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explain the contributions of the Founding Fathers such as Benjamin Rush, John Hancock, John Jay, John Witherspoon, John Peter Muhlenberg, Charles Carroll, and Jonathan Trumbull Sr.
describe significant societal issues of this time period.
discuss the solvency of long-term entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare.
identify and explain reasons for changes in political boundaries such as those resulting from statehood and international conflicts.
analyze the causes and effects of changing demographic patterns resulting from legal and illegal immigration to the United States.
describe the emergence of monetary policy in the United States, including the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 and the shifting trend from a gold standard to fiat money.
describe how various New Deal agencies and programs, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Social Security Administration, continue to affect the lives of U.S. citizens.
describe the dynamic relationship between U.S. international trade policies and the U.S. free enterprise system such as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) oil embargo, the General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade (GATT), and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
identify the impact of international events, multinational corporations, government policies, and individuals on the 21st century economy.
evaluate the pros and cons of U.S. participation in international organizations and treaties.
explain the significance of the following years as turning points: 1898 (Spanish-American War), 1914-1918 (World War I), 1929 (the Great Depression begins), 1939-1945 (World War II), 1957 (Sputnik launch ignites U.S.-Soviet space race), 1968-1969 (Martin Luther King Jr. assassination and U.S. lands on the moon), 1991 (Cold War ends), 2001 (terrorist attacks on World Trade Center and the Pentagon), and 2008 (election of first black president, Barack Obama).
evaluate the impact of relationships among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government, including Franklin D. Roosevelt's attempt to increase the number of U.S. Supreme Court justices and the presidential election of 2000.
evaluate constitutional change in terms of strict construction versus judicial interpretation.
describe U.S. citizens as people from numerous places throughout the world who hold a common bond in standing for certain self-evident truths.
explain how participation in the democratic process reflects our national ethos, patriotism, and civic responsibility as well as our progress to build a "more perfect union."
evaluate the contributions of significant political and social leaders in the United States such as Andrew Carnegie, Thurgood Marshall, Billy Graham, Barry Goldwater, Sandra Day O'Connor, and Hillary Clinton.
analyze the global diffusion of American culture through the entertainment industry via various media.
discuss the importance of congressional Medal of Honor recipients, including individuals of all races and genders such as Vernon J. Baker, Alvin York, and Roy Benavidez.
use appropriate skills to analyze and interpret social studies information such as maps, graphs, presentations, speeches, lectures, and political cartoons.
describe the optimism of the many immigrants who sought a better life in America.
use different forms of media to convey information, including written to visual and statistical to written or visual, using available computer software as appropriate.
pose and answer questions about geographic distributions and patterns shown on maps, graphs, charts, and available databases.
analyze significant events such as the Battle of Argonne Forest.
evaluate the impact of third parties, including the Populist and Progressive parties.
analyze the impact of significant individuals such as Clarence Darrow, William Jennings Bryan, Henry Ford, Glenn Curtiss, Marcus Garvey, and Charles A. Lindbergh.
explain the home front and how American patriotism inspired exceptional actions by citizens and military personnel, including high levels of military enlistment; volunteerism; the purchase of war bonds; Victory Gardens; the bravery and contributions of the Tuskegee Airmen, the Flying Tigers, and the Navajo Code Talkers; and opportunities and obstacles for women and ethnic minorities.
describe the responses to the Vietnam War such as the draft, the 26th Amendment, the role of the media, the credibility gap, the silent majority, and the anti-war movement.
describe how litigation such as the landmark cases of Brown v. Board of Education, Mendez v. Westminster, Hernandez v. Texas, Delgado v. Bastrop I.S.D., Edgewood I.S.D. v. Kirby, and Sweatt v. Painter played a role in protecting the rights of the minority during the civil rights movement.
identify major causes and describe the major effects of the following important turning points in world history from 1914 to the present: the world wars and their impact on political, economic, and social systems; communist revolutions and their impact on the Cold War; independence movements; and globalization.
identify the causes of the February (March) and October revolutions of 1917 in Russia, their effects on the outcome of World War I, and the Bolshevik establishment of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
explain the responses of governments in the United States, Germany, and the Soviet Union to the global depression.
explain the major causes and events of World War II, including the German invasions of Poland and the Soviet Union, the Holocaust, Japanese imperialism, the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Normandy landings, and the dropping of the atomic bombs.
explain how Arab rejection of the State of Israel has led to ongoing conflict.
explain the U.S. response to terrorism from September 11, 2001, to the present.
analyze and compare geographic distributions and patterns in world history shown on maps, graphs, charts, and models.
interpret maps, charts, and graphs to explain how geography has influenced people and events in the past.
summarize the economic and social impact of 20th century globalization.
formulate generalizations on how economic freedom improved the human condition, based on students' knowledge of the benefits of free enterprise in Europe's Commercial Revolution, the Industrial Revolution, and 20th-century free market economies, compared to communist command communities.
identify the characteristics of the following political systems: theocracy, absolute monarchy, democracy, republic, oligarchy, limited monarchy, and totalitarianism.
explain how major river valley civilizations influenced the development of the classical civilizations.
identify examples of key persons who were successful in shifting political thought, including William Wilberforce.
assess the degree to which American ideals have advanced human rights and democratic ideas throughout the world.
identify examples of religious influence on various events referenced in the major eras of world history.
describe the major influences of women such as Elizabeth I, Queen Victoria, Mother Teresa, Indira Gandhi, Margaret Thatcher, and Golda Meir during major eras of world history.
explain how Islam influences law and government in the Muslim world.
identify examples of art, music, and literature that transcend the cultures in which they were created and convey universal themes.
identify the contributions of significant scientists such as Archimedes, Copernicus, Eratosthenes, Galileo, Pythagoras, Isaac Newton, and Robert Boyle.
identify the contributions of significant scientists and inventors such as Marie Curie, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Louis Pasteur, and James Watt.
use appropriate reading and mathematical skills to interpret social studies information such as maps and graphs.
compare the factors that led to the collapse of Rome and Han China.
transfer information from one medium to another.
summarize the changes resulting from the Mongol invasions of Russia, China, and the Islamic world.
explain the political, intellectual, artistic, economic, and religious impact of the Reformation.
explain how the Inca and Aztec empires were impacted by European exploration/colonization.
explain new economic factors and principles that contributed to the success of Europe's Commercial Revolution.
explain the effects of free enterprise in the Industrial Revolution.
identify the influence of ideas such as separation of powers, checks and balances, liberty, equality, democracy, popular sovereignty, human rights, constitutionalism, and nationalism on political revolutions.
trace the spatial diffusion of phenomena such as the Columbian Exchange or the diffusion of American popular culture and describe the effects on regions of contact.
compare global trade patterns over time and examine the implications of globalization, including outsourcing and free trade zones.
assess how changes in climate, resources, and infrastructure (technology, transportation, and communication) affect the location and patterns of economic activities.
evaluate the geographic and economic impact of policies related to the development, use, and scarcity of natural resources such as regulations of water.
compare maps of voting patterns or political boundaries to make inferences about the distribution of political power.
analyze the human and physical factors that influence the power to control territory and resources, create conflict/war, and impact international political relations of sovereign nations such as China, the United States, Japan, and Russia and organized nation groups such as the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU).
explain how citizenship practices, public policies, and decision making may be influenced by cultural beliefs, including nationalism and patriotism.
compare life in a variety of urban and rural areas in the world to evaluate political, economic, social, and environmental changes.
evaluate the experiences and contributions of diverse groups to multicultural societies.
evaluate the spread of cultural traits to find examples of cultural convergence and divergence such as the spread of democratic ideas, U.S.-based fast-food franchises, the English language, technology, or global sports.
examine the environmental, economic, and social impacts of advances in technology on agriculture and natural resources.
explain how changes in societies have led to diverse uses of physical features.
examine the economic, environmental, and social effects of technology such as medical advancements or changing trade patterns on societies at different levels of development.
create and interpret different types of maps to answer geographic questions, infer relationships, and analyze change.
create original work using proper citations and understanding and avoiding plagiarism.
use problem-solving and decision-making processes to identify a problem, gather information, list and consider options, consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and implement a solution, and evaluate the effectiveness of the solution.
examine the physical processes that affect the lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere.
explain the influence of climate on the distribution of biomes in different regions.
interpret political, economic, social, and demographic indicators (gross domestic product per capita, life expectancy, literacy, and infant mortality) to determine the level of development and standard of living in nations using the terms Human Development Index, less developed, newly industrialized, and more developed.
explain the processes that have caused changes in settlement patterns, including urbanization, transportation, access to and availability of resources, and economic activities.
examine benefits and challenges of globalization, including connectivity, standard of living, pandemics, and loss of local culture.
evaluate the economic and political relationships between settlements and the environment, including sustainable development and renewable/non-renewable resources.
describe different types of regions, including formal, functional, and perceptual regions.
identify significant individuals in the field of government and politics, including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Ronald Reagan.
analyze the impact of the passage of the 17th Amendment.
identify opportunities for citizens to participate in political party activities at local, state, and national levels.
analyze advantages and disadvantages of presidential and parliamentary systems of government.
recall the conditions that produced the 14th Amendment and describe subsequent efforts to selectively extend some of the Bill of Rights to the states, including the Blaine Amendment and U.S. Supreme Court rulings, and analyze the impact on the scope of fundamental rights and federalism.
understand the voter registration process and the criteria for voting in elections.
understand the factors that influence an individual's political attitudes and actions.
analyze the importance of the First Amendment rights of petition, assembly, speech, and press and the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.
explain changes in American culture brought about by government policies such as voting rights, the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 (GI Bill of Rights), the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, affirmative action, and racial integration.
identify examples of government-assisted research that, when shared with the private sector, have resulted in improved consumer products such as computer and communication technologies.
evaluate the impact of the Internet and other electronic information on the political process.
analyze the impact of political changes brought about by individuals, political parties, interest groups, or the media, past and present.
create written, oral, and visual presentations of social studies information.
explain how political divisions are crafted and how they are affected by Supreme Court decisions such as Baker v. Carr.
analyze how U.S. foreign policy affects selected places and regions.
understand how government taxation and regulation can serve as restrictions to private enterprise.
understand the roles of the executive and legislative branches in setting international trade and fiscal policies.
examine the reasons the Founding Fathers protected religious freedom in America and guaranteed its free exercise by saying that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof," and compare and contrast this to the phrase, "separation of church and state."
compare the structures, functions, and processes of national, state, and local governments in the U.S. federal system.
understand the limits on the national and state governments in the U.S. federal system of government.
explore subfields and career opportunities available in the science of psychology.
understand the states and levels of consciousness.
evaluate the effectiveness of past and present methods of therapy.
identify sources of attitude formation and assess methods used to influence attitudes.
participate in conflict resolution using persuasion, compromise, debate, and negotiation.
evaluate the impact of changes in technology on personal growth and development.
define and interpret measures of central tendency (mean, median, and mode) and dispersion (range and standard deviation).
explain the effects of the endocrine and nervous systems on development and behavior.
understand the interaction of the individual and the environment in determining sensation and perception.
evaluate the presented theories of human development and specify the strengths and weaknesses of each.
describe the processes of learning using typical classroom situations.
explore the interaction of biological and cultural factors in emotion and motivation.
The student understands the nature of intelligence. The student is expected to differentiate the various types of intelligence.
differentiate among aptitude, achievement, and Intelligence Quotient (IQ) tests.
identify sociologists such as W. E. B. DuBois, Booker T. Washington, Robert E. Park, Harriet Martineau, Jane Addams, Robert Nisbet, and Julian Samora and interpret their contributions to the field.
recognize and examine global stratification and inequality.
explain instances of institutional racism in American society.
evaluate the nature of health care in different segments of American society.
analyze ways in which family life can be disrupted.
trace the changes in ideas about citizenship and participation of different groups through time.
compare and contrast distinctive features of religion in the United States with religion in other societies.
examine contemporary mass media issues.
explain and critique various theories of population growth and its impact on society.
illustrate three social processes that contribute to social change and discuss and evaluate how technology, population, natural environment, revolution, and war cause cultures to change.
use appropriate mathematical skills to interpret sociological information.
analyze information about cultural life in the United States and other countries over time.
analyze groups in terms of membership roles, status, values, mores, role conflicts, and methods of resolution.
examine counterculture movements and analyze their impact on society as a whole.
depending on the topic, use a decision-making process to identify a situation that requires a decision, gather information, identify options, predict consequences, and take action to implement a decision.
use computer software to create written, graphic, or visual products from collected data.
develop a bibliography in a format appropriate to the social sciences such as Modern Language Association Style Manual (MLA) and Chicago Manual of Style (CMS) to document sources and format written materials.
employ empathy, skepticism, and critical judgment to analysis of topic.
utilize applicable ethical standards in collecting, storing, and using human experimental or survey data.
develop a bibliography with ideas and information attributed to source materials and authors using accepted social science formats such as Modern Language Association Style Manual(MLA) and Chicago Manual of Style (CMS) to document sources and format written materials.
justify a conclusion with supporting evidence and make predictions as to future actions and/or outcomes based on the conclusions of research.
develop a proposal that includes well-defined questions, goals and objectives, rationale, and procedures for the project.
review and revise the original proposal to reflect changes needed based upon preliminary research and practices.
maintain a journal to document all phases of the implementation of the plan and reflections on learning experiences and processes.
reflect on personal learning experiences of the study.

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