Political Systems
Academic Knowledge and Skills (AKS)
Map and Globe Skills
SSPS-1 use cardinal and intermediate directions to determine relative location (QCC, HSGT)
SSPS-2 use a grid system (letter/number, latitude/longitude) to determine absolute location (QCC, HSGT)
SSPS-3 identify and distinguish between cultural and natural features (QCC, HSGT)
SSPS-4 analyze symbols and keys to acquire information from resource, product, historic, physical, political and economic maps (QCC, HSGT)
SSPS-5 use map scales to determine distance (QCC, HSGT)
Information Processing Skills
SPS-6 identify issues and/or problems (QCC, HSGT)
SSPS-7 compare similarities and differences (QCC, HSGT)
SSPS-8 formulate appropriate research questions (QCC)
SSPS-9 identify social studies reference resources to use for a specific purpose (QCC, HSGT)
SSPS-10 read for analysis of main idea, detail, sequence of events and cause and effect in a social studies context (QCC, HSGT)
SSPS-11 identify and interpret primary and secondary sources (QCC, HSGT)
SSPS-12 analyze graphs and diagrams (QCC, HSGT)
SSPS-13 analyze charts and tables (QCC, HSGT)
SSPS-14 interpret timelines (QCC, HSGT)
SSPS-15 interpret political cartoons
SSPS-16 distinguish between fact and opinion (QCC, HSGT)
SSPS-17 determine the adequacy and relevancy of information (QCC, HSGT)
SSPS-18 check for consistency of information (QCC, HSGT)
SSPS-19 draw conclusions and make generalizations (QCC, HSGT)
SSPS-20 compute differences in time zones (QCC, HSGT)
SSPS-21 translate dates into centuries (QCC, HSGT)
Political Systems
SSPS-22 (revised) analyze and make connections between the historical and political theories, models of government, and current political ideologies in terms of how we function as a republic today (QCC, HSGT)
SSPS-23 describe significant connections between key events in English history and the growth of representative democracy (QCC, HSGT)
SSPS-24 explain the role of key events, issues and documents in the formation of the government in the United States and predict what might be the future of federalism in light of current attitudes, ideas and beliefs about the role of government and the responsibility of citizens (QCC, HSGT)
SSPS-25 describe the conclusions that can be drawn by comparing and contrasting revolutions, past and present, that might significantly advance the search for world peace and stable governments in the future
SSPS-26 explain the development of the U. S. Constitution, identify the major divisions and basic principles of the document, and analyze its significance to national, state and local governments in the U. S. (QCC, HSGT)
SSPS-27 (revised) describe how the government of the United States has evolved from its original form to what it is today (QCC, HSGT)
SSPS-28 (revised) explain how the three branches of government function (QCC, HSGT)
SSPS-29 describe how critical legal issues in the development of our country illustrate the system of checks and balances and elasticity of the Constitution (QCC, HSGT)
SSPS-30 (revised) investigate how the development of American political parties, special interest groups and the media affect public opinion and political involvement (QCC, HSGT)
SSPS-31 (revised) analyze the concepts of justice and equality as expressed in the Constitution and Amendments and explore their applications at the local, state and national levels (QCC, HSGT)
SSPS-32 identify which freedoms and rights we have today that illustrate growth in the movement towards equality and fairness for all people and determine which important U.S. Supreme Court decisions reflect these rights (QCC, HSGT)
SSPS-33 (revised) describe the process of becoming a United States citizen and identify the rights and responsibilities of citizenship (QCC, HSGT)
Note: QCC -- Quality Core Curriculum HSGT -- High School Graduation Test
