Strand 3: Civics/Government The goal of the civic strand is to develop the requisite knowledge and skills for informed, responsible participation in public life; to ensure, through instruction, that students understand the essentials, source and history of the constitutions of the United States and Arizona, American institutions and ideals (ARS 15-710). Students will understand the foundations, principles, and institutional practices of the United States as a representative democracy and constitutional republic. They will understand the importance of each person as an individual with human and civil rights and our shared heritage in the United States. Students will understand politics, government, and the responsibilities of good citizenship. Citizenship skills include the capacity to influence policies and decisions by clearly communicating interests and the ability to build coalitions through negotiation, compromise, and consensus. In addition, students will learn that the United States influences and is influenced by global interaction. Concept 1: Foundations of Government The United States democracy is based on principles and ideals that are embodied by symbols, people and documents. Grade 4 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Performance Objectives: Performance Objectives: Performance Objectives: Performance Objectives: Performance Objectives: 1 Describe state and 1 Identify democratic 1 Discuss the important 1 Analyze the 1 Describe how the national symbols principles and ideals ideas of the significance of the following philosophies and monuments associated with the Enlightenment Period principles and ideals and documents that represent following (e.g., Natural Rights, of the following influenced the creation American documents: separation of powers, documents: of the Constitution: democracy and a. Mayflower religious freedom) that a. Bill of Rights (as a. Magna Carta values: Compact fostered the creation of related to specific b. English Bill of Rights c. a. Great Seal of the b. Declaration of the United Stated time periods) Montesquieu’s United States Independence government. b. Emancipation separation of b. Arizona symbols c. Articles of Proclamation d. John Locke’s theories (i.e., seal, flag, Confederation Connect with: natural law, social – flower, tree, bird, d. United States Strand 2 Concept 4, 5 contract animal). Constitution e. Mayflower Compact c. war memorials e. Bill of Rights f. Declaration of (e.g., Harbor Independence Arizona Connect with: g. Articles of – Memorial, WW Strand 1 Concept 3 Confederation II, Korean, and Vietnam Memorials)
Strand 3: Civics/Government The goal of the civic strand is to develop the requisite knowledge and skills for informed, responsible participation in public life; to ensure, through instruction, that students understand the essentials, source and history of the constitutions of the United States and Arizona, American institutions and ideals (ARS 15-710). Students will understand the foundations, principles, and institutional practices of the United States as a representative democracy and constitutional republic. They will understand the importance of each person as an individual with human and civil rights and our shared heritage in the United States. Students will understand politics, government, and the responsibilities of good citizenship. Citizenship skills include the capacity to influence policies and decisions by clearly communicating interests and the ability to build coalitions through negotiation, compromise, and consensus. In addition, students will learn that the United States influences and is influenced by global interaction. Concept 1: Foundations of Government The United States democracy is based on principles and ideals that are embodied by symbols, people and documents. Grade 4 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Performance Objectives: Performance Objectives: Performance Objectives: Performance Objectives: Performance Objectives: 1 Describe state and national symbols and monuments that represent American democracy and values: a. Great Seal of the United States b. Arizona symbols (i.e., seal, flag, flower, tree, bird, animal). c. war memorials (e.g., Harbor – Arizona Memorial, WW II, Korean, and Vietnam Memorials) 1 Identify democratic principles and ideals associated with the following documents: a. Mayflower Compact b. Declaration of Independence c. Articles of Confederation d. United States Constitution e. Bill of Rights Connect with: Strand 1 Concept 3 1 Discuss the important ideas of the Enlightenment Period (e.g., Natural Rights, separation of powers, religious freedom) that fostered the creation of the United Stated government. Connect with: Strand 2 Concept 4, 5 1 Analyze the significance of the principles and ideals of the following documents: a. Bill of Rights (as related to specific time periods) b. Emancipation Proclamation 1 Describe how the following philosophies and documents influenced the creation of the Constitution: a. Magna Carta b. English Bill of Rights c. Montesquieu’s separation of d. John Locke’s theories – natural law, social contract e. Mayflower Compact f. Declaration of Independence g. Articles of Confederation
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