Politics and Public Policy in the United States

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 20.03.06

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Rationale and Objectives
  3. Background Knowledge
  4. Teaching Strategies
  5. Classroom Activities
  6. Resources
  7. Appendix on Implementing District Standards
  8. Endnotes

Money Talks: First Amendment Freedom of Speech and Campaign Finance

Hunter Najera

Published September 2020

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Appendix on Implementing District Standards

Below are the Oklahoma Academics Standards that will be followed in order for students to think critically about how our government functions and the interpretations of our First

Amendment right.

Social Studies

5.4.3 Examine the purposes and basic responsibilities of government as described in the Preamble of the Constitution of the United States, which established the supreme law of the land.

5.4.6 Explain how the Constitution of the United States was amended to include the Bill of Rights and summarize the liberties protected in each of the ten amendments.

5.5.1 Examine the key principles of government established in the Constitution of the United States including:

  1. separation of powers among three branches of government
  2. the system of checks and balances
  3. shared powers between the federal and state governments

5.5.3 Describe the responsibilities of United States citizens including:

  1. registration and voting in public elections
  2. becoming informed voters
  3. engagement in civil discourse

Language Arts

5.3.W.3 Students will clearly state an opinion supported with facts and details.

5.3.W.4 Students will show relationships among facts, opinions, and supporting details

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