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C1 Philosophical Foundations of Civic Society and Government
- C1.1.1 Describe, compare, and contrast political philosophers views on purposes of government(s) including but not limited to Aristotle, Locke, Hobbes, Montesquieu, and Rousseau.
  - Influences on U.S. government (CG-B.1)
- C1.1.2 Identify, provide examples of, and distinguish among different systems of government by analyzing similarities and differences in sovereignty, power, legitimacy, and authority.
  - Identify types of government (CG-A.2)
- C1.1.3 Compare, contrast, and evaluate models of representation in democratic governments including presidential and parliamentary systems.
  - Identify types of government (CG-A.2)
- C1.1.4 Compare and contrast federal, confederal, and unitary systems of government by analyzing similarities and differences in sovereignty and distribution of governmental powers.
  - The Articles of Confederation (CG-B.3)
  - Federalism (CG-C.2)
C2 Founding and Development of the Government of the United States of America
- C2.1 Origins of the American Constitutional Government
  - C2.1.1 Analyze the historical and philosophical origins of American Constitutional Democracy and analyze the influence of ideas found in the Magna Carta, Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, and John Locke's Second Treatise.
  - C2.1.2 Identify and analyze various Democratic Values of the United States as found in the Declaration of Independence.
    - Source analysis: the Declaration of Independence (CG-B.2)
  - C2.1.3 Explain the impact of the major debates and compromises underlying the drafting and ratification of the American Constitution including the Virginia and New Jersey plans, the Great Compromise, debates between Federalists and AntiFederalists, debates concerning slavery, and the promise for a Bill of Rights after ratification.
    - The Constitutional Convention (CG-B.4)
    - Source analysis: the Federalist Papers (CG-B.5)
- C2.2 Democratic Values and U.S. Constitutional Principles
  - C2.2.1 Analyze relationships between Democratic Values and Constitutional Principles.
    - Identify types of government (CG-A.2)
    - Influences on U.S. government (CG-B.1)
  - C2.2.2 Analyze how influential historical speeches, writings, cases, and laws express Democratic Values and influenced changes in American culture, law, and the Constitution.
  - C2.2.3 Use examples to investigate why people may agree on Democratic Values and Constitutional Principles in the abstract, yet disagree over their meaning when they are applied to specific situations.
    - Interpreting the Constitution (CG-C.5)
C3 Structure and Function of Governments in the United States of America
- C3.1 Structure, Functions, Powers, and Limits of Federal Government
  - C3.1.1 Identify and describe the purposes, organization, powers, processes, and election of the legislative branch as enumerated in Article I of the Constitution.
    - The legislative branch (CG-D.1)
    - How a bill becomes a law (CG-D.2)
  - C3.1.2 Identify and describe the purposes, organization, powers, processes, and election of the executive branch as enumerated in Article II of the Constitution.
    - The executive branch (CG-D.3)
    - Executive departments and independent agencies (CG-D.4)
  - C3.1.3 Identify and describe the purposes, organization, powers, processes, and appointment or election of the judicial branch as enumerated in Article III of the Constitution and as established in Marbury v. Madison.
    - The judicial branch (CG-D.5)
    - Supreme Court cases on the balance of power (CG-D.7)
  - C3.1.4 Examine and evaluate the effectiveness the role of separation of powers and checks and balances in regard to the distribution of power and authority between the three branches of government.
  - C3.1.5 Analyze the various levels and responsibilities in the federal and state judicial systems and explain the relationships among them.
    - The judicial branch (CG-D.5)
    - State courts (CG-E.3)
  - C3.1.6 Evaluate major sources of revenue and major expenditures of the federal government.
    - Federalism (CG-C.2)
    - Government services and taxes (CG-J.3)
  - C3.1.7 Identify and explain how Supreme Court decisions and provisions in the U.S. Constitution have impacted the power of the federal government.
- C3.2 Structure and Functions of State, Local, and Tribal Governments
  - C3.2.1 Describe limits the U.S. Constitution places on powers of the states and on the federal government's power over the states.
    - Federalism (CG-C.2)
    - Introduction to state and local government (CG-E.1)
  - C3.2.2 Explain interactions and tensions among federal, state, and local governments using the necessary and proper clause, the Commerce Clause, and the Tenth Amendment.
  - C3.2.3 Describe how state, local, and tribal governments are organized, their major responsibilities, and how they affect the lives of people residing in their jurisdiction(s).
  - C3.2.4 Analyze sovereignty of tribal governments in interactions with U.S. governments, including treaty formation, implementation, and enforcement between federal, state, and local governments and tribal governments.
  - C3.2.5 Evaluate the major sources of revenue and expenditures for state, local, and tribal governments.
  - C3.2.6 Describe and evaluate referendums, initiatives, and recall as mechanisms used to influence state and local government. Use a case study to examine the impact of one such listed mechanism.
    - Political participation (CG-H.3)
- C3.3 Additional Actors and Influences in American Civic Society
  - C3.3.1 Describe and analyze how groups and individuals influence public policy.
  - C3.3.2 Describe the evolution of political parties and their contemporary influence on public policy.
    - The two-party system (CG-H.1)
  - C3.3.3 Explain the concept of public opinion, factors that shape it, and contrasting views on the role it should and does play in public policy.
  - C3.3.4 Explain the significance of campaigns and elections in American politics, current criticisms of campaigns, and proposals for their reform.
    - Presidential elections (CG-H.2)
    - Political participation (CG-H.3)
  - C3.3.5 Identify and discuss roles of non-governmental organizations in American civic society.
    - The two-party system (CG-H.1)
    - Role of the media (CG-I.1)
  - C3.3.6 Explain functions and possible influence of various news and other media sources in political communication.
    - Role of the media (CG-I.1)
  - C3.3.7 Analyze the credibility and validity of various forms of political communication.
C4 Rights and Liberties in the United States of America
- C4.1 Application of the Bill of Rights
  - C4.1.1 Describe the five essential rights protected by the First Amendment. Through the use of court cases and examples, explore and analyze the scope and limits of First Amendment rights.
  - C4.1.2 Using the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Amendments, describe the rights of the accused; using court cases and examples, describe the limit and scope of these rights.
- C4.2 Extensions of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
  - C4.2.1 Explain how the Civil War led to the creation of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Analyze each Amendment's relative effectiveness.
    - Constitutional amendments (CG-C.3)
    - Supreme Court cases on the Fourteenth Amendment: incorporation (CG-F.3)
  - C4.2.2 Explain how significant historical events, including but not limited to the suffrage movements and the civil rights movements, resulted in changes to the interpretation of and Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
    - Constitutional amendments (CG-C.3)
  - C4.2.3 Using the Fourteenth Amendment, describe the impact of the doctrine of incorporation, due process of law, and equal protection of law on the articulation and extension of rights.
    - Supreme Court cases on the Fourteenth Amendment: incorporation (CG-F.3)
- C4.3 Examining Tensions and Limits on Rights and Liberties
  - C4.3.1 Identify and explain personal rights, political rights, and economic rights as well as how these rights might conflict.
  - C4.3.2 Describe considerations, criteria, and examples that have been used to deny, limit, or extend protection of individual rights.
C5 The United States of America and World Affairs
- C5.1 Formation and Implementation of U.S. Foreign Policy
  - C5.1.1 Identify and describe ways in which foreign policy is made including Constitutional powers of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches and how those powers have been clarified or interpreted over time.
  - C5.1.2 Analyze past and present examples of U.S. foreign policy, its implementation, and its impact on American and international institutions and individuals.
    - Free trade and protectionism (CG-J.2)
  - C5.1.3 Describe ways in which groups and individuals influence foreign policy.
- C5.2 U.S. Role in International Institutions and Affairs
  - C5.2.1 Analyze the influence and impact of U.S. political, economic, technological, and cultural developments on countries and people around the world.
    - Free trade and protectionism (CG-J.2)
  - C5.2.2 Analyze how international political, economic, technological, and cultural developments impact U.S. institutions and individuals.
    - Free trade and protectionism (CG-J.2)
  - C5.2.3 Identify and evaluate the roles and responsibilities of the United States in international governmental organizations including bilateral and multilateral agreements.
  - C5.2.4 Identify and evaluate international non-governmental organizations.
C6 Citizenship and Civic Participation in the United States of America
- C6.1 Citizenship in the United States of America
  - C6.1.1 Describe and evaluate the requirements and process for becoming a citizen of the United States.
    - Immigration and naturalization (CG-G.2)
    - The U.S. naturalization test (CG-G.3)
  - C6.1.2 Explain how the United States has limited and expanded citizenship over time.
    - Constitutional amendments (CG-C.3)
    - Immigration and naturalization (CG-G.2)
  - C6.1.3 Compare and contrast rights and representation among U.S. people and citizens living in states, territories, federal districts, and on tribally governed land.
- C6.2 Rights and Responsibilities in Civic Society
  - C6.2.1 Using examples, explain the rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizens as well all people living in the United States.
    - What are civil liberties and civil rights? (CG-F.1)
    - Rights and responsibilities of active citizenship (CG-G.1)
- C6.3 Dispositions for Civic Participation
  - C6.3.1 Explain the personal dispositions that contribute to knowledgeable and engaged participation in civic communities.
    - Rights and responsibilities of active citizenship (CG-G.1)
    - Political participation (CG-H.3)
  - C6.3.2 Explain how informed members of society influence civic life.
- C6.4 Civic Inquiry, Public Policy, Civic Action, and Public Discourse
  - C6.4.1 Explain and evaluate how people, individually or collectively, seek to bring the United States closer to its Democratic Values.
  - C6.4.2 Identify, discuss, and analyze methods individuals and/or groups have chosen to attempt social and legal change. Assess the effects of civil disobedience, social movements, demonstrations, protests on society and law.
  - C6.4.3 Identify and describe a local, state, national, or international public policy issue; research and evaluate multiple solutions; analyze the consequences of each solution and propose, defend, and take relevant action to address or resolve the issue.
  - C6.4.4 Equip students with the skills and knowledge to explore multiple pathways for knowledgeable, civic engagement through simulations and/or realworld opportunities for involvement.

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C1 Philosophical Foundations of Civic Society and Government

C1.1.1 Describe, compare, and contrast political philosophers views on purposes of government(s) including but not limited to Aristotle, Locke, Hobbes, Montesquieu, and Rousseau.

C1.1.2 Identify, provide examples of, and distinguish among different systems of government by analyzing similarities and differences in sovereignty, power, legitimacy, and authority.

C1.1.3 Compare, contrast, and evaluate models of representation in democratic governments including presidential and parliamentary systems.

C1.1.4 Compare and contrast federal, confederal, and unitary systems of government by analyzing similarities and differences in sovereignty and distribution of governmental powers.

C2 Founding and Development of the Government of the United States of America

C2.1 Origins of the American Constitutional Government

C2.1.1 Analyze the historical and philosophical origins of American Constitutional Democracy and analyze the influence of ideas found in the Magna Carta, Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, and John Locke's Second Treatise.

C2.1.2 Identify and analyze various Democratic Values of the United States as found in the Declaration of Independence.

C2.2 Democratic Values and U.S. Constitutional Principles

C2.2.1 Analyze relationships between Democratic Values and Constitutional Principles.

C2.2.2 Analyze how influential historical speeches, writings, cases, and laws express Democratic Values and influenced changes in American culture, law, and the Constitution.

C2.2.3 Use examples to investigate why people may agree on Democratic Values and Constitutional Principles in the abstract, yet disagree over their meaning when they are applied to specific situations.

C3 Structure and Function of Governments in the United States of America

C3.1 Structure, Functions, Powers, and Limits of Federal Government

C3.1.1 Identify and describe the purposes, organization, powers, processes, and election of the legislative branch as enumerated in Article I of the Constitution.

C3.1.2 Identify and describe the purposes, organization, powers, processes, and election of the executive branch as enumerated in Article II of the Constitution.

C3.1.3 Identify and describe the purposes, organization, powers, processes, and appointment or election of the judicial branch as enumerated in Article III of the Constitution and as established in Marbury v. Madison.

C3.1.4 Examine and evaluate the effectiveness the role of separation of powers and checks and balances in regard to the distribution of power and authority between the three branches of government.

C3.1.5 Analyze the various levels and responsibilities in the federal and state judicial systems and explain the relationships among them.

C3.1.6 Evaluate major sources of revenue and major expenditures of the federal government.

C3.1.7 Identify and explain how Supreme Court decisions and provisions in the U.S. Constitution have impacted the power of the federal government.

C3.2 Structure and Functions of State, Local, and Tribal Governments

C3.2.1 Describe limits the U.S. Constitution places on powers of the states and on the federal government's power over the states.

C3.2.2 Explain interactions and tensions among federal, state, and local governments using the necessary and proper clause, the Commerce Clause, and the Tenth Amendment.

C3.2.3 Describe how state, local, and tribal governments are organized, their major responsibilities, and how they affect the lives of people residing in their jurisdiction(s).

C3.2.4 Analyze sovereignty of tribal governments in interactions with U.S. governments, including treaty formation, implementation, and enforcement between federal, state, and local governments and tribal governments.

C3.2.5 Evaluate the major sources of revenue and expenditures for state, local, and tribal governments.

C3.2.6 Describe and evaluate referendums, initiatives, and recall as mechanisms used to influence state and local government. Use a case study to examine the impact of one such listed mechanism.

C3.3 Additional Actors and Influences in American Civic Society

C3.3.1 Describe and analyze how groups and individuals influence public policy.

C3.3.2 Describe the evolution of political parties and their contemporary influence on public policy.

C3.3.3 Explain the concept of public opinion, factors that shape it, and contrasting views on the role it should and does play in public policy.

C3.3.4 Explain the significance of campaigns and elections in American politics, current criticisms of campaigns, and proposals for their reform.

C3.3.5 Identify and discuss roles of non-governmental organizations in American civic society.

C3.3.6 Explain functions and possible influence of various news and other media sources in political communication.

C3.3.7 Analyze the credibility and validity of various forms of political communication.

C4 Rights and Liberties in the United States of America

C4.1 Application of the Bill of Rights

C4.1.1 Describe the five essential rights protected by the First Amendment. Through the use of court cases and examples, explore and analyze the scope and limits of First Amendment rights.

C4.1.2 Using the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Amendments, describe the rights of the accused; using court cases and examples, describe the limit and scope of these rights.

C4.2 Extensions of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

C4.2.1 Explain how the Civil War led to the creation of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Analyze each Amendment's relative effectiveness.

C4.2.2 Explain how significant historical events, including but not limited to the suffrage movements and the civil rights movements, resulted in changes to the interpretation of and Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

C4.2.3 Using the Fourteenth Amendment, describe the impact of the doctrine of incorporation, due process of law, and equal protection of law on the articulation and extension of rights.

C4.3 Examining Tensions and Limits on Rights and Liberties

C4.3.1 Identify and explain personal rights, political rights, and economic rights as well as how these rights might conflict.

C4.3.2 Describe considerations, criteria, and examples that have been used to deny, limit, or extend protection of individual rights.

C5 The United States of America and World Affairs

C5.1 Formation and Implementation of U.S. Foreign Policy

C5.1.1 Identify and describe ways in which foreign policy is made including Constitutional powers of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches and how those powers have been clarified or interpreted over time.

C5.1.2 Analyze past and present examples of U.S. foreign policy, its implementation, and its impact on American and international institutions and individuals.

C5.1.3 Describe ways in which groups and individuals influence foreign policy.

C5.2 U.S. Role in International Institutions and Affairs

C5.2.1 Analyze the influence and impact of U.S. political, economic, technological, and cultural developments on countries and people around the world.

C5.2.2 Analyze how international political, economic, technological, and cultural developments impact U.S. institutions and individuals.

C5.2.3 Identify and evaluate the roles and responsibilities of the United States in international governmental organizations including bilateral and multilateral agreements.

C5.2.4 Identify and evaluate international non-governmental organizations.

C6 Citizenship and Civic Participation in the United States of America

C6.1 Citizenship in the United States of America

C6.1.1 Describe and evaluate the requirements and process for becoming a citizen of the United States.

C6.1.2 Explain how the United States has limited and expanded citizenship over time.

C6.1.3 Compare and contrast rights and representation among U.S. people and citizens living in states, territories, federal districts, and on tribally governed land.

C6.2 Rights and Responsibilities in Civic Society

C6.2.1 Using examples, explain the rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizens as well all people living in the United States.

C6.3 Dispositions for Civic Participation

C6.3.1 Explain the personal dispositions that contribute to knowledgeable and engaged participation in civic communities.

C6.3.2 Explain how informed members of society influence civic life.

C6.4 Civic Inquiry, Public Policy, Civic Action, and Public Discourse

C6.4.1 Explain and evaluate how people, individually or collectively, seek to bring the United States closer to its Democratic Values.

C6.4.2 Identify, discuss, and analyze methods individuals and/or groups have chosen to attempt social and legal change. Assess the effects of civil disobedience, social movements, demonstrations, protests on society and law.

C6.4.3 Identify and describe a local, state, national, or international public policy issue; research and evaluate multiple solutions; analyze the consequences of each solution and propose, defend, and take relevant action to address or resolve the issue.

C6.4.4 Equip students with the skills and knowledge to explore multiple pathways for knowledgeable, civic engagement through simulations and/or realworld opportunities for involvement.