Content Standard: Civics and Government
A. Rights, Responsibilities, and Participation
Students will understand the rights and responsibilities of civic life and will employ the skills of effective civic participation.
Common Assessment(s):

Performance Indicators Students will be able to:	Essential Elements (Specific grade level learning objectives)			Suggested Performance Activities	Suggested Classroom Assessments	Vocabulary
4. Identify ways in which  citizens in a pluralistic society manage differences of opinion on public policy issues.	Differences of opinion in the Civil War			Students will compare and contrast ways in which U.S. citizens managed differences of opinion prior to the Civil War.	Students will create a conversation between a slave owner and an abolitionist discussing the merits of slavery.	abolitionist plantation supply and     demand abolish liberty
5. Explain the functions of and relationships among local, state, and national governments.	Compare and contrast U.S. and State Constitutions			Students will analyze the Constitution's effects on local, state, and national government. Students will create a school Constitution.	Students will create a Venn diagram of local, state and national government and will accurately place functions within each.	Executive Judicial Legislative checks and     balances Constitution charter branches preamble amendments veto override Bill of Rights