Unit 1 Constructed Response

Unit 1 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.1.1 • Why was the Articles of Confederation rejected as the Constitution of the United States? Provide two specific examples in your response.

Unit 1 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.1.2 • How did the ideas of the Enlightenment philosophers impact the ideals of the United States? Identify one specific philosopher and explain specifically how his theory influenced the United States?

Unit 1 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.1.3 • Describe the debate between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists. Explain at least two specific issues that they disagreed about.

Unit 1 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.1.4 & CE.C&G.1.5 • Identity two principles of American democracy and explain how each one promotes freedom.

Unit 1 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.2.5 • How are decisions made in each of these types of governments?: • Direct Democracy • Dictatorship • Republic • Theocracy

Unit 2 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.2.3 • Explain the significance of the ruling in Brown v Board of Education (1954). Then, identify which case it overturned.

Unit 2 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.3.1 • Explain rule of law. Then, describe how one of these examples protects citizens: • 14th Amendment • Americans with Disabilities Act • Equal opportunity legislation

Unit 3 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.2.1 • How does the government maintain order and security? Identify at least one specific example from the national government, state government, and local government.

Unit 3 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.2.2

Unit 3 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.2.4 • Compare the Constitutions of North Carolina and the United States. Explain two similarities and two differences.

Unit 3 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.2.6 • Evaluate the authority government has over individuals’ rights and privileges for the following: • Writ of habeas corpus • Pardons • Marriage

Unit 3 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.5.3 • Who makes decisions about armed conflicts with other countries? Provide a specific power of Congress and a specific power of the President in your answer.

Unit 4 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.2.7 • Analyze one of these contemporary issues. Explain how government responses to this issue protects the public interest and promotes general welfare. • Immigration • National Security • Health Care

Unit 4 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.2.8 • Analyze America’s two-party system by comparing Democrats and Republicans views on social and economic issues. Identify one specific social issue and one specific economic issue in your response.

Unit 4 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.4.1 • What is the difference between civic duties and civic responsibilities? Give an example of each.

Unit 4 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.4.2 • Identify and explain two values that contribute to the United States’ national identity.

Unit 4 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.4.3 • Describe two ways to participate in civic life.

Unit 4 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.4.4 • Describe the tension between liberty and security. Provide two specific examples of laws, court cases, or duties in your answer.

Unit 4 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.5.1 • Identify and explain two amendments that have expanded the qualifications for voting.

Unit 4 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.5.5 • Free health care is a right of citizens and should be provided by the government. • Take a position on the above statement. Give two specific reasons for why you took that position.

Unit 4 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.5.5 • Outline the opposing arguments for one of these major issues: • Health care • Charter schools • Immigration • Regulation of business and industry • Foreign aid • Military intervention abroad

Unit 5 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.3.2 • Identify and explain one way in which the lawmaking process at the state level differs from the lawmaking process at the federal level.

Unit 5 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.3.2 • Explain at least one special power in the lawmaking process for the House of Representatives and one for the Senate.

Unit 5 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.3.6 • How have laws been influenced by each of these groups?: • Political parties • Constituents/Public Opinion • Interest Groups/Lobbyists • Mass Media

Unit 6 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.3.3, CE.C&G.5.3 • Who enforces the law at each level of government? Provide one specific law enforcement agency for every level.

Unit 6 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.3.4 • Identify three types of law and give a specific example for each type.

Unit 6 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.3.5 • Explain two potential punishments of being convicted of a felony and two potential punishments of being convicted of a misdemeanor.

Unit 6 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.3.7 & CE.C&G.3.8 • Identify and explain how two specific Supreme Court cases protected rights of accused citizens.

Unit 6 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.5.2 • Identify the three levels of the federal court system and explain the jurisdiction of each level.

Unit 7 Constructed Response • CE.PFL.1.1 • What is one of your financial goals? Provide two ways you can save money for that goal.

Unit 7 Constructed Response • CE.PFL.1.2 • Identify a fixed and variable expense in your budget. How did each of those expenses impact your budget?

Unit 7 Constructed Response • CE.PFL.1.3 • Identify two different types of banking accounts. Explain a benefit of each type.

Unit 7 Constructed Response • CE.PFL.1.4 • Explain one way you can positively impact your credit score and one way you can negatively impact your credit score.

Unit 7 Constructed Response • CE.PFL.1.5 & CE.PFL.1.6 • Explain three ways to invest your money and rank the investment strategies from least risky to most risky.

Unit 7 Constructed Response • CE.PFL.2.1 & CE.PFL.2.5 • Identify and explain two consumer protection agencies.

Unit 7 Constructed Response • CE.PFL.2.2 & CE.PFL.2.3 • Explain two negative consequences of identity theft and one way to protect your personal information.

Unit 7 Constructed Response • CE.PFL.2.4 • Identify one benefit and one consequence of insurance. Then, explain two types of insurance.

Unit 8 Constructed Response • CE.E.1.1 • How do these types of economies address the major economic questions?: • Traditional • Command • Market • Mixed

Unit 8 Constructed Response • CE.E.1.2 & CE.E.1.4 • Identify and explain two characteristics of a free enterprise system.

Unit 8 Constructed Response • CE.E.1.3 • Explain the law of demand and the law of supply. Provide two examples of things that can affect demand and two examples of things that can affect supply. • How will a shortage affect the price of an object? How will a surplus affect the price of an object?

Unit 9 Constructed Response • CE.E.1.5 • Explain monopoly, oligopoly, monopolistic competition, and pure competition. Give an example of each one.

Unit 9 Constructed Response • CE.E.3.1 • Draw and explain the phases of the business cycle. Choose one phase and explain three characteristics of that phase.

Unit 9 Constructed Response • CE.E.3.2 • Explain two fiscal policy options the government could use during a recession.

Unit 9 Constructed Response • CE.E.3.2 • When during the business cycle would the Federal Reserve implement a tight monetary policy? Explain how a tight monetary policy influences: • Interest rates • The supply of money • Reserve requirement

Unit 9 Constructed Response • CE.E.3.3 • Analyze these organizations’ roles and functions in the United States economy: • Federal Reserve • Labor unions • Wall Street

Unit 10 Constructed Response • CE.E.1.6 & CE.E.2.4 • What are two of the largest industries in North Carolina? Provide one way North Carolina impacts the global economy.

Unit 10 Constructed Response • CE.E.2.1 & CE.E.2.2 • Explain comparative advantage. Identify a country and give a specific example of its comparative advantage.

Unit 10 Constructed Response • CE.E.2.3 • What is one positive aspect and one negative aspect of free trade? Provide an example of a free trade organization.

Unit 1 Constructed Response