Unit 1 Constructed Response

1. Unit 1 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.1.1 • Why was the Articles of Confederation rejected as the Constitution of the United States? Provide two specific examples in your response.

2. Unit 1 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.1.2 • How did the ideas of the Enlightenment philosophers impact the ideals of the United States? Identify one specific philosopher and explain specifically how his theory influenced the United States?

3. Unit 1 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.1.3 • Describe the debate between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists. Explain at least two specific issues that they disagreed about.

4. Unit 1 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.1.4 & CE.C&G.1.5 • Identity two principles of American democracy and explain how each one promotes freedom.

5. Unit 1 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.2.5 • How are decisions made in each of these types of governments?: • Direct Democracy • Dictatorship • Republic • Theocracy

6. Unit 2 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.2.3 • Explain the significance of the ruling in Brown v Board of Education (1954). Then, identify which case it overturned.

7. Unit 2 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.3.1 • Explain rule of law. Then, describe how one of these examples protects citizens: • 14th Amendment • Americans with Disabilities Act • Equal opportunity legislation

8. Unit 3 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.2.1 • How does the government maintain order and security? Identify at least one specific example from the national government, state government, and local government.

9. Unit 3 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.2.2

10. Unit 3 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.2.4 • Compare the Constitutions of North Carolina and the United States. Explain two similarities and two differences.

11. Unit 3 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.2.6 • Evaluate the authority government has over individuals’ rights and privileges for the following: • Writ of habeas corpus • Pardons • Marriage

12. Unit 3 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.5.3 • Who makes decisions about armed conflicts with other countries? Provide a specific power of Congress and a specific power of the President in your answer.

13. Unit 4 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.2.7 • Analyze one of these contemporary issues. Explain how government responses to this issue protects the public interest and promotes general welfare. • Immigration • National Security • Health Care

14. Unit 4 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.2.8 • Analyze America’s two-party system by comparing Democrats and Republicans views on social and economic issues. Identify one specific social issue and one specific economic issue in your response.

15. Unit 4 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.4.1 • What is the difference between civic duties and civic responsibilities? Give an example of each.

16. Unit 4 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.4.2 • Identify and explain two values that contribute to the United States’ national identity.

17. Unit 4 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.4.3 • Describe two ways to participate in civic life.

18. Unit 4 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.4.4 • Describe the tension between liberty and security. Provide two specific examples of laws, court cases, or duties in your answer.

19. Unit 4 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.5.1 • Identify and explain two amendments that have expanded the qualifications for voting.

20. Unit 4 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.5.5 • Free health care is a right of citizens and should be provided by the government. • Take a position on the above statement. Give two specific reasons for why you took that position.

21. Unit 4 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.5.5 • Outline the opposing arguments for one of these major issues: • Health care • Charter schools • Immigration • Regulation of business and industry • Foreign aid • Military intervention abroad

22. Unit 5 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.3.2 • Identify and explain one way in which the lawmaking process at the state level differs from the lawmaking process at the federal level.

23. Unit 5 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.3.2 • Explain at least one special power in the lawmaking process for the House of Representatives and one for the Senate.

24. Unit 5 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.3.6 • How have laws been influenced by each of these groups?: • Political parties • Constituents/Public Opinion • Interest Groups/Lobbyists • Mass Media

25. Unit 6 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.3.3, CE.C&G.5.3 • Who enforces the law at each level of government? Provide one specific law enforcement agency for every level.

26. Unit 6 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.3.4 • Identify three types of law and give a specific example for each type.

27. Unit 6 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.3.5 • Explain two potential punishments of being convicted of a felony and two potential punishments of being convicted of a misdemeanor.

28. Unit 6 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.3.7 & CE.C&G.3.8 • Identify and explain how two specific Supreme Court cases protected rights of accused citizens.

29. Unit 6 Constructed Response • CE.C&G.5.2 • Identify the three levels of the federal court system and explain the jurisdiction of each level.

30. Unit 7 Constructed Response • CE.PFL.1.1 • What is one of your financial goals? Provide two ways you can save money for that goal.

31. Unit 7 Constructed Response • CE.PFL.1.2 • Identify a fixed and variable expense in your budget. How did each of those expenses impact your budget?

32. Unit 7 Constructed Response • CE.PFL.1.3 • Identify two different types of banking accounts. Explain a benefit of each type.

33. Unit 7 Constructed Response • CE.PFL.1.4 • Explain one way you can positively impact your credit score and one way you can negatively impact your credit score.

34. Unit 7 Constructed Response • CE.PFL.1.5 & CE.PFL.1.6 • Explain three ways to invest your money and rank the investment strategies from least risky to most risky.

35. Unit 7 Constructed Response • CE.PFL.2.1 & CE.PFL.2.5 • Identify and explain two consumer protection agencies.

36. Unit 7 Constructed Response • CE.PFL.2.2 & CE.PFL.2.3 • Explain two negative consequences of identity theft and one way to protect your personal information.

37. Unit 7 Constructed Response • CE.PFL.2.4 • Identify one benefit and one consequence of insurance. Then, explain two types of insurance.

38. Unit 8 Constructed Response • CE.E.1.1 • How do these types of economies address the major economic questions?: • Traditional • Command • Market • Mixed

39. Unit 8 Constructed Response • CE.E.1.2 & CE.E.1.4 • Identify and explain two characteristics of a free enterprise system.

40. Unit 8 Constructed Response • CE.E.1.3 • Explain the law of demand and the law of supply. Provide two examples of things that can affect demand and two examples of things that can affect supply. • How will a shortage affect the price of an object? How will a surplus affect the price of an object?

41. Unit 9 Constructed Response • CE.E.1.5 • Explain monopoly, oligopoly, monopolistic competition, and pure competition. Give an example of each one.

42. Unit 9 Constructed Response • CE.E.3.1 • Draw and explain the phases of the business cycle. Choose one phase and explain three characteristics of that phase.

43. Unit 9 Constructed Response • CE.E.3.2 • Explain two fiscal policy options the government could use during a recession.

44. Unit 9 Constructed Response • CE.E.3.2 • When during the business cycle would the Federal Reserve implement a tight monetary policy? Explain how a tight monetary policy influences: • Interest rates • The supply of money • Reserve requirement

45. Unit 9 Constructed Response • CE.E.3.3 • Analyze these organizations’ roles and functions in the United States economy: • Federal Reserve • Labor unions • Wall Street

46. Unit 10 Constructed Response • CE.E.1.6 & CE.E.2.4 • What are two of the largest industries in North Carolina? Provide one way North Carolina impacts the global economy.

47. Unit 10 Constructed Response • CE.E.2.1 & CE.E.2.2 • Explain comparative advantage. Identify a country and give a specific example of its comparative advantage.

48. Unit 10 Constructed Response • CE.E.2.3 • What is one positive aspect and one negative aspect of free trade? Provide an example of a free trade organization.