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  April 11 through 15, 2016Essential Question: In what ways are our political views shaped?Unit Goal: Students will learn about the mechanisms that allow citizens to organize and communicate theirinterests and concerns. Among These are political parties, elections, interest groups, and media. Students learn about where their own politicalideas fall on the political spectrum and understand issues from a variety of perspectives.

Learning Objectives:1. I can describe the process you would have to go through in order to become President of the nited States.!. I can e"plain, with e"amples, the role of third parties and the impact on the electoral process.#. Identify where $emocrats, %epublicans and you fall on a political spectrum and e"plain your answer.

&. I can describe, with e"amples, ways individuals can become involved in the electoral process.'. I can demonstrate the ability to compare and contrast primary and(or secondary sources and describe how the sourc Topic.). I can write an argument focused on discipline*speci+c content.. I can identify speci+c concepts such as- political spectrum liberal, moderate, and conservative/, political parties $e Third parties/, primaries, caucuses and 0lectoral ollege.

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