GeoInquiries

• 1—Defining Freedom

  Identify and explain how freedom is defined around the world.

• 2—Where's the Money?

  Examine variations in campaign financing for congressional elections through time and space.

• 3—Federal Reserve Banks

  Identify and explain how the Federal Reserve System affects the nation's economy.

• 4—Power to the People

  Examine how citizens can hold their state and local governments accountable.

• 5—This Land Is Your Land

  Examine the lands that have special designations or that the US government has set aside for its citizens.

• 6—Governments around the World

  Identify and explain how various types of government systems are distributed around the world.

• 7—What Is a Gerrymander?

  States can draw their own congressional districts, often allowing for creative shapes and sizes—and questionable constitutionality.

• 8—Who Has Your Vote?

  In the United States, where someone lives will help determine what is important to them and which political parties they support.

• 9—The Voters

  Examine factors affecting voting and registration in presidential and midterm elections.

• 10—Crime and Punishment

  Explore changes in the death penalty in the United States through time and space.

• 11—Be the Change

  Explore the different ways the US Constitution safeguards citizens' rights to be heard and have their rights protected.

• 12—Federal District Courts

  Understand the distribution and function of federal district courts.

• 13—We the People

  Discover the thoughts and inspirations that led the founding fathers to develop their ideas of the best form of government for our new nation.

• 14—Your Huddled Masses

  Identify and analyze the various ways that the United States receives immigrants.

• 15—Foreign Aid

  Examine the costs and benefits of foreign aid.

• 16— Mass incarceration

  Explore how the US prison industrial complex rapidly developed at the end of the 20th century, disproportionately impacting poor communities of color.

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