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American Government - Unit 1: Foundations of U.S. Government
Lesson 1: Forms of Government
Distinguish between totalitarian, monarchical, oligarchical and
democratic forms of government.
Lesson 2: Representative Democracy
Identify ways citizens' views are expressed in representative democracy
and explailn the role of political parties.
Lesson 3: Separation of Powers
Identify how the checks and balances system is constructed and works.
Virtual Tour of the U.S. Government - Tour the White House and all branches of the U.S. government, plus find several links to resources for teaching about U.S. government, the judicial system, politics, polls...much more!
Lesson 4: The Election Process
Identify how the U.S. electoral process works at the national level.
Atlas of Presidential Elections - follow election facts and figures, as well as candidate and party profiles, from 1789 through to the present.