Economics. The student understands the relationship between U.S. government policies and the economyTEKS
Explain how government fiscal, and regulatory policies influence the economy at the local, state, and national levelsTEKS
Explain how government taxation, expenditures, and regulation can influence the U.S. economy and impact private enterpriseTEKS
Explain how political districts are crafted and how they are affected by Supreme Court decisions such as Baker v. CarrTEKS
Explain major political ideas in history, including the laws of nature and nature's God, unalienable rights, divine right of kings, social contract theory, and the rights ofTEKS
History. The student understands the roles played by individuals, political parties, interest groups, and the media in the U.S. political system, past and presentTEKS
Identify the individuals whose principles of laws and government institutions informed the American founding documents, including those of Moses, William Blackstone, John LockeTEKS