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eLECTIONS State Standards - Nevada


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NEVADA CIVICS STANDARDS ALL


Civics

Content Standard 4.0:
The Political Process:
Students describe the roles of political parties, interest groups, and public opinion in the democratic process.

Grade 8
Students know and are able to do everything required in earlier grades and:
  • 4.8.1 - Describe the election process.
  • 4.8.2 - Provide examples of how political parties changed.
  • 4.8.3 - Identify the impact of interest groups on the political process.
  • 4.8.4 - Identify the influence of the media in forming public opinion.
  • 4.8.5 - Identify propaganda and persuasion in political advertising and literature.
  • 4.8.6 - Provide examples of contemporary public issues that may require public solutions.
Grade 12
Students know and are able to do everything required in earlier grades and:
  • 4.12.1 - Assess the processes by which leaders are selected in the U.S. political system and analyze the role of the electoral college system in the election of the President.
  • 4.12.2 - Analyze the roles and function of factions within political parties and the role of parties in public policy and politics.
  • 4. 12.3 - Evaluate the significance of interest groups in the political process of a democratic society.
  • 4.12.4 - Analyze the role that television and other media play in the process of political persuasion.
  • 4.12.5 - Evaluate propaganda in both historic and current political communication.
  • 4.12.6 - Describe the process by which public policy is formed and carried out.