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== AP US Gov Units / Learning Objectives re. Court Cases == | |||
In the above table, Landmark cases include categories for AP US Gov units and "Learning Objectives". These include: | |||
* '''Unit 1 Court Cases Learning Objectives (CON)''' | * '''Unit 1 Court Cases Learning Objectives (CON)''' | ||
** CON- | ** CON = "Constitutionalism" | ||
** CON-2: Federalism reflects the dynamic distribution of power between national and state governments | |||
*** 2.A. Describe the facts, reasoning, decision, and majority opinion of required Supreme Court cases | *** 2.A. Describe the facts, reasoning, decision, and majority opinion of required Supreme Court cases | ||
** | *** 2.B. Explain how the appropriate balance of power between national and state governments has been interpreted differently over time. | ||
** CON-3: The republican ideal in the U.S. is manifested in the structure and operation of the legislative branch. | ** CON-3: The republican ideal in the U.S. is manifested in the structure and operation of the legislative branch. | ||
** CON-4: | *** CON-3 C. Explain how congressional behavior is influenced by election processes, partisanship, and divided government. | ||
** CON-4: | |||
** CON-5: The design of the judicial branch protects the Supreme Court’s independence as a branch of government, and the emergence and use of judicial review remains a powerful judicial practice. | ** CON-5: The design of the judicial branch protects the Supreme Court’s independence as a branch of government, and the emergence and use of judicial review remains a powerful judicial practice. | ||
*** CON-5 A. Explain the principle of judicial review and how it checks the power of other institutions and state governments. | |||
* '''Unit 3 Civil Liberties and Civil Rights (LOR)''' | * '''Unit 3 Civil Liberties and Civil Rights (LOR)''' | ||
** LOR- | ** LOR = "Liberty and Order" | ||
** LOR | ** LOR-2: Provisions of the U.S. Constitution’s Bill of Rights are continually being interpreted to balance the power of government and the civil liberties of individuals. | ||
*** LOR 2.C. Explain the extent to which the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the First and Second Amendments reflects a commitment to individual libertY | |||
** LOR-3: Protections of the Bill of Rights have been selectively incorporated by way of the Fourteenth Amendment’s due process clause to prevent state infringement of basic liberties. | ** LOR-3: Protections of the Bill of Rights have been selectively incorporated by way of the Fourteenth Amendment’s due process clause to prevent state infringement of basic liberties. | ||
* | ** PRD = "(civic) Participation in a Representative Democracy" | ||
** PRD-1: The Fourteenth Amendment’s equal protection clause as well as other constitutional provisions have often been used to support the advancement of equality. | ** PRD-1: The Fourteenth Amendment’s equal protection clause as well as other constitutional provisions have often been used to support the advancement of equality. | ||
** PRD-2: The impact of federal policies on campaigning and electoral rules continues to be contested by both sides of the political spectrum. | ** PRD-2: The impact of federal policies on campaigning and electoral rules continues to be contested by both sides of the political spectrum. | ||
** PRD-3: | ** PRD-3: | ||
== Other Court Cases commonly assigned by AP US Government teachers == | == Other Court Cases commonly assigned by AP US Government teachers == | ||