Unit 1 Study Guide



Unit 1 Study Guide Civics and Economics

Foundations of Government

North Carolina Standard Course of Study

CE.C&G.1 Analyze the foundations and development of American government in terms of principles and values.

CE.C&G.1.1 Explain how the tensions over power and authority led America’s founding fathers to develop a constitutional democracy

CE.C&G.1.2 Explain how the Enlightenment and other contributing theories impacted the writing of the Declaration of Independence, the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights to help promote liberty, justice and equality

CE.C&G.1.3 Evaluate how debates on power and authority between Federalists and Anti-Federalists have helped shape government in the United States over time

CE.C&G.1.4 Analyze the principles and ideals underlying American democracy in terms of how they promote freedom

CE.C&G.1.5 Evaluate the fundamental principles of American politics in terms of the extent to which they have been used effectively to maintain constitutional democracy in the United States

Textbook Chapters

Chapter 1 Section 3 and Chapters 2 and 3, Pages 20-117

Key Terms

Parliament Revolutionary War Bill of Rights Legislature

Dictatorship Constitution Implied Powers Absolute Monarchy

Article I Rule of Law Ratified Government

Social Contract New Jersey Plan Democracy Antifederalists

3/5th Compromise Boston Tea Party July 4, 1776 Virginia Plan

Bicameral Separation of Powers Boycott Concurrent Powers

Executive Branch Representative Democracy Magna Carta John Locke

Article III Enumerated Powers Articles Natural Rights

Boston Massacre Legislative Branch Federalists Checks and Balances

Mercantilism Baron de Montesquieu Judicial Branch Constitutional Convention

Popular Sovereignty Reserved Powers Article II Totalitarianism

Direct Democracy Great Compromise Amendments Authoritarian

Declaration of Independence Preamble Expressed Powers Articles of Confederation

No Taxation Without Representation Limited/Constitutional Monarchy

Activities Important Info

Citizenship Test Unit 1 Quiz 1 (Government and Origins of

Need for Government/Leaders Worksheet American Government Notes)

Government Notes Sheet and Homework

Types of Government Chart Unit 1 Quiz 2 (Why Did We Want Freedom,

Democracy vs. Authoritarian Worksheet Creating The Constitution and The Constitution

Origins of American Government Notes Sheet and Homework Notes)

Origins of American Government Coloring Activity

Government and Origins of Government Word Search Unit 1 Test

Why Did We Want Freedom Notes Sheet and Homework

Understanding the Declaration of Independence Translation Democracy Brochure Project

Creating the Constitution Notes Sheet and Homework

Creating the Constitution Worksheet Possibly Declaration of Independence and

The Constitution Notes Sheet and Homework Common Sense Seminar Project

Constitutional Powers Venn Diagram

The Preamble Worksheet

Checks and Balances Diagram

Unit 1 Review Activity

Unit 1 Study Guide Review Questions

Unit 1 Key Terms

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