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AK - B. (3)
understand the United States Constitution, including separation of powers, the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, majority rule, and minority rights
AK - F. (1)
understand how the government and the economy interrelate through regulations, incentives, and taxation
AK - B. (4)
know how power is shared in the United States' constitutional government at the federal, state, and local levels
AK - B. (9)
recognize the role of dissent in the American political system
AK - C. (2)
accept responsibility for protecting and enhancing the quality of life in the state through the political and governmental processes
AK - E. (2)
recognize that it is important for citizens to fulfill their public responsibilities
AK - E. (7)
be able to implement ways of solving problems and resolving conflict
AK - B. (5)
understand the importance of individuals, public opinion, media, political parties, associations, and groups in forming and carrying out public policy
AK - E. (4)
be able to establish, explain and apply criteria useful in evaluating rules and laws
AL - (Political Science) 5.1
Explaining rights of citizens under the Constitution (examples: due process, right to keep and bear arms, private property right, right to privacy, equal protection, religious expression, habeas corpus).
AL - (Political Science) 4.
Compare duties and functions of members of legislative, executive, and judicial branches of local, state, and national governments.
AL - (Political Science) 9.
Identify individual and civic responsibilities of citizens of the United States (examples: individual—respect for rights of others, self-discipline, negotiation, compromise; civic—respect for the law, patriotism, participation in the political process).
AL - (Political Science) 12.
Explain how the United States can be improved by individual and collective participation and by public service.
AL - (Political Science) 12.3
Identifying ways adults participate in the political process (examples: voting, running for office, serving on a jury).
AL - (Political Science) 12.4
Applying a problem-solving model to a community project, including constructing a policy statement, budget, and an action plan to achieve one or more goals related to an issue of public concern.
AL - (Political Science) 12.1
Identifying options for civic and community action (examples: investigating the feasibility of a specific solution to a traffic problem, developing a plan for the construction of a subdivision, using maps to make and justify decisions about the best location for facilities).
AR - C.4.7.1
Discuss the different ways executive, legislative, and judicial powers have been organized.
AR - C.4.6.5
Compare and contrast the roles of the judicial branch (e.g., local, state, and federal).
AR - C.4.6.1
Compare and contrast the three branches of government at the state and national levels of government: • executive • legislative • judicial.
AR - C.4.6.4
Compare and contrast the roles of the legislative branch (e.g., general assembly/congress, state congress and federal congress, house, senate).