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Government/Civic Understandings

The student will explain how a citizen's rights are protected under the U.S. Constitution.
*Explain the responsibilities of a citizen.
*Explain the freedoms granted and rights protected by the Bill of Rights.
*Explain the concepts of due process of law and describe how the U.S. Constitution protects a citizen's rights by due process.

The student will explain the process by which amendments to the U.S. Constitution are made.
*Explain the amendment process outlined in the Constitution.
*Describe the purpose for the amendment process.

The student will explain how amendments to the U.S. Constitution have maintained a representative democracy.
*Explain the purpose of the 12th and 17th amendments.
*Explain how voting rights were protected by the 15th, 19th, 23rd, 24th, and 26th amendments.
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Beth Scussel
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    • Geographic Understanding
    • Historical Understanding
    • Government/Civic Understanding
  • 5th Grade Social Studies
    • Civil War
    • Reconstruction
    • Changing America/Turn of the Century
    • World War I
    • The Roaring 20's
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    • The Cold War
    • Civil Rights Movement
    • America Since 1975
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  • 3rd Grade Projects
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  • 3rd Grade Social Studies
    • Economic Understanding
    • Geographic Understanding
    • Historical Understanding
    • Government/Civic Understanding
  • 4th Grade Social Studies
    • Economic Understanding
    • Geographic Understanding
    • Historical Understanding
    • Government/Civic Understanding
  • 5th Grade Social Studies
    • Civil War
    • Reconstruction
    • Changing America/Turn of the Century
    • World War I
    • The Roaring 20's
    • The Great Depression
    • World War II
    • The Cold War
    • Civil Rights Movement
    • America Since 1975
    • Geography
    • Government/Civic Understanding
  • Brain Based Learning
  • Gifted Ideas