| UNIT FOUR | ||||
| Article II: The Executive | ||||
| Campaigns and Elections | 9 | |||
| The Presidency | 12 | |||
| Public Policy and the Bureaucracy | 13 | |||
| simulation | *Electoral College Competition* | |||
| Test Date | 3/22 | |||
| UNIT FIVE | ||||
| Article III: The Judiciary | ||||
| The Judicial Branch | 13 | |||
| simulation | *iCivics: Arguing the Case* | |||
| Test Date | 4/9 | |||
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| The Amendments: The Bill of Rights | ||||
| Amendments 1 - 9: Civil Liberties | 15 | |||
| Amendments 13, 14, and 15: Civil Rights | 16 | |||
| simulation | *Incorporation Presentation* | |||
| Test Date | 4/23 | |||
| THE FINAL EXAM | ||||
