S1+Hodge,+Spencer

=Stage 1 - Identify Desired Results= Content Area: Social Studies Standard Label: B. Civics and Government Standard: B1 Knowledge, Concepts, Themes, and Patterns of Civics/Government Grade Level Span: 9 - Diploma Students understand the ideals, purposes, principles, structures, and processes of constitutional government in the United States and in the American political system, as well as examples of other forms of government and political systems in the world. Performance Indicators: a, b, c, d, e ||
 * **Establish Goals (MLR or CCSS):** **(G)** ||
 * Maine Learning Results

//What understandings are desired?//
• there are other forms of government in the world. • there are certain roles citizens have in their community, state, country, and world. ||
 * **//Students will understand that://** **(U)** ||
 * • there are different purposes of constitutional government at the state and federal level.

//What essential questions will be considered?//
• Why and how are governments different in structure that the United States government? • How are the functions of the U.S. government and political campaigns reliant on the political and civil activity of citizens? ||
 * **Essential Questions:** **(Q)** ||
 * • How is lawmaking different at the state and federal levels?

//What key knowledge and skills will students acquire as a result of this unit?//
• Key Facts - Two major political parties are Republicans and Democrats, three branches of government, U.S. is a democracy, Congress is made up of the Senate and House of Representatives. • Sequences and Time lines - In 1788 the constitution was ratified, Amendments in order by sequence, important Supreme Court cases by sequence. || • model how the state and federal governments work. • evaluate the certain roles of citizens in government. • apply current issues to democratic ideals and constitutional principles. • compare and contrast the different governments in the world. • assume the role of citizens involved in government. • be aware of how governments in the world effect the U.S. government. ||
 * **//Students will know://** **(K)** || **//Students will be able to://** **(S)** ||
 * • Vocabulary - The Constitution, Republican, Democrat, Supreme Court, Legislature, Congress, Senate, House of Representatives, Bill of Rights, Anarchy, Democracy, Amendments, Communism etc.


 * 2004 ASCD and Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe.**