Understandings
Students will understand that...
Students will understand that...
- People establish governments to create order, provide security, and accomplish common goals.
- Citizens have rights and responsibilities.
- Citizens take action to solve problems.
Unit Benchmarks
SS.7.CG.2.1 Define the term “citizen,” and explain the constitutional means of becoming a U.S. citizen.
SS.7.CG.2.2 Differentiate between obligations and responsibilities of U.S. citizenship, and evaluate their impact on society.
SS.7.CG.2.6 Examine the election and voting process at the local, state, and national levels.
SS.7.CG.2.7 Identify the constitutional qualifications required to hold state and national office.
SS.7.CG.2.10 Explain the process for citizens to address a state or local problem by researching public policy alternatives, identifying appropriate government agencies to address the issue, and determining a course of action.
SS.7.CG.2.8 Examine the impact of media, individuals, and interest groups on monitoring and influencing government.
SS.7.CG.2.9 Analyze media and political communications and identify examples of bias, symbolism, and propaganda.
Students will...
• Students will define citizenship as stated in the 14th Amendment.
• Students will explain the process of becoming a naturalized citizen.
• Students will define permanent residency and explain its role in obtaining citizenship.
• Students will examine the impact of the naturalization process on society, government, and the political process.
• Students will distinguish between an obligation or duty and a responsibility as it relates to citizenship. Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, voting, attending civic meetings, petitioning government, and running for office.
• Students will recognize the concept of the common good as a reason for fulfilling the obligations and responsibilities of citizenship.
• Students will evaluate the obligations and responsibilities of citizens as they relate to active participation in society and government.
• Students will use scenarios to assess specific obligations of citizens.
• Students will identify the consequences or predict the outcome on society if citizens do not fulfill their obligations and responsibilities.
• Students will explain how elections and voting impact citizens at the local, state, and national levels.
• Students will explain the origins of the Republican and Democratic political parties and evaluate their roles in shaping public policy.
• Students will explain how free and fair elections promote trust in democratic institutions and preserve the republic.
• Students will recognize the qualifications to seek election to local and state political offices.
• Students will identify the appropriate level of government to resolve specific problems.
• Students will identify appropriate government agencies to address local or state problems.
• Students will analyze public policy alternatives to resolve local and state problems.
• Students will identify methods used by the media to monitor and hold government accountable (e.g., acting as a watchdog, freedom of the press as contained in the 1st Amendment).
• Students will identify methods used by individuals to monitor, hold accountable and influence the government (e.g., attending civic meetings, peacefully protesting, petitioning government, running for office, voting).
• Students will identify methods used by interest groups to monitor and influence government.
• Students will use scenarios to identify bias, symbolism, and propaganda.
• Students will evaluate how bias, symbolism and propaganda can impact public opinion.
SS.7.CG.2.1 Define the term “citizen,” and explain the constitutional means of becoming a U.S. citizen.
SS.7.CG.2.2 Differentiate between obligations and responsibilities of U.S. citizenship, and evaluate their impact on society.
SS.7.CG.2.6 Examine the election and voting process at the local, state, and national levels.
SS.7.CG.2.7 Identify the constitutional qualifications required to hold state and national office.
SS.7.CG.2.10 Explain the process for citizens to address a state or local problem by researching public policy alternatives, identifying appropriate government agencies to address the issue, and determining a course of action.
SS.7.CG.2.8 Examine the impact of media, individuals, and interest groups on monitoring and influencing government.
SS.7.CG.2.9 Analyze media and political communications and identify examples of bias, symbolism, and propaganda.
Students will...
• Students will define citizenship as stated in the 14th Amendment.
• Students will explain the process of becoming a naturalized citizen.
• Students will define permanent residency and explain its role in obtaining citizenship.
• Students will examine the impact of the naturalization process on society, government, and the political process.
• Students will distinguish between an obligation or duty and a responsibility as it relates to citizenship. Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, voting, attending civic meetings, petitioning government, and running for office.
• Students will recognize the concept of the common good as a reason for fulfilling the obligations and responsibilities of citizenship.
• Students will evaluate the obligations and responsibilities of citizens as they relate to active participation in society and government.
• Students will use scenarios to assess specific obligations of citizens.
• Students will identify the consequences or predict the outcome on society if citizens do not fulfill their obligations and responsibilities.
• Students will explain how elections and voting impact citizens at the local, state, and national levels.
• Students will explain the origins of the Republican and Democratic political parties and evaluate their roles in shaping public policy.
• Students will explain how free and fair elections promote trust in democratic institutions and preserve the republic.
• Students will recognize the qualifications to seek election to local and state political offices.
• Students will identify the appropriate level of government to resolve specific problems.
• Students will identify appropriate government agencies to address local or state problems.
• Students will analyze public policy alternatives to resolve local and state problems.
• Students will identify methods used by the media to monitor and hold government accountable (e.g., acting as a watchdog, freedom of the press as contained in the 1st Amendment).
• Students will identify methods used by individuals to monitor, hold accountable and influence the government (e.g., attending civic meetings, peacefully protesting, petitioning government, running for office, voting).
• Students will identify methods used by interest groups to monitor and influence government.
• Students will use scenarios to identify bias, symbolism, and propaganda.
• Students will evaluate how bias, symbolism and propaganda can impact public opinion.
Unit Vocabulary
citizenship, citizen residents, immigrants, law of blood, law of soil, naturalization process, aliens, liberalism, conservative, liberal, Republican Party, Democrat Party, Libertarian, Communist Party, Socialist Party , Green Party, libertarianism, selective service, jury duty, 13th Amendment, 14th Amendment, 15th Amendment, 19th Amendment, 24th Amendment, 26th Amendment, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Civil Rights Act of 1968, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Equal rights amendment, states right, suffrage, civil disobedience, political parties, interest group, platform, precinct, two party-system, special interests, pluralism, political action committees (PACs), think tanks, litigation, grassroots mobilization, public policy, public agenda, lobbying, lobbyist, political action committee, special interest, watchdog, bias, symbolism, propaganda
citizenship, citizen residents, immigrants, law of blood, law of soil, naturalization process, aliens, liberalism, conservative, liberal, Republican Party, Democrat Party, Libertarian, Communist Party, Socialist Party , Green Party, libertarianism, selective service, jury duty, 13th Amendment, 14th Amendment, 15th Amendment, 19th Amendment, 24th Amendment, 26th Amendment, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Civil Rights Act of 1968, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Equal rights amendment, states right, suffrage, civil disobedience, political parties, interest group, platform, precinct, two party-system, special interests, pluralism, political action committees (PACs), think tanks, litigation, grassroots mobilization, public policy, public agenda, lobbying, lobbyist, political action committee, special interest, watchdog, bias, symbolism, propaganda
Unit Essential Question(s)
- How do citizens, both individually and collectively, influence government policy?
- What are the rights and responsibilities of citizens?
- Why do people create, structure, and change governments?
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