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Text Location
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Alabama Course of
Study
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PS
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Alabama High School Graduation Exam
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NCLB
Reading/Writing
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Resources
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1/1
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1 .Identify origins and functions of government.
Examples: origins—evolution of law from divine law,
natural law, common law,
ancient Greek and Roman law, and British Common Law;
functions—establishing order, protecting property
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X
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X
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II-1
Recognize and comprehend the impact of the influences of intellectual and
religious thought on the political systems
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Reading
and Writing Guidebooks.
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www.orionsarm.com/civ/government.html
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1. Identify origins and functions of government.
Examples: origins—evolution of law from divine law, natural
law, common law, ancient
Greek and Roman law, and British Common Law;
functions—establishing order, protecting property
A. Comparing essential characteristics of limited and
unlimited governments throughout the world, including constitutional, authoritarian,
and totalitarian governments
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X
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X
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II-1 Recognize and
comprehend the impact of the influences of intellectual and religious thought
on the political systems
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Reading
and Writing Guidebooks.
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1. Identify origins
and functions of government.
Examples: origins—evolution of law from divine law,
natural law, common law,
ancient Greek and Roman law, and British Common Law;
functions—establishing order, protecting property
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X
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X
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II-1 Recognize and
comprehend the impact of the influences of intellectual and religious thought
on the political systems
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Reading
and Writing Guidebooks.
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2/1
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2. Analyze purposes, organization, functions, and principles
of the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights.
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X
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X
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II-2 Identify and
comprehend the provisions of essential documents of the government
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Reading
and Writing Guidebooks.
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www.archives.gov/national_archives_experience/charters/declaration.html
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2/2
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2. Analyze purposes, organization, functions, and
principles of the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights.
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X
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X
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II-2 Identify and comprehend
the provisions of essential documents of the government
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Reading
and Writing Guidebooks.
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2/3
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2. Analyze purposes, organization, functions, and
principles of the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights.
A. Comparing government structure under the Articles of
Confederation with government structure under the Constitution of the United
States
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X
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X
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II-2 Identify and
comprehend the provisions of essential documents of the government
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Reading
and Writing Guidebooks.
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2. Analyze purposes, organization, functions, and
principles of the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights
B. Comparing arguments for establishing a government with
three separate branches, including views presented
in the Federalist Papers regarding the branches of government
C. Explaining the necessity for and inclusion of a system
of checks and balances
Example: Federalist argument in favor of checks and
balances
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X
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X
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II-2 Identify and
comprehend the provisions of essential documents of the government
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Reading
and Writing Guidebooks.
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2. Analyze purposes, organization, functions, and principles
of the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights
D. Explaining the necessity for including a Bill of Rights
in the Constitution of the United States
Examples: differences in the
Federalist/Anti-Federalist arguments, George Mason’s views on the Bill of
Rights
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X
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X
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II-2 Identify and
comprehend the provisions of essential documents of the government
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Reading
and Writing Guidebooks.
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2. Analyze purposes, organization, functions, and principles
of the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights.
3. Explain how the federal system of the United States
divides powers between national and state governments, including areas of
taxation, revenue distribution, federal grants, distribution of entitlements,
regulation of interstate commerce, and enforcement of contracts.
Examples: categorical and block grants, funded and
unfunded mandates, revenue sharing
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X
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X
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II-2 Identify and comprehend
the provisions of essential documents of the government
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Reading
and Writing Guidebooks.
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www.usconstitution.net/
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3/2
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2. Analyze purposes, organization, functions, and
principles of the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights.
3. Explain how the federal system of the United States
divides powers between national and state governments, including areas of
taxation, revenue distribution, federal grants, distribution of entitlements,
regulation of interstate commerce, and enforcement of contracts.
Examples: categorical and block grants, funded and
unfunded mandates, revenue sharing
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II-2 Identify and
comprehend the provisions of essential documents of the government
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Reading
and Writing Guidebooks.
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2. Analyze purposes, organization, functions, and
principles of the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights.
E. Outlining the process of amending the Constitution of
the United States
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II-2 Identify and
comprehend the provisions of essential documents of the government
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Reading
and Writing Guidebooks.
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3. Explain how the federal system of the United States divides
powers between national and state governments, including areas of taxation,
revenue distribution, federal grants, distribution of entitlements,
regulation of interstate commerce, and enforcement of contracts.
Examples: categorical and block grants, funded and
unfunded mandates, revenue sharing
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X
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II-2 Identify and
comprehend the provisions of essential documents of the government
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Reading
and Writing Guidebooks.
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www.closeup.org/federal.htm
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3. Explain how the
federal system of the United States divides powers between national and state
governments, including areas of taxation, revenue distribution, federal
grants, distribution of entitlements, regulation of interstate commerce, and
enforcement of contracts.
Examples: categorical and block grants, funded and
unfunded mandates, revenue sharing
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X
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X
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X
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II-2 Identify and
comprehend the provisions of essential documents of the government
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Reading
and Writing Guidebooks.
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3. Explain how the
federal system of the United States divides powers between national and state
governments, including areas of taxation, revenue distribution, federal
grants, distribution of entitlements, regulation of interstate commerce, and
enforcement of contracts.
Examples: categorical and block grants, funded and
unfunded mandates, revenue sharing
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X
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X
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X
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II-2 Identify and
comprehend the provisions of essential documents of the government
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Reading
and Writing Guidebooks.
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5/1
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8. Identify roles political parties play in the
functioning of the political system of the United States.
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N/A
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Reading
and Writing Guidebooks.
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www.rnc.org
www.democrats.org
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8. Identify roles political parties play in the
functioning of the political system of the United States.
B. Explaining major characteristics of contemporary
political parties in the United States, including the role of conventions,
party leadership, formal and informal memberships, and regional strongholds
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N/A
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Reading
and Writing Guidebooks.
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5/3
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8. Identify roles political parties play in the
functioning of the political system of the United States.
B. Explaining major characteristics of contemporary
political parties in the United States, including the role of conventions,
party leadership, formal and informal memberships, and regional strongholds
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X
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N/A
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Reading
and Writing Guidebooks.
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8. Identify roles political parties play in the
functioning of the political system of the United States.
A. Describing the role of third-party candidates in
political elections in the United States
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N/A
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Reading
and Writing Guidebooks.
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8. Identify roles political parties play in the
functioning of the political system of the United States.
C. Describing the changing influence of political parties
on individuals and elected officials
Examples: development of party machines, rise of
independent voters, disillusionment with party system
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N/A
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Reading
and Writing Guidebooks.
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5. Trace the expansion of suffrage and its effect on the political
system of the United States
Example: suffrage for nonproperty owners, women, African
Americans, and persons 18 years of age
A. Describing implications of participation of large
numbers of minorities and women in parties and campaigns
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N/A
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Reading
and Writing Guidebooks.
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www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/voting.html
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6/2
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5. Trace the expansion of suffrage and its effect on the
political system of the United States
Example: suffrage for nonproperty owners, women, African
Americans, and persons 18 years of age
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X
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N/A
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Reading
and Writing Guidebooks.
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6/3
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5. Trace the expansion of suffrage and its effect on the political
system of the United States
Example: suffrage for nonproperty owners, women, African
Americans, and persons 18 years of age
B. Describing the impact of the Selma-to-Montgomery march
on the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965  
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N/A
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Reading
and Writing Guidebooks.
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6/4
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5. Trace the expansion of suffrage and its effect on the
political system of the United States
Example: suffrage for nonproperty owners, women, African Americans,
and persons 18 years of age
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X
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N/A
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Reading
and Writing Guidebooks.
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7/1
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N/A
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N/A
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Reading
and Writing Guidebooks.
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www.fec.gov/
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7/2
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N/A
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