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•Important people- President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Senate Minority Leader John Boehner, Chief Justice John Roberts, Jr., Associate Justice John Paul Stevens •Terminology-executive branch, judicial branch, legislative branch, congress, senate, whip Articles I-VII, The Bill of Rights, The Judiciary, The Jury, Careers in the Courts, The Constitution: The 14th Amendment, The US Supreme Court, Court System for Various Types of Cases, Famous Supreme Court Cases The Presidents Cabinet - Vice President and the heads of 15 executive departments-the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs, and the Attorney General. Under President George W. Bush, Cabinet-level rank also has been accorded to the Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency; Director, Office of Management and Budget; the Director, National Drug Control Policy; and the U.S. Trade Representative.
 * Unit Title:** How does my government really work? **Grade Level(s):** 11-12
 * Subject/Topic Area(s):** U.S. government structure, legislative process, and comparison to other types of governments.
 * Key Words:** Republic, Democracy, Aristocracy, Monarchy, and Dictatorship.
 * Designed by:** Marie Doucette **Time Frame:** six 80 minute lessons
 * School District: School:**

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 * =Brief Summary of Unit= ||
 * Students will understand the structure of the U.S. government’s structure, relationship to its citizens, and how it differs from other world governments. To do this they will compare our government to other forms of government in the world. They will research the different parts of the U.S. government and create various types of products including Mind Maps, wiki pages, and Comic Life. The students will analyze the different ways that citizens in the Unites States can affect their government, what our government actually does do, and the differences between our government and other types of government in the world. They will be able connect this information to their own lives through journal entries, various self-assessments, and reflection. ||
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