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eLECTIONS State Standards - Nebraska NEBRASKA SEA HOME PAGE NEBRASKA SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEPAGE WITH STANDARDS ALL NEBRASKA SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS K-12 (PDF) Nebraska K-12 Social Studies Framework Civic Ideals and Practices Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of the ideals, principles, and practices of citizenship in a democratic republic. An understanding of civic ideals and practices of citizenship is critical to full participation in society and is a central purpose of the social studies. In schools, this theme typically appears in units or courses dealing with history, political science, cultural anthropology, and fields such as global studies, law-related education, and the humanities. Nebraska K-12 Social Studies Framework What authority dictates the civic ideals and practices of a culture? How can individual or minority rights be protected within the context of majority rule? How do values and beliefs influence economic decisions in different societies? How do science and technology influence civic ideals and practices? How does an understanding of civic ideals and practices relate to universal human rights? Upper Elementary Level How can the ideals of democracy be strengthened through citizen action? What is the nature of a belief system or laws of a culture? Why is there a government? How is a citizen defined in different cultures? What roles do families, schools, communities, and community groups play in maintaining citizenship? How do cultures borrow civic ideals from one another? How has the role of a citizen changed over time? How do geographic landforms affect civic ideals and practices? How do civic ideals and practices of the individual affect environmental issues? How are individuals shaped by civic ideals and practices? Should a person's identity be defined in part by one's civic participation? Should an individual encourage groups and institutions to promote civic ideals and practices? How do the civic ideals and practices affect the role of the individuals, groups, and institutions? Middle Level What are the origins of the key ideals of democracy and how are they maintained? What is the nature of a belief system or laws of a culture? How do civic ideals and practices differ within the same culture? Why do cultures have laws and governmental institutions? How do legal systems differ among cultures? How do cultures borrow civic ideals from one another? How have the perceptions/definitions of civic ideals changed over time? What are the civic ideals that have remained constant over time? How have communities and institutions affected the role of the "citizen" over time? How does the environment affect civic ideals and practices? How does the movement of people affect civic ideals and practices? How do civic ideals and practices of the individual affect environmental issues? How are individuals shaped by civic ideals and practices? Should an individual encourage groups and institutions to promote civic ideals and practices? How do the civic ideals and practices affect the role of individuals, groups, and institutions? What power does the individual have to influence the civic ideals and practices of his/her culture? How can individual or minority rights be protected within the context of majority rule? What are the processes and procedures to affect change? What is the role of the individual and the government in the allocation of resources? Should there be a correlation between economic systems and civic ideals and practices? How do values and beliefs influence economic decisions in different societies? How do civil ideals and practices provide for the equitable distribution of technology in society? How do science and technology influence civic ideals and practices? How does society shape scientific and technological change? How does an understanding of civic ideals and practices relate to universal human rights? Secondary Level What are the responsibilities of a citizen to foster and maintain the ideals of a democracy? How do citizens respond to the tensions between civic ideals and cultural practices? How have the perceptions/definitions of civic ideals changed over time? What are the civic ideals that have remained constant over time? How have communities and institutions affected the role of "citizen" over time? Will the passage of time necessarily affect civic ideals and practices? How does the environment affect civic ideals and practices? How does the movement of people affect civic ideals and practices? How do geographic landforms affect civic ideals and practices? How do civic ideals and practices of the individual affect environmental issues? How are individuals shaped by civic ideals and practices? How does a person's self-concept affect his/her role in civic practices? Should a person's identity be defined, in part, by one's civic participation? In the process of an individual's development, how are civic ideals and practices internalized? Should an individual encourage groups and institutions to promote civic ideals and practices? Does an individual's self interest conflict with civic ideals and practices of groups and/or institutions? How do the civic ideals and practices affect the role of individuals, groups, and institutions? What power does the individual have to influence the civic ideals and practices of his/her culture? What empowers the individual to practice civic ideals? How can individual or minority rights be protected within the context of majority rule? What is the role of the individual and the government in the allocation of resources? Power, Authority, and Governance Social studies programs should present material on the study of government and the exercise of power and authority. How and why do human beings create governments? How do they preserve them? How do they change them? How do people gain power? How do they use power? What are rights? What is freedom? What are responsibilities? What is the difference between legitimate and illegitimate authority? Social studies programs should help students develop a broad understanding of how governments work and what the people's role and responsibility in government is. Such programs should thus help students become better citizens. Nebraska K-12 Social Studies Framework What does the national government do? How does it protect individual rights? How does it protect the American people from domestic or foreign threats? What do state and local governments do? How do their responsibilities differ from those of the national government? What traits should government leaders possess? What governmental functions do schools perform? Upper Elementary Level What are the differences between limited and unlimited government? Why would people limit the powers of government? What is democracy? What are the ideals and principles that democracy is based upon? What are some important beliefs that Americans have about themselves and their government? Why is it important for a democratic society to allow for a diversity of opinions? How does a democratic system allow for the resolution of conflict? Why are cooperation and compromise important in a democratic system? What are the rights and responsibilities of citizens at each level of government? What is a constitution? What kinds of groups and organizations have a constitution? Why is it important to have a constitution? What are the three branches of the U.S. government? Middle Level Why is government necessary to society? What is a unicameral legislature? Why is the Nebraska Unicameral unique among state governments? What is a non-partisan legislature? Why is Nebraska's non-partisan legislature unique among the states? What is a political party? What are the two major parties in the United States? What is their history? How is the world organized politically? What is a nation? Secondary Level What are the underlying principles in the Declaration of Independence? What was the Articles of Confederation? How did it differ from our current constitution? Why was the Constitutional Convention of 1787 called? What are the underlying principles of the Bill of Rights? How does the two-party system work? What do the two major parties in the U.S. stand for today? Why have third parties sometimes challenged the two major parties in the U.S.? What is the role of each branch of the U.S. federal government? How does the system of checks and balances work? What public issues divide people in the state and nation today? What different kinds of governments do nations have? Back
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