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CV Civics and Governments

SS:CV:1 The Nature and Purpose of Government
- SS:CV:8:1.1 Explain why limiting the powers of government is essential for the protection of individual rights.
- SS:CV:8:1.2 Analyze the major arguments for and against representative government as distinguished from direct democracy, and discuss how, in a representative democracy, minority rights are protected.
SS:CV:2 Structure and Function of United States and New Hampshire Government
- SS:CV:8:2.1 Define the organization and responsibilities of federal government that are set forth in the New Hampshire Constitution, the United States Constitution and their amendments, e.g., Separation of Powers, Division of Powers, or the Bill of Rights.
- SS:CV:8:2.2 Compare and contrast the structure and major responsibilities and services of government at the local, state, and federal levels as set forth in the New Hampshire Constitution and the United States Constitution, e.g., taxation, transportation, or education.
- SS:CV:8:2.3 Describe ways in which particular events and documents contributed to the evolution of American government, e.g., states' rights, universal suffrage, or civil rights.
- SS:CV:8:2.4 Explain the legislative and political processes by which a bill becomes a law or government policy is established at the local, state, and federal levels, e.g., citizen petitions or conference committees.
  - The Legislative Branch (8-A.2)
SS:CV:3 The World and the United States' Place In It
- SS:CV:8:3.1 Illustrate the importance of countries working together to resolve problems, e.g., the United Nations, NATO, or the European Union.
  - International organizations (7-CC.7)
- SS:CV:8:3.2 Analyze environmental, economic, and technological developments and their impact on society.
SS:CV:4 Rights and Responsibilities
- SS:CV:8:4.1 Describe and analyze ways Americans can effectively participate in civic and political life at the local, state, and federal levels, e.g., problem solving, public engagement, or voting.
  - Rights and responsibilities of active citizenship (8-D.2)

EC Economics

SS:EC:1 Economics and the Individual
- SS:EC:8:1.1 Identify how events in the business cycle impact individuals' lives, e.g., recession or depression.
SS:EC:2 Basic Economic Concepts
- SS:EC:8:2.1 Identify and explain the determinants of supply and demand, e.g., income, tastes, or technology.
- SS:EC:8:2.2 Explain the elements of entrepreneurship, e.g., idea development, risk-taking, or management skills.
SS:EC:3 Cycles in the Economy
- SS:EC:8:3.1 Identify and explain the different phases of the business cycle, e.g., recession or depression.
- SS:EC:8:3.2 Understand how the stock market works, the buying and selling of stocks, and how it affects the economy.
SS:EC:4 Financial Institutions and the Government
- SS:EC:8:4.1 Explain how interest rates affect individual decisions, e.g., saving, borrowing, or lending money.
  - Banks (8-F.1)
- SS:EC:8:4.2 Identify the different ways in which income can be redistributed, e.g., taxes, welfare, or government loans.
SS:EC:5 International Economics and Trade
- SS:EC:8:5.1 Distinguish among the different methods of allocating resources, e.g., traditional, free market, or command economies.
  - What is economics? (8-E.1)
- SS:EC:8:5.2 Identify and explain the impact on trade of government policies, e.g., tariffs, quotas, or embargoes.
- SS:EC:8:5.3 Recognize the role of economics in international diplomacy and war, e.g., the United States Civil War, foreign aid, or conflict over natural resources.
- SS:EC:8:5.4 Examine the effects of changing economies on international trade, e.g., modernization, specialization, or interdependence.
  - International organizations (7-CC.7)
  - Trade and specialization (8-E.4)
SS:EC:6 Personal Finance
- SS:EC:8:6.1 Compare the advantages and disadvantages of different payment methods.
  - Banks (8-F.1)
- SS:EC:8:6.2 Describe the rights and responsibilities of buyers and sellers in a free market economy.
  - What is a market? (8-E.5)
  - Banks (8-F.1)
- SS:EC:8:6.3 Demonstrate the use of the different types of accounts available from financial institutions, e.g., checking or savings accounts.
  - Banks (8-F.1)
- SS:EC:8:6.4 Students will identify sources of earned and unearned income, e.g., wages or investments.
- SS:EC:8:6.5 Define and compare saving and investing.
  - Banks (8-F.1)
- SS:EC:8:6.6 Evaluate sources of investment information, and describe how to buy and sell investments.
- SS:EC:8:6.7 Discuss the importance of taking responsibility for personal financial decisions.
- SS:EC:8:6.8 Design a plan for earning, spending, saving, and investing.

GE Geography

SS:GE:1 The World in Spatial Terms
- SS:GE:8:1.1 Compare relative advantages and disadvantages of using maps, globes, aerial and other photographs, satellite-produced images, and models to solve geographic problems, e.g., the Mercator projections versus Robinson projections.
SS:GE:2 Places and Regions
- SS:GE:8:2.1 Identify the types of regions, e.g., formal, functional, or vernacular regions of which the local community is a part.
- SS:GE:8:2.2 Illustrate the connections among regions, e.g., world trade or regional alliances.
- SS:GE:8:2.3 Describe how culture, technology, and experience affect perception of places and regions, e.g., images created by mass media or travel.
SS:GE:3 Physical Systems
- SS:GE:8:3.1 Recognize how physical processes influence the formation and distribution of resources, e.g., the potential for hydroelectric power or coal deposits.
SS:GE:4 Human Systems
- SS:GE:8:4.1 Describe ways in which physical and human regional systems are interconnected, e.g., canal systems or "hub-and-spoke" airline operations.
  - The Columbian Exchange (8-I.6)
  - Industrial and Transportation Revolutions (8-O.1)
- SS:GE:8:4.2 Explain how cooperation and conflict among people contribute to political divisions of Earth's surface, e.g., trade agreements, military pacts, or boundary disputes.

HI New Hampshire and United States History

SS:HI:1 Political Foundations and Development
- SS:HI:8:1.1 Examine how suffrage expanded to various groups of citizens, e.g., women African-Americans.
- SS:HI:8:1.2 Describe the role New Hampshire voters have played in our nation's presidential primaries and elections.
- SS:HI:8:1.3 Examine how religion has influenced the political life of the nation, e.g., the Know Nothing Party, the temperance movement, or the First Great Awakening.
  - Antebellum reform movements (8-O.3)
- SS:HI:8:1.4 Analyze the tension between states' rights and national authority, e.g., the nullification crisis of 1832 or school integration of the 1960's.
SS:HI:2 Contacts, Exchanges & International Relations
- SS:HI:8:2.1 Explain major attempts to force European powers to recognize and respect the sovereignty of the United States as a new nation, e.g., the Jay Treaty or the War of 1812.
  - The Revolutionary War: conclusion and aftermath (8-L.8)
  - Washington's presidency: part I (8-M.3)
- SS:HI:8:2.2 Explain major United States efforts to remove European influence from the Western Hemisphere, e.g., the Monroe Doctrine or the Cuban Missile Crisis.
  - The Louisiana Purchase (8-M.7)
- SS:HI:8:2.3 Compare and contrast the rationales for entering into war with other nations, e.g., the American Revolution or the Korean Conflict.
- SS:HI:8:2.4 Analyze the extent to which democratic ideals, economic motives and empire building have influenced United States foreign policy in events and policies, e.g., the Louisiana Purchase or the Marshall Plan.
- SS:HI:8:2.5 Investigate the impact of foreign policy on domestic affairs as illustrated in historical events, e.g., the XYZ Affair or the Vietnam War.
SS:HI:3 World Views and Value systems and their Intellectual and Artistic Expressions
- SS:HI:8:3.1 Explain how art, music and literature often reflect and/or influence major ideas, values and conflicts of particular time periods, e.g., manifest destiny, protest movements, or freedom of expression.
SS:HI:4 Economic Systems & Technology
- SS:HI:8:4.1 Explore how economic interactions have occurred on an increasingly global scale, e.g., the Triangular Trade or multinational corporations.
- SS:HI:8:4.2 Examine the causes of conflict between management and labor, e.g., the Pullman Strike or the Air Traffic Controllers Strike of 1981.
  - Cities in the Gilded Age (8-R.)
SS:HI:5 Social/Cultural
- SS:HI:8:5.1 Analyze how societal changes have influenced the family, e.g., child labor or elderly care.

WH World History and Contemporary Issues

SS:WH:1 Political Foundations and Developments
- SS:WH:8:1.1 Explore how leaders have attempted to achieve political legitimacy using methods and rationales, e.g., the Divine Right of Kings, military power, or popular elections.
- SS:WH:8:1.2 Analyze the influence of religious groups on political systems, e.g., Confucianism in China, Catholicism in Europe, or Wahabism in the Middle East.
- SS:WH:8:1.3 Explore the use and abuse of power that results in mass murder and genocide, e.g., Carthage by Rome, the conquest of Aztecs, or the Holocaust.
SS:WH:2 Contacts, Exchanges & International Relations
- SS:WH:8:2.1 Analyze the demographic impact of diseases and their treatment, e.g., the bubonic plague, smallpox in the Western Hemisphere, or AIDS.
  - The Middle Ages after 1100 (7-Y.3)
  - The Columbian Exchange (7-BB.6)
SS:WH:3 World Views and Value systems and their Intellectual and Artistic Expressions
- SS:WH:8:3.1 Demonstrate an understanding of how art, music and literature often influence or reflect major ideas, values and conflicts of a particular time.
- SS:WH:8:3.2 Analyze how architecture has symbolized the values of various societies, e.g., Greco-Roman, Tudor English, or Scandinavian.
  - Roman legacies (7-U.10)

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CV Civics and Governments

SS:CV:1 The Nature and Purpose of Government

SS:CV:8:1.1 Explain why limiting the powers of government is essential for the protection of individual rights.

SS:CV:8:1.2 Analyze the major arguments for and against representative government as distinguished from direct democracy, and discuss how, in a representative democracy, minority rights are protected.

SS:CV:2 Structure and Function of United States and New Hampshire Government

SS:CV:8:2.1 Define the organization and responsibilities of federal government that are set forth in the New Hampshire Constitution, the United States Constitution and their amendments, e.g., Separation of Powers, Division of Powers, or the Bill of Rights.

SS:CV:8:2.2 Compare and contrast the structure and major responsibilities and services of government at the local, state, and federal levels as set forth in the New Hampshire Constitution and the United States Constitution, e.g., taxation, transportation, or education.

SS:CV:8:2.3 Describe ways in which particular events and documents contributed to the evolution of American government, e.g., states' rights, universal suffrage, or civil rights.

SS:CV:8:2.4 Explain the legislative and political processes by which a bill becomes a law or government policy is established at the local, state, and federal levels, e.g., citizen petitions or conference committees.

SS:CV:3 The World and the United States' Place In It

SS:CV:8:3.1 Illustrate the importance of countries working together to resolve problems, e.g., the United Nations, NATO, or the European Union.

SS:CV:8:3.2 Analyze environmental, economic, and technological developments and their impact on society.

SS:CV:4 Rights and Responsibilities

SS:CV:8:4.1 Describe and analyze ways Americans can effectively participate in civic and political life at the local, state, and federal levels, e.g., problem solving, public engagement, or voting.

EC Economics

SS:EC:1 Economics and the Individual

SS:EC:8:1.1 Identify how events in the business cycle impact individuals' lives, e.g., recession or depression.

SS:EC:2 Basic Economic Concepts

SS:EC:8:2.1 Identify and explain the determinants of supply and demand, e.g., income, tastes, or technology.

SS:EC:8:2.2 Explain the elements of entrepreneurship, e.g., idea development, risk-taking, or management skills.

SS:EC:3 Cycles in the Economy

SS:EC:8:3.1 Identify and explain the different phases of the business cycle, e.g., recession or depression.

SS:EC:8:3.2 Understand how the stock market works, the buying and selling of stocks, and how it affects the economy.

SS:EC:4 Financial Institutions and the Government

SS:EC:8:4.1 Explain how interest rates affect individual decisions, e.g., saving, borrowing, or lending money.

SS:EC:8:4.2 Identify the different ways in which income can be redistributed, e.g., taxes, welfare, or government loans.

SS:EC:5 International Economics and Trade

SS:EC:8:5.1 Distinguish among the different methods of allocating resources, e.g., traditional, free market, or command economies.

SS:EC:8:5.2 Identify and explain the impact on trade of government policies, e.g., tariffs, quotas, or embargoes.

SS:EC:8:5.3 Recognize the role of economics in international diplomacy and war, e.g., the United States Civil War, foreign aid, or conflict over natural resources.

SS:EC:8:5.4 Examine the effects of changing economies on international trade, e.g., modernization, specialization, or interdependence.

SS:EC:6 Personal Finance

SS:EC:8:6.1 Compare the advantages and disadvantages of different payment methods.

SS:EC:8:6.2 Describe the rights and responsibilities of buyers and sellers in a free market economy.

SS:EC:8:6.3 Demonstrate the use of the different types of accounts available from financial institutions, e.g., checking or savings accounts.

SS:EC:8:6.4 Students will identify sources of earned and unearned income, e.g., wages or investments.

SS:EC:8:6.5 Define and compare saving and investing.

SS:EC:8:6.6 Evaluate sources of investment information, and describe how to buy and sell investments.

SS:EC:8:6.7 Discuss the importance of taking responsibility for personal financial decisions.

SS:EC:8:6.8 Design a plan for earning, spending, saving, and investing.

GE Geography

SS:GE:1 The World in Spatial Terms

SS:GE:8:1.1 Compare relative advantages and disadvantages of using maps, globes, aerial and other photographs, satellite-produced images, and models to solve geographic problems, e.g., the Mercator projections versus Robinson projections.

SS:GE:2 Places and Regions

SS:GE:8:2.1 Identify the types of regions, e.g., formal, functional, or vernacular regions of which the local community is a part.

SS:GE:8:2.2 Illustrate the connections among regions, e.g., world trade or regional alliances.

SS:GE:8:2.3 Describe how culture, technology, and experience affect perception of places and regions, e.g., images created by mass media or travel.

SS:GE:3 Physical Systems

SS:GE:8:3.1 Recognize how physical processes influence the formation and distribution of resources, e.g., the potential for hydroelectric power or coal deposits.

SS:GE:4 Human Systems

SS:GE:8:4.1 Describe ways in which physical and human regional systems are interconnected, e.g., canal systems or "hub-and-spoke" airline operations.

SS:GE:8:4.2 Explain how cooperation and conflict among people contribute to political divisions of Earth's surface, e.g., trade agreements, military pacts, or boundary disputes.

HI New Hampshire and United States History

SS:HI:1 Political Foundations and Development

SS:HI:8:1.1 Examine how suffrage expanded to various groups of citizens, e.g., women African-Americans.

SS:HI:8:1.2 Describe the role New Hampshire voters have played in our nation's presidential primaries and elections.

SS:HI:8:1.3 Examine how religion has influenced the political life of the nation, e.g., the Know Nothing Party, the temperance movement, or the First Great Awakening.

SS:HI:8:1.4 Analyze the tension between states' rights and national authority, e.g., the nullification crisis of 1832 or school integration of the 1960's.

SS:HI:2 Contacts, Exchanges & International Relations

SS:HI:8:2.1 Explain major attempts to force European powers to recognize and respect the sovereignty of the United States as a new nation, e.g., the Jay Treaty or the War of 1812.

SS:HI:8:2.2 Explain major United States efforts to remove European influence from the Western Hemisphere, e.g., the Monroe Doctrine or the Cuban Missile Crisis.

SS:HI:8:2.3 Compare and contrast the rationales for entering into war with other nations, e.g., the American Revolution or the Korean Conflict.

SS:HI:8:2.4 Analyze the extent to which democratic ideals, economic motives and empire building have influenced United States foreign policy in events and policies, e.g., the Louisiana Purchase or the Marshall Plan.

SS:HI:8:2.5 Investigate the impact of foreign policy on domestic affairs as illustrated in historical events, e.g., the XYZ Affair or the Vietnam War.

SS:HI:3 World Views and Value systems and their Intellectual and Artistic Expressions

SS:HI:8:3.1 Explain how art, music and literature often reflect and/or influence major ideas, values and conflicts of particular time periods, e.g., manifest destiny, protest movements, or freedom of expression.

SS:HI:4 Economic Systems & Technology

SS:HI:8:4.1 Explore how economic interactions have occurred on an increasingly global scale, e.g., the Triangular Trade or multinational corporations.

SS:HI:8:4.2 Examine the causes of conflict between management and labor, e.g., the Pullman Strike or the Air Traffic Controllers Strike of 1981.

SS:HI:5 Social/Cultural

SS:HI:8:5.1 Analyze how societal changes have influenced the family, e.g., child labor or elderly care.

WH World History and Contemporary Issues

SS:WH:1 Political Foundations and Developments

SS:WH:8:1.1 Explore how leaders have attempted to achieve political legitimacy using methods and rationales, e.g., the Divine Right of Kings, military power, or popular elections.

SS:WH:8:1.2 Analyze the influence of religious groups on political systems, e.g., Confucianism in China, Catholicism in Europe, or Wahabism in the Middle East.

SS:WH:8:1.3 Explore the use and abuse of power that results in mass murder and genocide, e.g., Carthage by Rome, the conquest of Aztecs, or the Holocaust.

SS:WH:2 Contacts, Exchanges & International Relations