1. The Fractured Highlands Key Terms: Political centrifugal forces, ethnic separatism, economic centrifugal forces, physical/geographic devolutionary forces, devolution The fictional country of Atheria is mountainous, with remote highland regions that are home to an ethnic minority, the Kaldari, who feel neglected by the central government. The lack of infrastructure in their region and the difficulty […]

Directions: The curriculum lacks political info about your generation, but you DO have political opinions and political trends are emerging. Watch the recorded discussion, take notes on the political trends you observe, and how they reflect the 5 shared political values.

The costs and rising expectations of parenthood are making young people think hard about having any children at all Americans aren’t just waiting longer to have kids and having fewer once they start—they’re less likely to have any at all.  The shift means that childlessness may be emerging as the main driver of the country’s […]

Some families defied the policy by having a second or third child. If the “population police” found out, they punished the parents by imposing fines that were well beyond most families’ ability to pay. Many such parents therefore kept their “above quota” children hidden from public view. Their official invisibility meant that these children were […]

Note: This case was decided by the Ohio Supreme Court, which is a state court, not a federal appellate court, and not the Supreme Court of the United States. This means that it is not binding to courts outside of Ohio, however judges in other states can still use it as a guide in their […]