Social Studies - Problems of Democracy

Social Studies

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Social Studies 9-12

Social Studies - Problems of Democracy

Goals and Descriptions

How Government Works | How International Relationships Function | Principals and Documents of Government | Rights & Responsibilities of Citizenship

Principals and Documents of Government

Government: Argument/Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate the major arguments advanced for the necessity of government CONTENT: identify beliefs, values, and customs to rationalize beliefs and actions CONTENT: analyze and evaluate the philosophical origins of the "state" and government.

Strand	Scope	Source
Government	Master	PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government, 5.1.12.A

Rule of Law: Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze the sources, purposes and functions of law CONTENT: examine the development of "Civil Society" and law in regards to the "body politic".

Strand	Scope	Source
Law	Master	PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government, 5.1.12.B

Civic Life: Principals/Ideals/Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate the importance of the principles and ideals of civic life CONTENT: exaimine the cause of political trends and their wave-like effect upon society CONTENT: realize that our democracy is still in a state of evolutionary change CONTENT: recognize the interaction of sociological, psychological, and anthropological factors that affect political rationale and citizenship development.

Strand	Scope	Source
Government	Master	PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government, 5.1.12.C

Documents: analyze
The learner will be able to analyze the principles and ideals that shape the government of Pennsylvania and apply them to the government: The Charter of 1681, Charter of Privileges, PA Constitution, its revisions and Amendments CONTENT: analyze the evolution of a Constitutional democracy; study the relationship between Constitutional limitations and the amendment process.

Strand	Scope	Source
Government	Master	PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government, 5.1.12.D

US Documents: Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate the principles and ideals that shape the United States and compare them to documents of government CONTENT: analyze the evolution of a Constitutional democracy; analyze the political evolution of the Declaration of Independence; examine and analyze the normal and radical spheres of political behavior.

Strand	Scope	Source
Government	Master	PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government, 5.1.12.E

Constitution: Analyze/Rights
The learner will be able to analyze and assess the rights of the people as listed in the Pennsylvania Constitution and the Constitution of the United States CONTENT: analyze the evolution of a Constitutional democracy; describe the development of Bill of Rights, rights of man during the last four centuries.

Strand	Scope	Source
Government	Master	PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government, 5.1.12.F

Flag: Analyze/Use
The learner will be able to analyze and interpret the role of the United States Flag in civil disobedience and in patriotic activities CONTENT: describe the development of Bill of Rights, rights of man during the last four centuries.

Strand	Scope	Source
Government	Master	PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government, 5.1.12.G

Framers: Analyze Positions
The learner will be able to analyze the competing positions held by the framers of the basic documents of government of Pennsylvania and United States CONTENT: analyze the evolution of a Constitutional democracy; evaluate the contributions of individuals who have become identified with major political, historical and social movements both in America and in the world.

Strand	Scope	Source
Government	Master	PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government, 5.1.12 H

Rule of Law: Analyze Importance
The learner will be able to analyze historical examples of the importance of the rule of law explaining the sources, purposes and functions of law CONTENT: examine the development of political philosophy to the relative development of law in regards to the "body politic".

Strand	Scope	Source
Government	Master	PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government, 5.1.12 I

Rights: Protects/Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze how the law promotes the common good and protects individual rights CONTENT: assess the development of civil rights, civil liberties, and human rights over the past four centuries.

Strand	Scope	Source
Government	Master	PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government, 5.1.12 J

Symbols/Holidays: Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze the roles of symbols and holidays in society CONTENT: analyze the evolution of a Constitutional democracy.

Strand	Scope	Source
Government	Master	PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government, 5.1.12 K

Courts: Impact/Principals/Ideals
The learner will be able to analyze Pennsylvania and United States court decisions that have affected principles and ideals of government in civic life: Civil rights, Commerce, Judicial review, Federal supremacy CONTENT: evaluate the contributions of individuals who have become identified with major political, historical, and social movements both in America and in the world; study the relationship between constitutional limitations and the amendment process; learn that sociology is a study of "what is" and "what ought to be".

Strand	Scope	Source
Government	Master	PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government, 5.1.12 L

Speeches/Writings: Impact/Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate and analyze the importance of significant political speeches and writings in civic life (e.g., Diary of Anne Frank, Silent Spring) CONTENT: learn that sociology is a study of "what is" and "what ought to be".

Strand	Scope	Source
Government	Master	PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government, 5.1.12 M

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Rights & Responsibilities of Citizenship

Citizenship: Rights/Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate an individual's civic rights, responsibilities and duties in various governments CONTENT: identify the major types of world governments; evaluate the contributions of individuals who have become identified with major political, historical, and social movements both in America and in the world.

Strand	Scope	Source
Rights and Responsibilities	Master	PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government, 5.2.12.A

Citizen Participation: Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate citizens' participation in government and civic life CONTENT: examine the development and role of the citizen in a modern democracy; examine the process of political enfranchisement in a multicultural world.

Strand	Scope	Source
Rights and Responsibilities	Master	PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government, 5.2.12.B

Conflicts: Resolve/Interpret
The learner will be able to interpret the causes of conflict in society and analyze techniques to resolve those conflicts CONTENT: assess the development of civil rights, civil liberties, and human rights over the last four centuries; examine and analyze the normal and radical spheres of political behavior; develop an awareness and appreciation for current social problems (locally, nationally, and internationally).

Strand	Scope	Source
Rights and Responsibilities	Master	PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government, 5.2.12.C

Political Leadership: Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate political leadership and public service in a republican form of government CONTENT: examine the concept of political power as it corresponds to cultural behavior, social interruption and the development of popular soverignty.

Strand	Scope	Source
Rights and Responsibilities	Master	PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government, 5.2.12.D

Citizenship: Participation/Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze how participation in civic and political life leads to the attainment of individual and public goals CONTENT: assess the development of civil rights, civil liberties, and human rights over the last four centuries; describe the development of Bill of Rights, rights of man during the last four centuries; examine the process of political enfranchisement in a multicultural world; become aware of the vastness of international programs and its effect on individuals and various socioeconomic groups in American and abroad; discuss how societies needs are addressed through decision-making processes; examine the cause of social trends and the wave-like effect upon all societies; evaluate and understand Abraham Maslow's needs hierarchy as it applies to political institutions.

Strand	Scope	Source
Rights and Responsibilities	Master	PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government, 5.2.12.E

Individual Rights: Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate how individual rights may conflict with or support the common good CONTENT: assess the development of civil rights, civil liberties, and human rights over the last four centuries.

Strand	Scope	Source
Rights and Responsibilities	Master	PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government, 5.2.12.F

Citizen: Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate what makes a competent and responsible citizen CONTENT: interpret the geo-political impact of nationalism, citizenship, and the process of nation-state development; develop an awareness and appreciation for current social problems (locally, nationally, and internationally).

Strand	Scope	Source
Rights and Responsibilities	Master	PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government, 5.2.12.G

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How Government Works

Government: Analyze Structure
The learner will be able to analyze and evaluate the structure, organization and operation of the local, state, and national governments including domestic and national policy-making CONTENT: study the relationship between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government (world wide); become naware of the vastness of international programs and its effect on various socioeconomic groups in American and abroad.

Strand	Scope	Source
Government	Master	PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government, 5.3.12.A

Government: Analyze/National
The learner will be able to analyze the responsibilities and powers of the national government CONTENT: analyze the evolution of a Constitutional democracy; study the relationship between the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government (world wide).

Strand	Scope	Source
Government	Master	PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government, 5.3.12.B

Bill: Evaluate/Law
The learner will be able to evaluate the process of how a bill becomes the law on a federal, state, and local levels CONTENT: study the relationship between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government (world wide); study the relationship between Constitutional limitations and the amendment process.

Strand	Scope	Source
Government	Master	PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government, 5.3.12.C

Government: Agencies/Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate how independent government agencies create, amend and enforce regulations CONTENT: examine political party development and party activty; analyze economic goals and government policy with the public interest in mind.

Strand	Scope	Source
Government	Master	PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government, 5.3.12.D

Parties: Campaigns/Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate the roles of political parties in election campaigns CONTENT: examine political party development and party activity.

Strand	Scope	Source
Government	Master	PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government, 5.3.12.E

Election Process: Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate the elements of the election process CONTENT: review voter behavior and the electoral process in America and selected world countries.

Strand	Scope	Source
Government	Master	PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government, 5.3.12.F

Individual Rights: Government Protects
The learner will be able to evaluate how the government protects or curtails individual rights and analyze the impact of supporting or opposing those rights CONTENT: examine and analyze the normal and radical spheres of political behavior.

Strand	Scope	Source
Government	Master	PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government, 5.3.12.G

Interests Groups: Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate the impact of interest groups on the political process CONTENT: study the interaction between public opinion, Political Action Committees (PACs), and political parties.

Strand	Scope	Source
Government	Master	PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government, 5.3.12.H

Government: Raise Money/Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate how and why government raises money to pay for its operations and services CONTENT: study the interaction between public opinion, Political Action Committees (PACs), and political parties; examine the tools and methods used to develop a federal plan for economic development.

Strand	Scope	Source
Government	Master	PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government, 5.3.12.I

Media: Role/Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate the role of media in political life in the United States and explain the role of the media in setting the public agenda CONTENT: examine political party development and party activity; study the interaction between public opinion, Political Action Committees (PACs), and political parties.

Strand	Scope	Source
Government	Master	PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government, 5.3.12.J

Government Systems: Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of various systems of government: Autocracy, Democracy, Oligarchy, Republic CONTENT: analyze and evaluate the major types of world governments; compare and contrast the number of citizens who may participate in democracies and totalitarianism.

Strand	Scope	Source
Government	Master	PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government, 5.3.12.K

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How International Relationships Function

Policies: Affect/US/Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze the impact of international economic, technological and cultural developments on the government of the United States CONTENT: become aware of the vastness of international problems and how they affect individuals, socio-political, and economic groups; evaluate the nature of international relations.

Strand	Scope	Source
Government	Master	PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government, 5.4.12.A

US: Role/World Affairs
The learner will be able to analyze the United States' interaction with other nations and governmental groups in world events CONTENT: become aware of the vastness of international problems and how they affect individuals, socio-political, and economics groups; interpret the geo-political impact of nationalism, citizenship, and the process of nation-state development; evaluate the nature of international relations.

Strand	Scope	Source
Government	Master	PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government, 5.4.12.B

Other Nations: US/Effects/Compare
The learner will be able to compare how past and present United States' policy interests have changed over time and analyze the impact on future international relationships CONTENT: group countries that belong together as a result of military and/or political alliances, or by economic agreement; develop an awareness and appreciation for current social problems (locally, nationally, and internationally).

Strand	Scope	Source
Government	Master	PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government, 5.4.12.C

Foreign Policy: Develop/Explain
The learner will be able to explain how foreign policy is developed and implemented CONTENT: group countires that belong together as a result of military and/or political alliances, or by economic agreement; examine the developments of a humanly designed poliltical culture and political landscape.

Strand	Scope	Source
Government	Master	PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government, 5.4.12.D

International Organizations: Compare
The learner will be able to compare the purposes and functions of international organizations CONTENT: assess America's place in the "New World Order".

Strand	Scope	Source
Government	Master	PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government, 5.4.12.E

Economic Systems
The learner will be able to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of traditional, command and market economics CONTENT: examine the nature and development of systems of economics.

Strand	Scope	Source
Economic Systems	Master	PA Academic Standards for Economics 6.1.12.A

Economic Impacts
The learner will be able to anallyze the impact of traditional, command and market economics on the United States economy CONTENT: examine the nature and development of systems of economics.

Strand	Scope	Source
Economic Systems	Master	PA Academic Standards for Economics 6.1.12. B

Economic Trends
The learner will be able to assess the strength of the regional, national and/or international economy and compare it to another time period based upon economic factors CONTENT: examine the cause of economic trends and its wave-like effect upon society.

Strand	Scope	Source
Economic Systems	Master	PA Academic Standards for Economics 6.1.12. C

Economic Examples
The learner will be able to describe historical examples of expansion, recession, and depression internationally.

Strand	Scope	Source
Economic Systems	Master	PA Acadmic Standards for Economics 6.1.12. D

Forces on Economics
The learner will be able to identify and analyze forces that can change price: Government actions, Weather conditions, International events.

Strand	Scope	Source
Economic Systems	Master	PA Academic Standards for Economics 6.2.12. F

Economic Roles of Governments
The learner will be able to evaluate the economic roles of governments (macroeconomics & microeconomics) Evlauate the social, political and economic changes in tax policy using cost/benefit analysis.

Strand	Scope	Source
Economic Systems	Master	PA Academic Standards for Economics 6.2.12. H & 6.2.12. J

Geographic Concepts
The learner will be able to analyze data and issues from a spatial prespective using the appropriate geographic tools. The learner will be able to analyze the location of places and regions. CONTENT: demonstrate how the physical environment has influenced cultural development via political ideologies; communicate, illustrate and demonstrate how the physical environment has influenced cultural development through political ideology; predict and assess the impact of climate upon governments' activity and inactivity.

Strand	Scope	Source
Economic Systems	Master	PA Academic Standards for Geography 7.1.12 A and 7.1.12 B

World Trends & Human Activity
The learner will be able to analyze the significance of human activity in shaping places and regions by their population characteristics, their cultural characteristics, their settlement characteristics, economic characteristics and their political characteristics CONTENT: illustrate political hearth areas through "Chrystalleran Space"; illustrate the spread of politics; illustrate the spread of political ideology by way of diffusion; analyze the geographical distribution of governmental power; analyze the geographical distribution of governmental power; trace the development of geo-political boundries.

Strand	Scope	Source
Economic Systems	Master	PA Academic Standards for Geography 7.3.12 A, B.; C.; D, E

Historical Awareness
The learner will be able to evaluate chronological thinking.

Strand	Scope	Source
Economic Systems	Master	PA Academic Standards for History 8.1.12 A

Historical Sources, Events & Researc
The learner will be able to synthesize and evaluate historical sources, evalauate historical intrepretation of events, and synthesize historical research CONTENT: identify what students believe to be the major historical problems facing people today; describe how national goals and priorities have been molded and shaped historically; arrange historical events in chronological order to establish cause and effect relationships (especially in the civic arena).

Strand	Scope	Source
Economic Systems	Master	PA Academic Standards for History 8.1.12 A, B.; C.; D

Pennsylvania Politics
The learner will be able to evaluate the political and cultural contribution of individuals and groups to PA history from 1890 to present CONTENT: describe how national goals and priorities have been molded and shaped historically.

Strand	Scope	Source
Economic Systems	Master	PA Academic Standards for History 8.2.12 A

Pennsylvania Change
The learner will be able to identify and evaluate how continunity and change have influenced PA history from the 1890s' to Present CONTENT: describe how national goals and priorities have been molded and shaped historically.

Strand	Scope	Source
Economic Systems	Master	PA Academic Standards for History 8.2.12 C

United States History
The learner will be able to identify and evaluate the political and cultural contributions of individuals and groups to United States history and evaluate primary documents, material artifacts and historic sites important to United States history from 1890 to Present CONTENT: identify what students believe to be the major historical problems facing people today; use political events to comprehend the historical nature of America's decision-making process.

Strand	Scope	Source
Economic Systems	Master	PA Academic Standards for History 8.3.12 A & B

Change in the United States
The learner will be able to evaluate how continunity and change has influenced United States history from 1890 to Present CONTENT: use political events to comprehend the historical nature of America's decision-making process.

Strand	Scope	Source
Economic Systems	Master	PA Academic Standards for History 8.3.12. C

Historical Conflict
The learner will be able to identify and evaluate conflict and cooperation among social groups and organizations in United States history from 1980 to present CONTENT: relate historical data to contemporary life and events.

Strand	Scope	Source
Economic Systems	Master	PA Academic Standards for History 8.3.12 D

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