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Content Resources
American Government/Civics Georgia Standards of Excellence for Social Studies
American Government/Civics Teacher Notes
SSCG2a - Roots of the Constitution
SSCG2b - British Political Philosophers who Influenced the Framers: Hobbes and Locke
SSCG2b - French Political Philosophers who Influenced the Framers: Rousseau and Montesquieu
SSCG2c - Declaration of Independence
SSCG4a - Structure, Powers, and Limitations of the National Government
SSCG5a - Federalism
SSCG9 - Impeachment
SSCG12 - Foreign Policy
SSCG13a,b - Judicial Branch
SSCG13c-e - Judicial Branch
SSCG14a - Criminal Justice
American Government/Civics Curriculum Map
Sample Unit Connecting Themes
Sample Unit Foundations of American Government
Sample Lesson
Sample Unit The United States Constitution
Sample Unit The Federal System of Government
Sample UnitCivil Liberties and Civil Rights
Sample Unit The Legislative Branch
Sample Lesson
Sample Unit The Executive Branch, Federal Bureaucracy, and Foreign Policy
Sample Unit The Election Process and Civic Responsibility
Sample Unit The Judicial Branch and the Criminal Justice Process
Sample Unit Georgia Government and the State Constitution
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