IXL skill plan | Civics and Economics plan for the Virginia Standards of Learning Assessments

Skill plan for the Virginia Standards of Learning Assessments - Civics and Economics

IXL provides skill alignments with recommended IXL skills for every student. Find the IXL skills that are right for you below!

Reporting category

Principles of Government and Citizenship
Structure of American Government
Political and Governmental Processes
Economic Principles and Decisions & United States Economy

Print skill plan

Principles of Government and Citizenship
The foundations of American constitutional government		Principles of government 1. Identify types of government 2. Authoritarian and democratic governments • Coming soon: Principles of government Origins of U.S. government 3. Influences on U.S. government 4. Source analysis: the Declaration of Independence 5. The Articles of Confederation 6. The Constitutional Convention 7. Source analysis: the Federalist Papers The Constitution 8. Introduction to the Constitution 9. Constitutional amendments 10. The Bill of Rights 11. Federalism
The foundations of American constitutional government
Principles of government 1. Identify types of government 2. Authoritarian and democratic governments • Coming soon: Principles of government Origins of U.S. government 3. Influences on U.S. government 4. Source analysis: the Declaration of Independence 5. The Articles of Confederation 6. The Constitutional Convention 7. Source analysis: the Federalist Papers The Constitution 8. Introduction to the Constitution 9. Constitutional amendments 10. The Bill of Rights 11. Federalism

Citizenship and the rights, duties, and responsibilities of citizens		1. The U.S. naturalization test 2. Immigration and naturalization 3. Rights and responsibilities of active citizenship
Citizenship and the rights, duties, and responsibilities of citizens
1. The U.S. naturalization test 2. Immigration and naturalization 3. Rights and responsibilities of active citizenship

Structure of American Government
The American constitutional government at the national level		The Constitution 1. Introduction to the Constitution 2. Federalism Branches of government 3. The legislative branch 4. The executive branch 5. The judicial branch 6. Checks and balances Supreme Court cases 7. Supreme Court cases on the balance of power
The American constitutional government at the national level
The Constitution 1. Introduction to the Constitution 2. Federalism Branches of government 3. The legislative branch 4. The executive branch 5. The judicial branch 6. Checks and balances Supreme Court cases 7. Supreme Court cases on the balance of power

The American constitutional government at the state and local level The judicial systems established by the Constitution of Virginia and the Constitution of the United States		1. Introduction to state and local government 2. Identify levels and branches of government 3. State courts
The American constitutional government at the state and local level The judicial systems established by the Constitution of Virginia and the Constitution of the United States
1. Introduction to state and local government 2. Identify levels and branches of government 3. State courts

Political and Governmental Processes
The political process and how public policy is made at the local, state, and national levels of government		Elections 1. Presidential elections 2. The two-party system 3. Political participation • Coming soon: Data analysis: political parties The media 4. Role of the media • Coming soon: Media literacy
The political process and how public policy is made at the local, state, and national levels of government
Elections 1. Presidential elections 2. The two-party system 3. Political participation • Coming soon: Data analysis: political parties The media 4. Role of the media • Coming soon: Media literacy

The American constitutional government at the national level		1. How a bill becomes a law
The American constitutional government at the national level
1. How a bill becomes a law

The judicial systems established by the Constitution of Virginia and the Constitution of the United States		Constitutional interpretation and amendment 1. Constitutional amendments 2. The Bill of Rights 3. Interpreting the Constitution Civil liberties and rights 4. What are civil liberties and civil rights? 5. Supreme Court cases on the Bill of Rights 6. Supreme Court cases on the Fourteenth Amendment: incorporation • Coming soon: Supreme Court cases on the Fourteenth Amendment and equal protection
The judicial systems established by the Constitution of Virginia and the Constitution of the United States
Constitutional interpretation and amendment 1. Constitutional amendments 2. The Bill of Rights 3. Interpreting the Constitution Civil liberties and rights 4. What are civil liberties and civil rights? 5. Supreme Court cases on the Bill of Rights 6. Supreme Court cases on the Fourteenth Amendment: incorporation • Coming soon: Supreme Court cases on the Fourteenth Amendment and equal protection

Economic Principles and Decisions & United States Economy
How economic decisions are made in the marketplace		1. Opportunity cost 2. Costs and benefits
How economic decisions are made in the marketplace
1. Opportunity cost 2. Costs and benefits

The role of government in the United States economy		1. Economic systems 2. Free trade and protectionism 3. Government services and taxes • Coming soon: Fiscal and monetary policy
The role of government in the United States economy
1. Economic systems 2. Free trade and protectionism 3. Government services and taxes • Coming soon: Fiscal and monetary policy

This document includes IXL skill alignments to the Virginia Standards of Learning Assessments. IXL provides skill alignments as a service to teachers, students, and parents. The skill alignments are not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Virginia Department of Education. IXL and IXL Learning are registered trademarks of IXL Learning, Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners.