US Government & Citizenship

United States History II is a year-long course typically taught in 10th or 11th grade.

(Reconstruction to Present)

District Benchmarks: Sourcing Term 2, Corroboration Term 3, Contextualization Term 4

Students will be expected to demonstrate their understanding of each period’s key historic, geographic, economic, and civic concepts by applying those concepts to complete cognitively rigorous tasks. Effort should be made to help students make connections between the events and ideas of the past and their lives today. Contextualizing the study of modern America by helping students make connections across the span of U.S. history can enrich and deepen their understanding of their own place in the American story.

ASD Essential Standards

Knowledge

  • Study of Founding Documents

  • Compromise

  • Cultural Diversity and Identity

Skills

  • Critical Thinking (Sourcing, Corroboration, Contextualization, Close Reading)

  • Constructing Arguments Based on Evidence

  • Collaborate and Communicate Effectively

Dispositions

  • Respect Through Civil Dialogue

  • Civic Engagement & Responsibility

  • Loyalty & Respect

US GOV 1.1 - Students will explain how documents, challenges, events, and ideas such as the rule of law, the social contract, compromise, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, Shays' Rebellion, and the Federalist Papers significantly influenced the United States Constitution.

US GOV 3.4 - Students will use data to evaluate election results and explain election processes and strategies.

US GOV 2.3 - Students will explain the purpose and importance of fulfilling civic responsibilities, including serving on juries; voting; serving on boards, councils, and commissions; remaining well-informed; contacting elected officials; and other duties associated with active citizenship.

US GOV Standard 1.1


US GOV Standard 3.4


US GOV Standard 2.3


USBE Priority Standards

USGovernment.pdf