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Utah Core Standards Elementary (adopted in 2022): 19th Century–A Time of Change Utah Core Standards Elementary (adopted in 2022): 19th Century–A Time of Change
Utah Core Standards Elementary (adopted in 2022): 20th Century to Now (Modern America: Social Movements, Economic Changes, Modern Warfare, and Current Events) Utah Core Standards Elementary (adopted in 2022): 20th Century to Now (Modern America: Social Movements, Economic Changes, Modern Warfare, and Current Events)
Utah Core Standards Elementary (adopted in 2022): Current National Issues and Potential Solutions Utah Core Standards Elementary (adopted in 2022): Current National Issues and Potential Solutions
Utah Core Standards Elementary (adopted in 2022): Road to Self-Government Utah Core Standards Elementary (adopted in 2022): Road to Self-Government
Utah Core Standards Elementary (adopted in 2022): The Impacts of Geography and Human Interaction in North America (Pre-Contact to Early Colonization) Utah Core Standards Elementary (adopted in 2022): The Impacts of Geography and Human Interaction in North America (Pre-Contact to Early Colonization)
Utah Core Standards Elementary (adopted in 2022): United States Government and Citizenship Utah Core Standards Elementary (adopted in 2022): United States Government and Citizenship
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United States Government and Citizenship

Students will demonstrate their understanding of the Constitution and its relevance in their lives, including the Bill of Rights, the branches of government, and how the Constitution has changed and been interpreted over time.
- 5.3.1 Use examples from the Constitution to investigate and explain the development, general purpose, and significant foundational principles of the United States government (a compound constitutional republic), as well as earlier documents and philosophies used to help develop the Constitution (for example, the Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, Articles of Confederation, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy).
  - The Constitution (5-O.4)
  - The Bill of Rights (5-O.5)
- 5.3.2 Apply the ideals found in the Preamble of the United States Constitution to historic and current events and issues.
- 5.3.3 Explain why the Founders established a compound constitutional republic with three branches, and cite historic and current examples of checks and balances.
- 5.3.4 Explain the significance of the Bill of Rights, and identify the impact of one of these amendments in history, a current event, and/or your daily life.
  - The Bill of Rights (5-O.5)
- 5.3.5 Investigate how constitutional amendments are passed, and provide examples of how amendments to the Constitution have extended rights to groups originally denied protection under the Constitution (for example, women, enslaved people, immigrants, Black Americans, Native Americans).
- 5.3.6 Describe the civic duties members of American society have today (for example, voting, holding public office, jury duty).
  - Rights and responsibilities of active citizenship (6-HH.2)

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United States Government and Citizenship

Students will demonstrate their understanding of the Constitution and its relevance in their lives, including the Bill of Rights, the branches of government, and how the Constitution has changed and been interpreted over time.

5.3.2 Apply the ideals found in the Preamble of the United States Constitution to historic and current events and issues.

5.3.3 Explain why the Founders established a compound constitutional republic with three branches, and cite historic and current examples of checks and balances.

5.3.4 Explain the significance of the Bill of Rights, and identify the impact of one of these amendments in history, a current event, and/or your daily life.

5.3.5 Investigate how constitutional amendments are passed, and provide examples of how amendments to the Constitution have extended rights to groups originally denied protection under the Constitution (for example, women, enslaved people, immigrants, Black Americans, Native Americans).

5.3.6 Describe the civic duties members of American society have today (for example, voting, holding public office, jury duty).