UNIT 1: FOUNDATIONS OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY - MS. ERINAKES

Unit One: Foundations of
American Democracy

Essential Question #1 : How have theory, debate, and compromise influenced the United States' system of government that balances governmental power and individual rights?
Essential Question #2 : How has federalism shaped the administration of public policy, and how do state, local, and national governments work within the federal framework today?

LESSON # 1:
IDEALS of & TYPES
OF DEMOCRACY

Lesson 1 Slide Lecture
Lesson 1 Workbook Pages
Lesson 1 Videos:

Is America Really a Democracy (3:21)
Khan Academy: Theories of Democracy (9:14)
What you might not know about the Declaration of Independence (3:38)

Lesson 1 Supplemental Readings:

Lesson # 2:
CHALLENGES OF THE
ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

Lesson 2 Slide Lecture
Lesson 2 Workbook Pages
Lesson 2 Videos:

Hip Hughes Articles of Confederation (14:28)
Hip Hughes: Shay's Rebellion (6:53)
The Articles and Constitutional Compromises (8:56)
The Constitutional Convention (18:11)
Impact of Compromises on us today (8:25)

LESSON # 3:
FEDERALISTS
V.
ANTI-FEDERALISTS

Lesson 3 Slide Lecture
Lesson 3 Workbook Pages
Lesson 3 Videos:

LESSON # 4:
AMENDING THE
CONSTITUTION

Lesson 4 Slide Lecture
Lesson 4 Workbook Pages
Lesson 4 Videos:

Amendment Procedures Explained (6:40)

LESSON # 5:
PRINCIPLES OF
AMERICAN
GOVERNMENT

Lesson 5 Slide Lecture
Lesson 5 Workbook Pages
Lesson 5 Videos:

How Power is Divided in the US Government (3:49)
Separation of Powers / Checks & Balances (8:30)
Federalist #51 (7:10)
Midnight Appointments: Marbury v. Madison (9:00)

Lesson 5 Supplemental Readings:

The Structure of Government

LESSON # 6:
FEDERAL V. STATE POWERS &
INTERPRETATIONS OF FEDERALISM

Lesson 6 Slide Lecture
Lesson 6 Workbook Pages
Lesson 6 Videos:

The Supremacy Clause (4:01)
McCulloch v. Maryland (6:40)
U.S. v. Lopez (4:48)
Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) (5:29)
Federalism and Powers of Government (12:32)
Heart of Atlanta Motel v. U.S. (1964) (4:53)
Khan Academy: U.S. v. Lopez (4:58)
Gonzalez v. Raich (2005) (5:06)

Lesson 6 Supplemental Readings:

Commerce Clause

LESSON # 7
Federalism

Lesson 7 Slide Lecture
Lesson 7 Workbook Pages
Lesson 7 Videos:

Federalism (9:14)
Does the Federal Gov. Have Too Much Power? (4:45)
Federalism for Dummies (27:17)
Fiscal Federalism (3:04)

whole unit
materials

Unit 1 Study Guide
Unit 1 Complete Slide Lecture
Unit 1 Complete Workbook

Khan Academy: Unit One
Vocabulary Quizlets:
# 1
#2
#3