us govt - culturally relevant mexican american viewpoint_grade 12

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US GOVERNMENT CULTURALLY RELEVANT MEXICAN AMERICAN VIEWPOINT: GRADE 12

CURRICULUM NOT ADOPTED

TUCSON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 1 | P a g e

Course Description: This one semester course is designed to provide students with a practical knowledge and critical understanding of the American government

and its direct connection to them. Students will be able to apply knowledge of the US Constitution and demonstrate their understanding of how the American

system of government functions as well as how it impacts individual citizens. This course encourages students to view themselves as holders and creators of

knowledge. It emphasizes and nurtures an appreciation for diversity. Students are presented with opportunity to examine and critique the progressive elements and

the inequities embedded in the United States structures and systems. Lastly, students will research an issue that exist in their community, and they will recommend

potential remedies to this problem.

The nine enduring understandings in this curriculum are intended to raise the students critical consciousness about governmental policies and law and how theyhave been shaped by the traditional perspectives, philosophies, and practices. They challenge students to examine and pursue the actions that promote policies and

laws that advance social equity all for people (Ukpokodu, 2003).i


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US GOVERNMENT CULTURALLY RELEVANT MEXICAN AMERICAN VIEWPOINT: GRADE 12

CURRICULUM NOT ADOPTED

TUCSON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 10 | P a g e

accomplish public purposes.

Through the analysis of amendments and

Supreme Court decisions Students will map out

how historically underserved groups have re-shaped the U.S Constitution in a way that ensures

justice for Mexican Americans and Americas

historically underserved groups.

Students will draft a revised Constitution, Bill of

Rights, Amendments and propose new

Amendments that have been augmented in order

to better facilitate a greater level of economic,political, racial, gender, and social justice for

Mexican Americans and those who have been

historically underserved in the United States.

6. Presidency

Enduring Understanding: The presidency of the United States is uniquely critical given its symbolic power as the face of the people and the head ofgovernment, its responsibility for implementing the laws that are created by the legislative branch (the Senate and House of Representatives); its role as the

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces; its power to appoint the different heads of the executive departments; and its power to nominate federal judges

including members of U.S. Courts of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Standards:

Concept 2: Structure of Government

The United States structure of government is

characterized by the separation and balance ofpowers.

PO 6. Analyze the structure, powers, and roles

of the executive branch of the United States

government:

b. roles and duties of the president

Explanation and Examples:

Students will evaluate and analyze the structure,

powers, and roles of the executive branch of the

United States government.

Students will create an analysis regarding the

historic, present-day and future impact of the

President of the United States on the legal, social,

political, and economic trajectory of the United

States.

Common Core:

11-12.RH.2. Determine the central ideas or information

of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate

summary that makes clear the relationships among thekey details and ideas.

11-12.RH.4. Determine the meaning of words and

phrases as they are used in a text, including analyzing

how an author uses and refines the meaning of a key

term over the course of a text.

11-12.WHST.1Write arguments focused on discipline-


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