Constitutional Rights
Benchmark SS.7.C.2.4 - Evaluate rights contained in the Bill of Rights and other amendments to the Constitution.
Benchmark Clarifications - Students will recognize that the Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Students will recognize the five freedoms protected by the First Amendment. Students will evaluate how the Bill of Rights influences individual actions and social interactions. Students will use scenarios to identify rights protected by the Bill of Rights. Students will use scenarios to recognize violations of the Bill of Rights or other constitutional amendments.
Benchmark SS.7.C.2.5 - Distinguish how the Constitution safeguards and limits individual rights.
Benchmark Clarifications - Students will recognize that rights are protected, but are not unlimited. Students will examine rationales for limiting individual rights.
Students will use scenarios to examine the impact of limits on individual rights on social behavior. Students will examine the role of the judicial branch of government in protecting individual rights.
Benchmark SS.7.C.3.6 - Evaluate constitutional rights and their impact on individuals and society.
Benchmark Clarifications - Students will recognize how individual rights shape involvement in the social, political, and economic systems. Students will recognize how the social, political, and economic systems in the United States are dependent upon individual rights. Students will use scenarios to recognize and/or evaluate options for exercising constitutional rights. Students will evaluate the impact of the government upholding and/or restricting individual constitutional rights.
Benchmark SS.7.C.3.7 - Analyze the impact of the 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th, 24th, and 26th amendments on participation of minority groups in the American political process.
Benchmark Clarifications - Students will recognize the rights outlined in these amendments. Students will evaluate the impact these amendments have had on various social movements. Students will analyze historical scenarios to examine how these amendments have affected participation in the political processes. Students will recognize how the amendments were developed to address previous civil rights violations.
Benchmark Clarifications - Students will recognize that the Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Students will recognize the five freedoms protected by the First Amendment. Students will evaluate how the Bill of Rights influences individual actions and social interactions. Students will use scenarios to identify rights protected by the Bill of Rights. Students will use scenarios to recognize violations of the Bill of Rights or other constitutional amendments.
Benchmark SS.7.C.2.5 - Distinguish how the Constitution safeguards and limits individual rights.
Benchmark Clarifications - Students will recognize that rights are protected, but are not unlimited. Students will examine rationales for limiting individual rights.
Students will use scenarios to examine the impact of limits on individual rights on social behavior. Students will examine the role of the judicial branch of government in protecting individual rights.
Benchmark SS.7.C.3.6 - Evaluate constitutional rights and their impact on individuals and society.
Benchmark Clarifications - Students will recognize how individual rights shape involvement in the social, political, and economic systems. Students will recognize how the social, political, and economic systems in the United States are dependent upon individual rights. Students will use scenarios to recognize and/or evaluate options for exercising constitutional rights. Students will evaluate the impact of the government upholding and/or restricting individual constitutional rights.
Benchmark SS.7.C.3.7 - Analyze the impact of the 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th, 24th, and 26th amendments on participation of minority groups in the American political process.
Benchmark Clarifications - Students will recognize the rights outlined in these amendments. Students will evaluate the impact these amendments have had on various social movements. Students will analyze historical scenarios to examine how these amendments have affected participation in the political processes. Students will recognize how the amendments were developed to address previous civil rights violations.
