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Robein School District 85 |
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CURRICULUM GUIDE |
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Social Studies - Grade 6 |
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Goal 14: Political Systems
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Standard 14.A
The learner will be able to
understand and explain basic principles of the United States government.
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| Standard 14.A |
Comprehension |
Master |
IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Middle/Junior High School, Standard 14.A |
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Concept: define/consent/governed
The learner will be able to
define the concept of "consent of the governed".
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| Standard 14.A |
Knowledge |
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IL Performance Descriptors: 14A. Stage F. |
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Constitution: explain/importance/written
The learner will be able to
explain the importance of having a written constitution for a government.
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| Standard 14.A |
Comprehension |
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IL Performance Descriptors: 14A. Stage F. |
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Documents: summarize/points/main
The learner will be able to
summarize the main points in constitutional documents (e.g., Declaration of Independence, Northwest Ordinance, Preamble of the United States Constitution).
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| Standard 14.A |
Comprehension |
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IL Performance Descriptors: 14A. Stage F. |
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Constitutions: identify/similarities
The learner will be able to
identify the basic similarities and differences between the Illinois and United States Constitutions.
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| Standard 14.A |
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IL Performance Descriptors: 14A. Stage F. |
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Officials: name/courts/governments
The learner will be able to
name the courts and judicial officials established to operate within the local, state and federal governments.
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| Standard 14.A |
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IL Performance Descriptors: 14A. Stage F. |
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Government: distinguish/characteristics
The learner will be able to
distinguish between the characteristics of a limited and unlimited government.
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| Standard 14.A |
Comprehension |
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IL Performance Descriptors: 14A. Stage F. |
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Standard 14.B
The learner will be able to
understand the structures and functions of the political systems of Illinois, the United States and other nations.
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| Standard 14.B |
Comprehension |
Master |
IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Middle/Junior High School, Standard 14.B |
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Legislature: describe/characteristics
The learner will be able to
describe the characteristics of a two-house legislature.
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| Standard 14.B |
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IL Performance Descriptors: 14B. Stage F. |
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Government: explain/checks/balances/part
The learner will be able to
explain the reasons for having the system of checks and balances as part of the organization of the federal government.
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| Standard 14.B |
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IL Performance Descriptors: 14B. Stage F. |
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Responsibilities: define/roles/officials
The learner will be able to
define the roles and responsibilities of top officials in Illinois State government (e.g., Governor, Sec. of State).
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| Standard 14.B |
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IL Performance Descriptors: 14B. Stage F. |
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Government: explain/powers/local/state
The learner will be able to
explain the distributed and shared powers of the local, state, and federal government.
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| Standard 14.B |
Comprehension |
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IL Performance Descriptors: 14B. Stage F. |
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Standard 14.C
The learner will be able to
understand election processes and responsibilities of citizens.
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| Standard 14.C |
Comprehension |
Master |
IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Middle/Junior High School, Standard 14.C |
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Responsibility: create/encourage/civic
The learner will be able to
create a list of ideas that would encourage more civic responsibility among people.
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| Standard 14.C |
Synthesis |
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IL Performance Descriptors: 14C. Stage F. |
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Role: explain/citizen/voting/process
The learner will be able to
explain the role of a citizen in the voting process.
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| Standard 14.C |
Comprehension |
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IL Performance Descriptors: 14C. Stage F. |
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Government: illustrate/elected/people
The learner will be able to
illustrate how people are elected to all levels of our government.
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| Standard 14.C |
Application |
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IL Performance Descriptors: 14C. Stage F. |
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Rights: analyze/events/electoral/people
The learner will be able to
describe historical events involving the extension or denial of political and electoral rights of various citizens or groups of people.
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| Standard 14.C |
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IL Performance Descriptors: 14C. Stage F. |
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Standard 14.D
The learner will be able to
understand the roles and influences of individuals and interest groups in the political systems of Illinois, the United States and other nations.
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| Standard 14.D |
Comprehension |
Master |
IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Middle/Junior High School, Standard 14.D |
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Policy: summarize/motivation/public
The learner will be able to
summarize an individual's or group's motivation for participating in the shaping of public policy.
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| Standard 14.D |
Comprehension |
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IL Performance Descriptors: 14D. Stage F. |
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Governments: analyze/actions/lives
The learner will be able to
analyze actions taken by governments to improve the lives of people.
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| Standard 14.D |
Analysis |
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IL Performance Descriptors: 14D. Stage F. |
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Opinion: analyze/media/public/used
The learner will be able to
analyze ways in which the media is used by political parties and interest groups to influence public opinion.
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| Standard 14.D |
Analysis |
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IL Performance Descriptors: 14D. Stage F. |
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Legislation: explain/parties/groups
The learner will be able to
explain how political parties and interest groups affect legislation.
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| Standard 14.D |
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IL Performance Descriptors: 14D. Stage F. |
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Policy: describe/event/public/historical
The learner will be able to
describe a historical event or period in which political parties influenced public policy.
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| Standard 14.D |
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IL Performance Descriptors: 14D. Stage F. |
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Standard 14.E
The learner will be able to
understand United States foreign policy as it relates to other nations and international issues.
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| Standard 14.E |
Comprehension |
Master |
IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Middle/Junior High School, Standard 14.E |
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Tradition: identify/political/custom
The learner will be able to
identify a political tradition or custom that had its origin in another country (e.g., representative government).
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| Standard 14.E |
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IL Performance Descriptors: 14E. Stage F. |
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Role: describe/leadership/organizations
The learner will be able to
describe the leadership role of the United States in international organizations (e.g., the United Nations, NATO, IMF).
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| Standard 14.E |
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IL Performance Descriptors: 14E. Stage F. |
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Treaty: explain/costs/benefits/nation
The learner will be able to
explain the costs and benefits of an historical treaty the United States has signed with another nation or international organization.
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| Standard 14.E |
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IL Performance Descriptors: 14E. Stage F. |
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Standard 14.F
The learner will be able to
understand the development of United States political ideas and traditions.
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| Standard 14.F |
Comprehension |
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IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Middle/Junior High School, Standard 14.F |
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Equality: give/events/fight/people/win
The learner will be able to
give examples of events where people have had to fight to win their equality.
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| Standard 14.F |
Comprehension |
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IL Performance Descriptors: 14F. Stage F. |
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Rights: illustrate/freedom/individuals
The learner will be able to
illustrate conflicts over the rights and freedom of competing individuals or groups (e.g., a novel about two families from the north and south during the Civil War).
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| Standard 14.F |
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IL Performance Descriptors: 14F. Stage F. |
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Rights: compare/groups/constitutional
The learner will be able to
compare the arguments of competing public interest groups on constitutional rights (e.g., rights of gun owners versus those who advocate greater restrictions on gun ownership).
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| Standard 14.F |
Comprehension |
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IL Performance Descriptors: 14F. Stage F. |
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