Civics Resources for 7th Grade
1st quarter Focus:
- Origins of Government
- vocabulary: checks and balances, consent of the governed, enlightenment, individual liberty, influence, natural law, natural rights, separation of powers, social contract,compact, common sense, english bill of rights, due process, limited government, limited monarchy, magna carta, mayflower compact, preamble, rights, rule of law, self-government, thomas Paine
- The Birth of a Nation
- vocabulary: duty, export, goods, import, individual rights, legislature, levy, oppression, parliament, representation, tax, taxation without representation, abolish, assent, consent of the governed, deprive, despotism, dissolve, endowed, grievance, impel, impose, institute, natural rights, oppression, quartering, rectitude, self-evident, tyranny, tyrant, unalienable (inalienable) rights, usurpations,articles of confederation, confederation, constitutional convention, debt, shay's rebellion, anti-federalist papers, anti-federalists, bill of rights, federalist papers, federalists, ratification
- The Constitution
- vocabulary: defense, domestic, insure, justice, ordain, posterity, preamble, tranquility, union, welfare, appellate, process, ex post facto, ex post facto law, habeas corpus, independent judiciary, public interest, precedent, privacy, safeguard, summary judgement, writ, amendment, caucus, ratify, rescind, bill of rights, cruel and unusual punishment, double jeopardy, due process, eminent domain, equal protection under the law, first amendment, pleading the fifth, right to bear arms, right to legal counsel, search and seizure, suffrage, trial by jury, unenumerated rights (ninth amendment), civil disobedience, economic freedom, eminent domain, forced interment, freedom of assembly, property rights, 13th amendment, 14th amendment, 15th amendment, 19th amendment, 24th amendment, 26th amendment, amendment, civil rights, civil rights act of 1964, civil rights act of 1968, discrimination, equal rights amendment, literacy test, poll tax, prohibit, segregation, states' rights, suffrage, voting rights act of 1965
- Citizens and Government
- vocabulary:absolute monarchy, anarchy, autocracy, communism, democracy, dictatorship, direct democracy, form of government, monarchy, oligarchy, representative democracy, republic, socialism, confederal, federal, governor, parliamentary, president, prime minister, unitary, 14th amendment, alien, citizen, immigrant, law of blood, law of soil, legal permanent resident, naturalization, resident, citizen, common good, obligation, responsibility, selective service, deliberate, editorial, interest group, issue, nonprofit organization, perspective, political party, voting age population
- Politics
- vocabulary: bias, candidate, communist party, democratic party, government, libertarian party, party platform, political party, political system, republican party, socialist party, society, third party, two-party system, impact, influence, interest group/special interest group, lobbying, lobbyist, media, monitor, petitioning the government, political action committee (PAC), public agenda, public policy, public sphere, watchdog, bandwagon, bias, card stacking, glittering generalities, media, name calling, plain folks, political communication, propaganda, symbolism, testimonial, transfer
- Elections
- vocabulary: candidate, elector, evaluate, issue based platform, natural born citizen, political office, political official, qualification, requirement, vote
- Federalism
- vocabulary: jurisdiction, armed forces, article, coining money, concurrent powers, declaration of war, delegated powers, elastic clause, enumerated powers, executive branch, foreign relations, immigration, impeach, implied powers, judicial branch, legislative branch, naturalization laws, necessary and proper clause, original jurisdiction, president, presidential appointments, regulate, trade, u.s. congress, u.s. house of representatives, u.s. senate, u.s. supreme court, act, appointment confirmation, bicameral, bill, cabinet, chief justice, city commissioner or council member, committee selection, conference committee, constituents, county commissioner or council member, court order, executive order, home rule, how a bill becomes a law, impeach, judgment, judicial review, law, majority leader, majority party, majority vote, mayor, minority leader, minority party, nominate, ordinance, pardon, president pro tempore of the senate, presidential appointment, school board, speaker of the house, special committee, special interest groups, standing committee, state legislator, state representative, state senator, statute, summary judgment, united states representative, united states senator, veto, writ of certiorari, checks and balances, constitutional government, judicial review, limited government, Marbury vs. madison, separation of powers, concurrent powers, delegated powers, supremacy clause, 1oth amendment, florida declaration of rights, preamble
- foreign policy
- vocabulary: alliances,allies, ambassadors, diplomacy, diplomats, doctrine, domestic affairs, domestic policy, embassies, foreign affairs, foreign policy, hiv/aids, international relations, secretary of state, treaty, u.s. state department, European union, intergovernmental organization, international organization, international red cross/red crescent, non-governmental organization/international non-governmental organization (ngo/ingo), north american free trade agreement (nafta), north atlantic treaty organization (nato), treaty, united nations, united nations, united nations international children's emergency fund (unicef), world bank, world court, world health organization (who), world trade organization (wto), bay of pigs, conflict, conflict resolution, cooperation, cuban missile crisis, diplomacy, gulf war I, gulf war II, humanitarian action, international conflict, iran hostage crisis, korean war, military action, peacekeeping, terrorism, vietnam war, world war I, world war II
- Law; Supreme Court Cases
- vocabulary: case law, civil law, code of hammurabi, common law, constitutional law, criminal law, juvenile law, magna carta, military law, regulation, source, statutory law, type, citizen, law, rule of law, appeal, court, bailiff, case, chief justice, circuit courts, civil case, county courts, court clerk, court reporter, criminal case, cross-examination, defendant, direct examination, district court of appeals, federalism, florida circuit courts, florida supreme court, judge, judicial branch, judicial review, juror, jury, justice, plaintiff/prosecutor, u.s. circuit courts of appeal, u.s. district courts, u.s. supreme court, trial court, verdict, voir dire, writ of certiorari, arbiter, brown v. coard of education, bush v. gore, district of columbia v. heller, equal protection clause, executive privilege, gideon v. wainwright, hazelwood v. kuhlmeier, in re gault, judicial opinion, judicial review, juvenile rights, landmarks, legal equality, legal precedent, miranda v. arizona, plessy v. ferguson, prosecute, rights of the accused, segregation, self-incrimination, separation of powers, supremacy clause, tinker v. des moines, unanimous, united states v. nixon
**Civics students take an EOC (End of Course Exam) in 7th grade only.**
helpful links:
www.floridacitizen.org
www.floridastudents.org
www.icivics.org
www.flrea.org
http://www.ushistory.org/gov/2.asp
http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/declaration-of-independence
https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600/constitution
http://www.congressforkids.net/Elections_electionpres.htm
https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/usgovernment/branchesofgovernment/
https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600/state-and-local-government
http://www.congressforkids.net/Judicialbranch_supremecourt.htm
http://congressforkids.net/Legislativebranch_makinglaws.htm
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