Unit Benchmarks
SS.7.CG.3.1 Analyze the advantages of the United States’ constitutional republic over other forms of government in safeguarding liberty, freedom, and a representative government
SS.7.CG.3.2 Explain the advantages of a federal system of government over other systems in balancing local sovereignty with national unity and protecting against authoritarianism.
SS.7.CG.3.15 Analyze the advantages of capitalism and the free market in the United States over government-controlled economic systems (e.g., socialism and communism) in regard to economic freedom and raising the standard of living for citizens.
SS.68.HE.1.1 Examine the Holocaust as the planned and systematic state-sponsored persecution and murder of European Jews by Nazi Germany and its collaborators between 1933 and 1945.
Students will...
• Students will apply their understanding of various forms of government (e.g., republic, democracy, monarchy, oligarchy, theocracy, autocracy).
• Students will identify different forms of government based on their political philosophy or organizational structure.
• Students will analyze scenarios describing various forms of government.
• Students will explain how the application of checks and balances, consent of the governed, democracy, due process of law, federalism, individual rights, limited government, representative government, republicanism, rule of law and separation of powers distinguishes the United States’ constitutional republic from authoritarian and totalitarian nations.
• Students will apply their understanding of federal, confederal, and unitary systems of government.
• Students will compare the organizational structures of systems of government.
• Students will recognize examples of these systems of government.
• Students will analyze scenarios describing various systems of government.
• Students will evaluate various economic systems (e.g., capitalism, communism, socialism).
• Students will compare the economic prosperity and opportunity of current nations.
• Students will describe the basic beliefs of Judaism and trace the origins and history of Jews in Europe.
• Students will analyze how antisemitism led to and contributed to the Holocaust.
• Students will identify examples of antisemitism (e.g., making mendacious, dehumanizing, demonizing or stereotypical allegations about Jews; demonizing Israel by using the symbols and images associated with classic antisemitism to characterize Israel or Israelis).
Unit Vocabulary
constitutional republic, republic, democracy, monarchy, absolute monarchy, oligarchy, theocracy, autocracy, checks and balances, Consent of the Governed, Due process of Law, federalism, individual rights, limited government, representative government, republicanism, rule of law, separation of powers, authoritarian, totalitarian, federal system, confederal system, unitary system, local sovereignty, national unity, authoritarianism, capitalism, free market economy, government-controlled economies/planned economies, socialism, communism, economic prosperity, standard of living, holocaust, Judaism, antisemitism
SS.7.CG.3.1 Analyze the advantages of the United States’ constitutional republic over other forms of government in safeguarding liberty, freedom, and a representative government
SS.7.CG.3.2 Explain the advantages of a federal system of government over other systems in balancing local sovereignty with national unity and protecting against authoritarianism.
SS.7.CG.3.15 Analyze the advantages of capitalism and the free market in the United States over government-controlled economic systems (e.g., socialism and communism) in regard to economic freedom and raising the standard of living for citizens.
SS.68.HE.1.1 Examine the Holocaust as the planned and systematic state-sponsored persecution and murder of European Jews by Nazi Germany and its collaborators between 1933 and 1945.
Students will...
• Students will apply their understanding of various forms of government (e.g., republic, democracy, monarchy, oligarchy, theocracy, autocracy).
• Students will identify different forms of government based on their political philosophy or organizational structure.
• Students will analyze scenarios describing various forms of government.
• Students will explain how the application of checks and balances, consent of the governed, democracy, due process of law, federalism, individual rights, limited government, representative government, republicanism, rule of law and separation of powers distinguishes the United States’ constitutional republic from authoritarian and totalitarian nations.
• Students will apply their understanding of federal, confederal, and unitary systems of government.
• Students will compare the organizational structures of systems of government.
• Students will recognize examples of these systems of government.
• Students will analyze scenarios describing various systems of government.
• Students will evaluate various economic systems (e.g., capitalism, communism, socialism).
• Students will compare the economic prosperity and opportunity of current nations.
• Students will describe the basic beliefs of Judaism and trace the origins and history of Jews in Europe.
• Students will analyze how antisemitism led to and contributed to the Holocaust.
• Students will identify examples of antisemitism (e.g., making mendacious, dehumanizing, demonizing or stereotypical allegations about Jews; demonizing Israel by using the symbols and images associated with classic antisemitism to characterize Israel or Israelis).
Unit Vocabulary
constitutional republic, republic, democracy, monarchy, absolute monarchy, oligarchy, theocracy, autocracy, checks and balances, Consent of the Governed, Due process of Law, federalism, individual rights, limited government, representative government, republicanism, rule of law, separation of powers, authoritarian, totalitarian, federal system, confederal system, unitary system, local sovereignty, national unity, authoritarianism, capitalism, free market economy, government-controlled economies/planned economies, socialism, communism, economic prosperity, standard of living, holocaust, Judaism, antisemitism
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