Benchmark Students will infer, describe, formulate outcomes or influences based on primary and secondary sources dealing with American History. Clarifications Content Items may include historical as well as contemporary issues. Limits Stimulus Quotes, letters, diaries, speeches, text, books, videos Attribute Content None specified Sample Item The passage below about government is from Federalist No. 51. If men were angels, no government be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary…the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself. How are the author’s views from this passage applied in the US Constitution? The U.S. Constitution limits the rights of the people. The U.S. Constitution limits the of the federal government. The U.S. Constitution requires the states to provide for common defense. The U.S. Constitution requires the government to promote the general welfare. Answer Key: B Reporting Research & Inquiry Category Standard Benchmark SS.912.A.1.3 Number Benchmark Utilize timelines to identify the time sequence of historical data. Also SS.912.W.1.1, SS.912.W.1.3 Assesses Item Types Selected response or Short answer Benchmark Students will be able to place events in time sequence. Clarifications Students will identify the relationship between an event and its place in a series of events. Content Should be Civics’ standards-related. Items should include timelines. Limits Stimulus Items should address timelines. Attribute
Benchmark Clarifications Students will infer, describe, formulate outcomes or influences based on primary and secondary sources dealing with American History. Content Limits Items may include historical as well as contemporary issues. Stimulus Attribute Quotes, letters, diaries, speeches, text, books, videos Content None specified Sample Item The passage below about government is from Federalist No. 51. If men were angels, no government be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary…the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself. How are the author’s views from this passage applied in the US Constitution? The U.S. Constitution limits the rights of the people. The U.S. Constitution limits the of the federal government. The U.S. Constitution requires the states to provide for common defense. The U.S. Constitution requires the government to promote the general welfare. Answer Key: B Reporting Category Research & Inquiry Standard Benchmark Number SS.912.A.1.3 Benchmark Utilize timelines to identify the time sequence of historical data. Also Assesses SS.912.W.1.1, SS.912.W.1.3 Item Types Selected response or Short answer Benchmark Clarifications Students will be able to place events in time sequence. Students will identify the relationship between an event and its place in a series of events. Content Limits Should be Civics’ standards-related. Items should include timelines. Stimulus Attribute Items should address timelines.