LO 1.A.1: Compare how various models of representative democracy are reflected through major institutions, policies, events, or debates in the U.S.
Participatory model: People petitioning or voting on a proposition.
Pluralist model : People having different interests in different bills and propositions.
Elite model: The richest, most powerful people from our nation run our government.
LO 1.B.1: Analyze and compare democratic ideals reflected in U.S. foundational documents.
natural rights, like freedom of speech. Voting for candidates running for governmental positions. And social contract which the people consent to a leader.
LO 1.B.2: Compare and interpret Federalist and Anti-Federalist views on central government and democracy.
Federalism: Believed in a strong central government, separation of powers with dividing the government system into multiple branches and did not believe they needed a bill of rights.
Anti-Federalism: Believed in strong states, they had a fear of having a powerful tyrant as their leader and they believed they needed a bill of rights.
LO 1.C.1: Explain the relationship between key provisions of the Articles of Confederation and the debate over granting greater power to the federal government formerly reserved to the states.
Congress could not enforce laws, too many states’ approval were required to pass a law, the government had no power to tax the people, each state had one vote regardless of size and there was no eligible common currency.
LO 1.C.2: Analyze causes and effects of constitutional compromises in addressing political, economic, and regional divisions.
The federalist and the anti-federalist both compromised on their key ideas of their faction such as the federalists got to have a strong central government and the anti-federalists got to establish a bill of rights which made both factions content.
LO 1.C.3: Explain how the issues raised in the ratification debate are reflected in ongoing philosophical disagreements about democracy and governmental power.
Such as the debate with legalizing marijuana, where most people, along with some states want it legalized, while it stays illegal due to federal laws.
LO 1.D.1: Evaluate the relationship between separation of powers and checks and balances.
They established three different branches in the government, which all three have different roles, but they have the power to interfere with another branch incase they have bad decisions or alternative motives.
LO 1.E.1: Assess how the distribution of powers among three federal branches affects policy making
Since all three branches have different roles, they have different motives. If the other branches disagree with their plans, they can veto the bill.
LO 1.F.1: Explain how and why the appropriate balance of power between national and state governments has been interpreted differently over time.
McCulloch V. Maryland: Where the state of Maryland wanted to impede on the second bank by taxing bank notes, which congress deemed unconstitutional.
USA V. Lopez: Congress passed the Gun-Free School Zone Act and lopez carried an unloaded, concealed weapon onto campus and got in trouble. He then deemed the act unconstitutional.
LO 1.F.2: Analyze questions over the allocation and scope of central power within a federal structure.
Marijuana is legal in states such as Colorado, but is still illegal, federally and therefore Federal agents and units can still indict people for possessing and using marijuana in states that is legal.
Participatory model: People petitioning or voting on a proposition.
Pluralist model : People having different interests in different bills and propositions.
Elite model: The richest, most powerful people from our nation run our government.
LO 1.B.1: Analyze and compare democratic ideals reflected in U.S. foundational documents.
natural rights, like freedom of speech. Voting for candidates running for governmental positions. And social contract which the people consent to a leader.
LO 1.B.2: Compare and interpret Federalist and Anti-Federalist views on central government and democracy.
Federalism: Believed in a strong central government, separation of powers with dividing the government system into multiple branches and did not believe they needed a bill of rights.
Anti-Federalism: Believed in strong states, they had a fear of having a powerful tyrant as their leader and they believed they needed a bill of rights.
LO 1.C.1: Explain the relationship between key provisions of the Articles of Confederation and the debate over granting greater power to the federal government formerly reserved to the states.
Congress could not enforce laws, too many states’ approval were required to pass a law, the government had no power to tax the people, each state had one vote regardless of size and there was no eligible common currency.
LO 1.C.2: Analyze causes and effects of constitutional compromises in addressing political, economic, and regional divisions.
The federalist and the anti-federalist both compromised on their key ideas of their faction such as the federalists got to have a strong central government and the anti-federalists got to establish a bill of rights which made both factions content.
LO 1.C.3: Explain how the issues raised in the ratification debate are reflected in ongoing philosophical disagreements about democracy and governmental power.
Such as the debate with legalizing marijuana, where most people, along with some states want it legalized, while it stays illegal due to federal laws.
LO 1.D.1: Evaluate the relationship between separation of powers and checks and balances.
They established three different branches in the government, which all three have different roles, but they have the power to interfere with another branch incase they have bad decisions or alternative motives.
LO 1.E.1: Assess how the distribution of powers among three federal branches affects policy making
Since all three branches have different roles, they have different motives. If the other branches disagree with their plans, they can veto the bill.
LO 1.F.1: Explain how and why the appropriate balance of power between national and state governments has been interpreted differently over time.
McCulloch V. Maryland: Where the state of Maryland wanted to impede on the second bank by taxing bank notes, which congress deemed unconstitutional.
USA V. Lopez: Congress passed the Gun-Free School Zone Act and lopez carried an unloaded, concealed weapon onto campus and got in trouble. He then deemed the act unconstitutional.
LO 1.F.2: Analyze questions over the allocation and scope of central power within a federal structure.
Marijuana is legal in states such as Colorado, but is still illegal, federally and therefore Federal agents and units can still indict people for possessing and using marijuana in states that is legal.