GeoCivics
Evaluating US Democracy
Author: Parag Bhuva
Grades 11 & 12
Students will learn about the history of imperialism in the US and the impacts it had on territories. Students will also learn in particular about Puerto Rico and the US government’s actions in the territory.
Evaluating US Democracy
Author: Parag Bhuva
Grades 11 & 12
Students will learn the meaning of a democracy and how the principle of democracy can be translated into a governmental structure. They will learn about the concept of a representative democracy. Students will evaluate the extent to which the US can be called a representative democracy given its relationship to its territories. It is important that students know how institutions are formed, what controls and influences them, how they control and influence individuals and culture, and how institutions can be maintained or changed.