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Evaluate
how effectively the federal government is serving the
purposes for which it was created.
III.1.HS.1 |
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Identify
the characteristics of the presidential and parliamentary
systems of government and evaluate the relative merits of
each.
III.1.HS.3 |
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3 |
Using
actual cases, describe the similarities and differences
between civil and criminal courts in the United States.
III.3.HS.1 |
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4 |
Identify
the benefits and challenges of diversity in American life.
III.2.HS.1 |
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Using
the purposes for the government set forth in the
Constitution, evaluate proposals to reform the U.S.
political system. III.4.HS.2 |
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6 |
Use
the ideas in the foundational documents of the United
States to evaluate the conduct of citizens
III.2.HS.2 |
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Use
the ideas in the foundational documents of the United
States to evaluate the practices of government.
III.2.HS.2 |
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8 |
Explain
why people may agree on democratic values in the abstract,
but the same people may disagree strongly about how those
values are best served or furthered in light of a
particular context or controversy. |
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Identify
U.S. foreign policies and conduct relative to the national
interests and American values.III.5.HS.2 |
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Identify
the relationship between the United States and involvement
of the U.S. in international organizations and treaties.III.5.HS.3
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11 |
Develop
generalizations pertaining to specific social studies
topics by interpreting information from a variety of
sources.V.1.HS.3
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12 |
Generate
possible resolutions to public issues and evaluate them
using criteria that have been identified.
VI.1.HS.1 |
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13 |
Compose
elaborated essays expressing and justifying decisions on
public policy issues using data, core democratic values,
prior social studies knowledge, and refuting an opponent’s
argument.VI.3.HS.1
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14 |
Describe
the influence of the American concept of democracy and
individual rights in the world.III.5.HS.1 |
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Identify how and why America’s commitment to
individual liberty, the rule of law, and republican
principles of government influence international relations
and the internal politics of foreign countries.
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