Unit 8: Influence of Individuals  and Groups
Home Syllabus Resources Unit 1: Unit 2: Unit 3: Unit 4: Unit 5: Unit 6: Unit 7: Unit 8:		Section 1   Indicator and Supporting Content Students will explain roles and analyze strategies used by individuals and groups in order to evaluate how changes are initiated in governmental policies and institutions. analyze the benefits and responsibilities of effective citizenship identify and analyze the legal means of dissent, protest, and conflict resolution evaluate the impact of interest groups, lobbying, and PACs upon the political process evaluate the roles and functions of political parties in the American system of government describe the impact of changes in voting rights identify and analyze the philosophical viewpoints indicated on the political spectrum Key Vocabulary arbitration                                 moderate                             protest conflict resolution                      naturalization                       radical conservative                              negotiation                           reactionary continuum                                 PACs                                     voting rights interest groups                          dissent                                  party platform liberal                                       political spectrum lobbyist                                    propaganda Section 2 Indicator and Supporting Content Students will analyze regional, environmental, and political characteristics in order to determine the influence of demographics on the development of governmental policies. analyze the roles and relationships of regions on the development of government policy determine the influence of demographic factors on voting patterns determine the influence of demographic factors on government funding issues evaluate the impact that international, national, and regional interests have on shaping environmental policy Key Vocabulary aquifer                              correlation                           demographic factor Section 3 Indicator and Supporting Content Students will investigate the media in order to evaluate its impacts on citizens, politics, and public policy. identify and analyze sources of information available to citizens to determine their reliability assess the impact of the media on politics and public opinion in American politics analyze censorship of the media and technology as a public policy issue Key Vocabulary bandwagon                               mass media                     reliability of information card stacking                           plain folks                     testimonials glittering generalities               politics                          transfer labeling                                    public opinion Helpful Links   The PBS Kids Democracy Project: Inside the Voting Booth Center for Voting and Democracy Democratic National Committee Republican National Committee Maryland Democrats Maryland Republican Party Libertarian Party of Maryland Atlantic Monthly Archives: Foreign Policy PolicySite A Few Examples of PACs NOW Green Power Move-on.org Forces (Anti-smoking group)   A Few Examples of Interest Groups Green Peace PETA NRA MADD Wildlife Interest Group
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