Standard(s):
[SS2010] CIV (7) 2 : 2 ) Explain essential characteristics of the political system of the United States, including the organization and function of political parties and the process of selecting political leaders.
• Describing the influence of John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Thomas Paine, Niccolò Machiavelli, Charles de Montesquieu, and François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire) on the political system of the United States
[SS2010] CIV (7) 3 : 3 ) Compare the government of the United States with other governmental systems, including monarchy, limited monarchy, oligarchy, dictatorship, theocracy, and pure democracy.
[SS2010] CIV (7) 6 : 6 ) Explain the importance of juvenile, adult, civil, and criminal laws within the judicial system of the United States.
• Explaining rights of citizens as guaranteed by the Bill of Rights under the Constitution of the United States
• Explaining what is meant by the term rule of law
• Justifying consequences of committing a civil or criminal offense
• Contrasting juvenile and adult laws at local, state, and federal levels (Alabama)
[SS2010] WH9 (9) 5 : 5 ) Describe the rise of absolutism and constitutionalism and their impact on European nations.
• Contrasting philosophies of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke and the belief in the divine right of kings
• Comparing absolutism as it developed in France, Russia, and Prussia, including the reigns of Louis XIV, Peter the Great, and Frederick the Great
• Identifying major provisions of the Petition of Rights and the English Bill of Rights
[SS2010] WH9 (9) 6 : 6 ) Identify significant ideas and achievements of scientists and philosophers of the Scientific Revolution and the Age of Enlightenment.
Examples: Scientific Revolution—astronomical theories of Nicolaus Copernicus and Galileo Galilei, Sir Isaac Newton's law of gravity
Age of Enlightenment—philosophies of Charles de Montesquieu, François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire), and Jean-Jacques Rousseau
[SS2010] US10 (10) 4 : 4 ) Describe the political system of the United States based on the Constitution of the United States. [A.1.a., A.1.b., A.1.d., A.1.g., A.1.i.]
• Interpreting the Preamble to the Constitution of the United States; separation of powers; federal system; elastic clause; the Bill of Rights; and the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, and Nineteenth Amendments as key elements of the Constitution of the United States
• Describing inadequacies of the Articles of Confederation
• Distinguishing personalities, issues, ideologies, and compromises related to the Constitutional Convention and the ratification of the Constitution of the United States, including the role of the Federalist papers
• Identifying factors leading to the development and establishment of political parties, including Alexander Hamilton's economic policies, conflicting views of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton, George Washington's Farewell Address, and the election of 1800
