Illinois
Skills available for Illinois high school social studies standards
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- Illinois Social Science Standards: Grades 9-12: Civics Illinois Social Science Standards: Grades 9-12: Civics
- Illinois Social Science Standards: Grades 9-12: U.S. History Illinois Social Science Standards: Grades 9-12: U.S. History
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Civic and Political Institutions
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SS.9-12.CV.1 Distinguish between the rights, roles, powers and responsibilities of individuals and institutions in the political system and analyze the marginalization of multiple groups and perspectives in the political system.
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SS.9-12.CV.2 Evaluate the opportunities and limitations of participation in elections, voting, and the electoral process, and the impact disenfranchisement has on these processes.
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SS.9-12.CV.3 Analyze constitutions, laws, and agreements to determine the degree to which they achieve justice, equality, and liberty.
- Influences on U.S. government (CG-B.1)
- Source analysis: the Declaration of Independence (CG-B.2)
- The Articles of Confederation (CG-B.3)
- The Constitutional Convention (CG-B.4)
- Source analysis: the Federalist Papers (CG-B.5)
- Introduction to the Constitution (CG-C.1)
- Federalism (CG-C.2)
- Constitutional amendments (CG-C.3)
- The Bill of Rights (CG-C.4)
- Interpreting the Constitution (CG-C.5)
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SS.9-12.CV.4 Evaluate the U.S. Constitution's ability to establish a system of government with power, responsibilities, and limits, and explain how the U.S. Constitution has evolved/changed over time and is still debated.
- Introduction to the Constitution (CG-C.1)
- Federalism (CG-C.2)
- Interpreting the Constitution (CG-C.5)
- The legislative branch (CG-D.1)
- How a bill becomes a law (CG-D.2)
- The executive branch (CG-D.3)
- Executive departments and independent agencies (CG-D.4)
- The judicial branch (CG-D.5)
- Checks and balances (CG-D.6)
- Supreme Court cases on the balance of power (CG-D.7)
- Introduction to state and local government (CG-E.1)
- Identify levels and branches of government (CG-E.2)
- State courts (CG-E.3)
- Supreme Court cases on the Bill of Rights (CG-F.2)
- Supreme Court cases on the Fourteenth Amendment: incorporation (CG-F.3)
Participation and Deliberation: Applying Civic Virtues and Democratic Principles
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SS.9-12.CV.5 Analyze civic dispositions, democratic principles, constitutional rights, and human rights and their impact on personal interests and multiple perspectives.
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SS.9-12.CV.6 Identify and explain how political parties, the media, and public interest groups both influence and reflect social and political interests.
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SS.9-12.CV.7 Compare and contrast the democratic concepts and principles inherent to the U.S. system of government.
Processes, Rules, and Laws
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SS.9-12.CV.8 Analyze the methods individuals can use to challenge laws to address a variety of public issues.
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SS.9-12.CV.9 Evaluate public policies in terms of intended and unintended outcomes and related consequences on different communities, including the marginalization of multiple groups.
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SS.9-12.CV.10 Explain the role of compromise and deliberation in the legislative process.