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Identifying and Analyzing Public Issues
- 5th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- PUBLIC DISCOURSE, DECISION MAKING, AND CIVIC PARTICIPATION (P3, P4)
Give examples of how conflicts over Democratic Values lead people to differ on contemporary Constitutional issues in the United States.
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Identifying and Analyzing Public Issues
- 5th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- PUBLIC DISCOURSE, DECISION MAKING, AND CIVIC PARTICIPATION (P3, P4)
Use graphic data and other sources to analyze information about a contemporary public issue related to the U.S. Constitution and evaluate alternative resolutio…
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Identifying and Analyzing Public Issues
- 5th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- PUBLIC DISCOURSE, DECISION MAKING, AND CIVIC PARTICIPATION (P3, P4)
Identify contemporary public issues related to the U.S. Constitution and their related factual, definitional, and ethical questions.
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Creating New Government(s) and a New Constitution
- 5th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- USHG ERA 3 REVOLUTION AND THE NEW NATION (1754-1800)
Describe the rights of individuals protected in the Bill of Rights (the first 10 amendments) to the U.S. Constitution.
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Creating New Government(s) and a New Constitution
- 5th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- USHG ERA 3 REVOLUTION AND THE NEW NATION (1754-1800)
Describe the concern that some people had about individual rights and why the inclusion of a Bill of Rights was needed for ratification.
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Creating New Government(s) and a New Constitution
- 5th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- USHG ERA 3 REVOLUTION AND THE NEW NATION (1754-1800)
Describe the principle of federalism and how it is expressed through the sharing and distribution of power as stated in the Constitution.
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Creating New Government(s) and a New Constitution
- 5th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- USHG ERA 3 REVOLUTION AND THE NEW NATION (1754-1800)
Give reasons why the Framers wanted to limit the power of government.
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Creating New Government(s) and a New Constitution
- 5th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- USHG ERA 3 REVOLUTION AND THE NEW NATION (1754-1800)
Describe the issues over representation and slavery the Framers faced at the Constitutional Convention and how they were addressed in the Constitution.
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Creating New Government(s) and a New Constitution
- 5th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- USHG ERA 3 REVOLUTION AND THE NEW NATION (1754-1800)
Explain why the Constitutional Convention was convened and why the Constitution was written.
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Creating New Government(s) and a New Constitution
- 5th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- USHG ERA 3 REVOLUTION AND THE NEW NATION (1754-1800)
Give examples of problems the country faced under the Articles of Confederation.
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Creating New Government(s) and a New Constitution
- 5th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- USHG ERA 3 REVOLUTION AND THE NEW NATION (1754-1800)
Describe the powers of the national government and state governments under the Articles of Confederation.
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The American Revolution and its Consequences
- 5th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- USHG ERA 3 REVOLUTION AND THE NEW NATION (1754-1800)
Describe the significance of the Treaty of Paris (establishment of the United States and its initial boundaries).
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The American Revolution and its Consequences
- 5th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- USHG ERA 3 REVOLUTION AND THE NEW NATION (1754-1800)
Investigate the role of women, enslaved and freed Africans, Indigenous Peoples, and France in helping shape the outcome of the war.
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The American Revolution and its Consequences
- 5th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- USHG ERA 3 REVOLUTION AND THE NEW NATION (1754-1800)
Describe the importance of Valley Forge, the Battle of Saratoga, and the Battle of Yorktown in the American Revolution.