Comparison of the curriculum guidelines of NRW and Texas

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Democracy:

NRW:
Democratic institutions in Germany, general principles, elections, parliamentarianism, constitutional state, human rights, political extremism

Texas:
Principles and beliefs of the founding of the USA, structure, function and power of government, US constitution, different political ideas and forms of government, republicanism, federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances

Economy:

NRW:
Market processes, competition, concentration, social free market, globalization

Texas:
Free enterprise system, strategic importance of places for economy

Industry:

NRW:
Industrialization, change of enterprises and work environment, new technology, provision of services and information, job prospects

Texas:
Industrialization, work of enterprises, new technology, private enterprises

Ecology:

NRW:
Ecological changes for policies and economy, innovation of ecological production

Texas:
Ecological principles and ecosystems

Social Sciences:

NRW:
Social assurance, social justice, social policy

Texas:
Biblical and Christian traditions of Founding Fathers

Individualism/Society:

NRW:

Individual way of living, personal identity, values, changes and problems in modern society, problems and advantages of migration, experiences with different cultures

Texas:

Individual human rights, importance of voluntary individual participation in society, impacts of individuals, political parties and interest groups on American political system

Media:

NRW:

Role of the media in politics, chances of communication world-wide, media in the context of globalization

Texas:

Impacts of media on the American political system

Globalization:

NRW:

International policy, development, expectations, current problems of Europe, economical, cultural and political consequences of global processes, policy of peace and assurance

Texas:

Role of globalization in financial crisis