Course: AP Government & Politics/Honors Econ, Topic: Unit I: Foundations of American Democracy

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AP Government & Politics/Honors Economics
- Economics Unit Test (2024) Quiz
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- Compensation for Organ Donations -- A Primer (WaPo 2015) URL
  
  Overview of the topic -- Everyone Reads
- The Moral Case for Paying Kidney Donors (WaPo 2015) URL
  
  Reading for Group A
- If You're Willing to Buy a Kidney, You're Willing to Exploit the Poor (WaPo 2016) URL
  
  Reading for Group B
- Generosity Won't Fix Our Shortage of Organs for Transplants (WaPo 2015) URL
  
  Reading for Group C
- The Market for Human Organs is Destroying Lives (WaPo 2016) URL
  
  Reading for Group D

Unit I: Foundations of American Democracy
Essential Questions

How did the founders of the U.S. Constitution attempt to protect individual liberty, while also promoting public order and safety?

How have theory, debate, and compromise influenced the U.S. Constitutional system?

How does the development and interpretation of the Constitution influence policies that impact citizens and residents of the U.S.?