Politics study guides
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- Louisiana Civics Module 1 Foundations of American Democracy: a complete overview of Enlightenment ideas, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the US Constitution and its Preamble, and the core principles of American government
A deep-dive guide to Module 1 of Louisiana Civics: the Enlightenment ideas behind American government, the Declaration of Independence, the failure of the Articles of Confederation, the structure and Preamble of the US Constitution, and the core principles (popular sovereignty, limited government, separation of powers, checks and balances, federalism, republicanism, and individual rights).
📖 18 min readLA Student Standards for Social Studies (High School Civics): Foundations of American Government - Louisiana Civics Module 2 The Constitution and Federalism: a complete overview of separation of powers, checks and balances, the ratification debate, the amendment process, federalism, and the Supremacy Clause and the rule of law
A deep-dive guide to Module 2 of Louisiana Civics: separation of powers and checks and balances, the Federalist and Anti-Federalist ratification debate, the Article V amendment process, federalism and the division of powers (enumerated, reserved, and concurrent), and the Supremacy Clause and the rule of law, with Louisiana examples.
📖 18 min readLA Student Standards for Social Studies (High School Civics): Structure and Powers of Government - Louisiana Civics Module 3 The Three Branches of Government: a complete overview of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, how a bill becomes a law, judicial review and landmark cases, and the federal bureaucracy
A deep-dive guide to Module 3 of Louisiana Civics: the structure and powers of the legislative branch (Congress), the executive branch (the president and the Electoral College), and the judicial branch (the federal courts), how a bill becomes a federal law, judicial review and landmark cases, and the federal bureaucracy, with Louisiana comparisons.
📖 19 min readLA Student Standards for Social Studies (High School Civics): Structure and Powers of Government - Louisiana Civics Module 4 Civil Liberties and Civil Rights: a complete overview of the Bill of Rights, the First Amendment freedoms, the rights of the accused, the Fourteenth Amendment and equal protection, and the expansion of civil rights and voting
A deep-dive guide to Module 4 of Louisiana Civics: the Bill of Rights and the difference between civil liberties and civil rights, the five First Amendment freedoms, the rights of the accused (with Gideon and Miranda), the Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection and due process clauses, and how amendments and the civil rights movement expanded rights and the vote.
📖 18 min readLA Student Standards for Social Studies (High School Civics): Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens - Louisiana Civics Module 5 Citizenship and Political Participation: a complete overview of citizenship and naturalization, elections and voting, political parties and campaigns, public opinion, the media, and interest groups, and the responsibilities of citizens
A deep-dive guide to Module 5 of Louisiana Civics: how a person becomes a citizen by birth or naturalization, the duties and responsibilities of citizens, elections and voting (including Louisiana's open primary and the Electoral College), the role of political parties and campaigns, how public opinion, the media, and interest groups shape policy, and the many forms of civic participation.
📖 18 min readLA Student Standards for Social Studies (High School Civics): Civic Participation and Deliberation - Louisiana Civics Module 6 Economics, Policy, and Louisiana Government: a complete overview of the public policy process, government and the economy, personal financial literacy, Louisiana state and local government, and the Louisiana Constitution
A deep-dive guide to Module 6 of Louisiana Civics: the public policy process, the roles of government in the economy (taxation, spending, regulation, fiscal versus monetary policy), personal financial literacy, the structure of Louisiana state government, local government and parishes, and the Louisiana Constitution of 1974 with its civil law tradition.
📖 19 min readLA Student Standards for Social Studies (High School Civics): Economics and Civic Life; Structure and Powers of Government