What is Democracy?


Unit 1 is about the principles of democracy, and the values that support democracy. You will learn about the ideas on which democratic beliefs are based.  

Click here for Chapter 1 Pearson Textbook Notes.

Targets


Read the I Can statements to see what you will learn in Unit 1.

I Can...

  • Begin to answer the question, "What is democracy?"

  • Explain the rights and responsibilities of citizens living in a representative democracy

Introduction


This Democracy Slideshow provides a good overview of what you will do in Social Studies this year.

Watch the video as an introduction to the course.

Library Books


Check out the library books for this unit.

    Click here to download a PDF version of the Library List of Books


If you are not able to find these library books, look for others about the topics of democracy .

Skill Builder


Click here to learn how to search for books in a library.

Notebook


Throughout this unit, you will keep a Notebook. The PDF downloads are the pages of your Notebook.

  • Create a folder on your computer or in the cloud titled "Unit 1 Notebook".

  • Save all of the PDF downloads to this folder.

Whenever you see this icon you will be directed to use the Unit 1 Notebook folder you created.