Units: (click to view Sections)
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Constitutional Foundations [Colonization - 1865]
Sections:
- Roots and Principles of Democracy
- Branches of Government - Cross Study
- Legislative Branch
- Executive Branch
- Judicial Branch
- Bill of Rights
- Political Parties
- Federal-State Relationship
- Testing the Constitution
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Industrialization of the United States [1865 - 1900]
Sections:
- Reconstruction and its Aftermath
- Rise of American Business and Industry
- Rise of American Labor
- Immigration Patterns
- Farmer Plight and Populist Reform
- Native American Indians
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The Progressive Movement [1890 - 1920]
Sections:
- Progressive Reform Movement
- World Affairs - U.S. Imperialism
- World War I
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At Home and Abroad: Prosperity & Depression [1917 - 1940]
Sections:
- The Twenties
- The Great Depression & New Deal
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The United States In An Age of Global Crisis [1933 - 1950's]
Sections:
- Neutrality and Semi-Isolationism - 1933-1941
- U.S. and World War II - 1941-1945
- Post World War II and the Cold War - 1945-1950's
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The World In Uncertain Times [1950 - Present]
Sections:
- Foreign Policies
- Vietnam War
- Black Civil Rights Movement
- Social & Political Issues
- Economic Trends - Domestic
- Economic Trends - Foreign
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Themes:
- National Power
- Federalism
- Judiciary
- Civil Liberties
- Rights of the Accused - Protection of the Community
- Equality as a Constitutional Value
- Rights of Women Under the Constitution
- Rights of Ethnic and Racial Groups
- Presidential Power in Wartime & Foreign Affairs
- Separation of Powers and the Capacity to Govern
- Avenues of Representation
- Property Rights and Economic Policy
- Constitutional Change and Flexibility
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