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Skills available for District of Columbia eighth-grade social studies standards
Standards are in black and IXL social studies skills are in dark green. Hold your mouse over the name of a skill to view a sample question. Click on the name of a skill to practice that skill.
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- K-12 Social Studies Standards (adopted in 2023): Global Opportunities for Action K-12 Social Studies Standards (adopted in 2023): Global Opportunities for Action
- K-12 Social Studies Standards (adopted in 2023): How does the Government Function? K-12 Social Studies Standards (adopted in 2023): How does the Government Function?
- K-12 Social Studies Standards (adopted in 2023): Media, Society, Government, and Digital Literacy K-12 Social Studies Standards (adopted in 2023): Media, Society, Government, and Digital Literacy
- K-12 Social Studies Standards (adopted in 2023): Power and Access to Power in Society K-12 Social Studies Standards (adopted in 2023): Power and Access to Power in Society
- K-12 Social Studies Standards (adopted in 2023): Protest and Resistance K-12 Social Studies Standards (adopted in 2023): Protest and Resistance
- K-12 Social Studies Standards (adopted in 2023): Rights of the People K-12 Social Studies Standards (adopted in 2023): Rights of the People
- K-12 Social Studies Standards (adopted in 2023): The Role of Government in Society K-12 Social Studies Standards (adopted in 2023): The Role of Government in Society
- District of Columbia Social Studies Standards District of Columbia Social Studies Standards
- Common Core State Standards: Grades 6-8 Literacy in History/Social Studies Common Core State Standards: Grades 6-8 Literacy in History/Social Studies
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2 How does the Government Function?
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8.9 Evaluate and compare the structures of government across three different countries or Indigenous Nations.
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8.1 Analyze the structures and functions of the three branches of the US federal government.
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8.11 Explain how a bill becomes a law in the federal government, and evaluate the efficacy of the current system.
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8.12 Analyze how a historic or current piece of legislation, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), impacts citizens.
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8.13 Analyze a historic or current piece of legislation or law such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to evaluate the role of citizens, interest groups, corporations, and elected leaders in the legislative process.
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8.14 Analyze a historic or current executive action to evaluate the power and limitations of presidential executive orders.
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8.15 Analyze a recent Supreme Court ruling to understand the role of the court system in the United States.
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8.16 Identify elected leaders in the legislative and executive branches of the federal and local governments, and identify multiple ways for citizens to contact government officials to advocate for legislation or public policy.
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8.17 Evaluate the efficacy of different government policies in helping individuals increase their personal savings and economic resilience.
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8.18 Assess the responsiveness of elected federal officials in enacting policies reflective of national public concerns and interests.
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8.19 Explain the structure and powers of the Washington, DC government, including the features of the executive, legislative and judicial branches.
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8.2 Evaluate the extent to which the interests of Washington, DC residents are represented in the federal government, and evaluate the impact of the relationship between the District and the federal government on local policy.
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8.21 Evaluate the effectiveness of the structure and functions of the Washington, DC government in enacting policies that are reflective of community concerns.
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8.22 Propose and advocate for specific changes to the structure and function of federal or local government to best meet the needs of the people, and/or propose a specific way to best create change within the current system.