Assessment Limits Government

Assessment Limit Novice Proficient Mastery Signed/Date
Documents: Declaration of Independence,
Documents: Articles of Confederation,
Documents: United States Constitution
Documents: Bill of Rights
Rights / protections are addressed by the first ten amendments
Representative democracy
Limited government
Federalism,
Separation of powers
Checks and balances,
Judicial review.
Rule of law,
Individual rights and responsibilities.
Federal, state, and local government: structure
Federal, state, and local government powers,
Federal, state, and local government concerns.
Selection of leaders and the electoral process.
Public issues: Environment (pollution, land use)
Public issues: Entitlements (Social Security, welfare)
Public issues: Health care and public health (costs, substance abuse, diseases)
Public issues: Censorship (media, technology)
Public issues: Crime (prevention, punishments)
Public issues: Equality, race, ethnicity, region, religion, gender, language, socioeconomic status, age, and individuals with disabilities
Political parties
interest groups,
Lobbyists,
citizens, and the impact of media on public opinion
Citizens, and the behavior of the electorate.
Marbury v Madison
McCulloch v Maryland
Plessy v Ferguson
Brown v Board of Education,
Miranda v Arizona,
Gideon v Wainwright
Tinker v Des Moines Board of Education
New Jersey v TLO
The immediate or long term impact of achieving “Equal Justice Under the Law”.
The immediate or long term impact of civil rights acts,
The immediate or long term impact of affirmative action legislation,
The immediate or long term impact of immigration policies
Presidential use of power and executive orders on rights, order, and/or safety.
National government agencies' actions affecting rights, order, and/or safety.
State actions affecting rights, order and/or safety
Fifth Amendment due process clause.
Fourteenth Amendment due process clause.
Civil Law: plaintiff, defendant, contract, breach of contract, torts, negligence, damages, preponderance of evidence, petit jury and out-of-court settlement.
Criminal Law: defendant, prosecutor, reasonable doubt, felony, misdemeanor, grand jury, indictment, probable cause, presumption of innocence, plea bargaining, habeas corpus, and subpoena.
Policies of United States government which promote or fail to promote relationships with other countries include national defense (military),
Policies of United States government which promote or fail to promote relationships with other countries include arms control,
Policies of United States government which promote or fail to promote relationships with other countries include security of other nations,
Policies of United States government which promote or fail to promote relationships with other countries include trade,
Policies of United States government which promote or fail to promote relationships with other countries include human rights,
Policies of United States government which promote or fail to promote relationships with other countries include economic sanctions
Policies of United States government which promote or fail to promote relationships with other countries include foreign aid.
Contemporary concerns and goals which affect international relationships national security
Contemporary concerns and goals which affect international relationships economic well-being
Contemporary concerns and goals which affect international relationships the spread of democracy,
Contemporary concerns and goals which affect international relationships developing nations,
Contemporary concerns and goals which affect international relationships weapons of mass destruction
Contemporary concerns and goals which affect international relationships terrorism,
Contemporary concerns and goals which affect international relationships global economic conditions
Contemporary concerns and goals which affect international relationships private agencies.
Types of political systems from democratic to authoritarian
Forms of government: confederation, federal
Forms of government: federal
Forms of unitary
Influence of demographic factors on voting patterns.
Influence of demographic factors on government funding decisions.
International, national, state, and/or regional issues.
International, national, state, and/or regional interests that may shape government policy.
Role of government in affecting the answers to the basic economic questions in traditional
Role of government in affecting the answers to the basic economic questions in market
Role of government in affecting the answers to the basic economic questions in command
Role of government in affecting the answers to the basic economic questions in mixed economies.
Competing socio-economic goals such as equity, security, productivity, national defense, environmental protection, and educational quality that cause governments to make choices about how to allocate resources.
Agencies that respond to market failures include: Environmental Protection Agency
Agencies that respond to market failures include: Food and Drug Administration
Agencies that respond to market failures include: Federal Trade Commission
Federal Aviation Administration
Business cycle
monetary policy (Federal Reserve System increasing/decreasing the money supply
Fiscal policy, (Congress and President increasing/decreasing taxes and/or spending
Effect of monetary and fiscal policies on economic performance, full employment, and price stability.
Measures of economic performance include Gross Domestic Product (GCP), Consumer Price Index (CPI) and unemployment rate.
Tools of the Federal Reserve System (FED) include the reserve requirement, interest rates, and open-market operations (buying and selling of government securities).