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eLECTIONS State Standards - New Mexico


NEW MEXICO SEA HOMEPAGE

NEW MEXICO CIVICS STANDARDS


8th Grade
  • Explain the structure and functions of the national government as expressed in the United States Constitution, and explain the powers granted to the three branches of government and those reserved to the people, states, and tribes, to include:
    • the federal system dividing sovereignty between the states and the federal government, and their supporting bureaucracies
    • the sovereignty of Native American tribes in relation to state and federal governments (and government to government relationships)
    • Bill of Rights, amendments to Constitution
    • the primacy of individual liberty
    • Constitution is designed to secure our liberty by both empowering and limiting central government
    • struggles over the creation of the Bill of Rights and its ratification
    • separation of powers through the development of differing branches
  • Explain basic law-making processes and how the design of the United States Constitution provides numerous opportunities for citizens to participate in the political process and to monitor and influence government (e.g., elections, political parties, interest groups).
Grades 9-12
  1. Compare and analyze the structure, power, and purpose of government at the local, state, tribal, and national levels as set forth in their respective constitutions or governance documents.
  2. Analyze the structure, powers, and role of the executive branch of the United States government, to include:
    • specific powers delegated in Article II of the Constitution
    • checks and balances
    • development of the Cabinet and federal bureaucracy
    • roles and duties of the presidency, including those acquired over time such as head of state, head of a political party.
  3. Examine the election of the president through the nomination process, national conventions, and Electoral College.