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'''BIG IDEAS'''
'''BIG IDEAS'''
<big>'''What does it MEAN? '''</big>
<big>'''What does it MEAN? '''</big>
* every issue, dispute, event, represents someone’s perspective, ideal or outlook
* every issue, dispute, event, represents someone’s perspective, interest, ideal or outlook
* identify distributions of power and their impact on events
* think
 
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<big>'''connections'''</big>
<big>'''connections'''</big>
* how are events related?
* how are events related?
* what common themes occur across American history  
* what common themes occur across American history?
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<big>'''causality'''</big>
<big>'''causality'''</big>
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* think contingency: conditions & choices
** each contingency leads to a new set of conditions & choices
** how does one or a series of decisions lead to others, either by limiting or expanding on those choices?
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<big>'''Constitutionalism'''</big>
<big>'''Constitutionalism'''</big>