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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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5 Power and Access to Power in Society
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8.44 Analyze how international alliances and agreements (e.g., the United Nations, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, North American Free Trade Agreement, International Monetary Fund, treaties with Indigenous Nations,) expand and limit people's access to power around the world.
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8.45 Evaluate the impact of the federal system and the structure of the federal government on the abilities of individuals in different states, territories and Indigenous Nations to influence national policy.
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8.46 Compare the ability of different individuals and public and private interest groups to influence public policy.
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8.47 Compare 21st-century voter suppression to voter suppression in previous centuries, and analyze the historic, racialized, and economic effects of voter suppression on various groups.
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8.48 Analyze the way in which national or local policy has shaped access to resources and opportunity or increased exposure to harmful environmental effects and how people have sought to address this.
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8.49 Evaluate the change in access to local and national power in Washington, DC over time and the impact of these changes on the government of Washington, DC.
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8.5 Identify and analyze opportunities to access political power in Washington, DC to initiate and support change.
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8.51 Analyze the impact of urban geography and zoning on access to power and opportunity in Washington, DC.
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8.52 Identify a local, national or international issue connected to access to power and representation, conduct relevant research, identify and assess policy options, and construct a public policy proposal designed to improve the situation.