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MINNESOTA ACADEMIC STANDARDS IN SOCIAL STUDIES K-12 (Word Document)


GOVERNMENT AND CITIZENSHIP GRADES 4-8

Strand - VII. GOVERNMENT AND CITIZENSHIP

Sub-Strand - A. Civic Values, Skills, Rights and responsibilities
Standards - The student will recognize the importance of individual action and character in shaping civic life.
Examples - George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Harriet Tubman, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr., Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce, Sequoyah, George Washington Carver, Claire Barton, Frederick Douglass, Abigail Adams, Rosa Parks, and other world figures, America's founders and framers, local and state leaders

Standards - The student will articulate the range of rights and responsibilities in a republic
Examples -
  1. First 10 Amendments
  2. Respect the rights and property of others, obey rules and laws, be informed, care for your community know your rights, work hard, take care of yourself and family, take responsibility for your actions
  3. Freedom of Conscience
  4. Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education

Standards - The student will understand the importance of participation in civic life and demonstrate effective civic skills

Sub-Strand - B. Beliefs and Principles of United States Democracy
Standards - The student will know the purpose, function and limits of our republic.

Standards - The student will know symbols, songs, traditions, and landmarks/monuments that represent the beliefs and principles of the United States.

Sub-Strand - C. Roots of the Republic
Standards - The student will demonstrate knowledge of influential and foundational documents of American constitutional government.

Sub-Strand - D. Governmental Institutions and Processes of the United States
Standards - The student will know the functions of the United States government and ways in which power is delegated and controlled.

GOVERNMENT AND CITIZENSHIP GRADES 9-12

Strand - VII. GOVERNMENT AND CITIZENSHIP

Sub-Strand - A. Civic Values, Skills, Rights and Responsibilities
Standards - The student will understand the scope and limits of rights, the relationship among them, and how they are secured.

Standards - The student will know how citizenship is defined, established, and exercised and how it has changed over time.

Standards - The student will analyze various methods of civic engagement needed to fulfill responsibilities of a citizen of a republic.

Sub-Strand - B. Beliefs and Principles of United States Democracy
Standards - The student will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the principles upon which the U.S. government is based.

Standards - The student will know sources of power and authority of the United States government.

Sub-Strand - D. Governmental Processes and Institutions
Standards - The student will understand how public policy is made, enforced, and interpreted by the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.

Standards - The student will understand the role and influence of political processes and organizations.

UNITED STATES HISTORY GRADES 4 - 8
  • Students will know and understand basic principles of the new government established by the Constitution of the United States.
  • Students will know reasons why the United States developed the Constitution, including the debates and compromises that led to the final document.
UNITED STATES HISTORY GRADES 9-12
  • Students will identify and explain the basic principles that were set forth in the documents that declared the nation's independence (the Declaration of Independence, inalienable rights and self-evident truths) and that established the new nation's government (the Constitution).
  • Students will describe and evaluate the major achievements and problems of the Confederation period, and analyze the debates over the Articles of Confederation and the revision of governmental institutions that created the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights, and the interpretive function of the Supreme Court.
  • Students will describe and explain the emergence of the first American party system.
  • Students will demonstrate knowledge of how Progressives addressed problems of industrial capitalism, urbanization, and political corruption.
  • Students will analyze the debates about woman suffrage and demonstrate knowledge of the successful campaign that led to the adoption of the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote.
  • Students will demonstrate knowledge of the "rights revolution" including the civil rights movement, women's rights movements, expansion of civil liberties, and environmental and consumer protection.
  • Students will demonstrate knowledge of the changing domestic and foreign policies in the Ford, Carter, Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and Clinton, George W. Bush administrations.
  • Students will demonstrate knowledge of economic, social, and cultural developments in contemporary United States.