Idaho Content Standards: K-12 Social Studies

Describe how individuals have similarities and differences by sharing stories, pictures, and music of one’s own personal...

Sequence events in the past and present and begin to recognize that things change over time.

Demonstrate an understanding of maps and globes by:

identifying the similarities and differences between a map and a globe;

identifying basic map symbols;

identifying land and bodies of water in the local community; and

identifying the geographic location of the United States and Idaho on a map and globe.

Describe the relative location of people, places, and objects by using positional words, including but not limited to ne...

Distinguish between wants and needs.

Explain the benefits of saving money and give examples of how people use money to make purchases.

Recognize and describe different types of jobs, including work done in the home, school, and community.

Practice citizenship in the classroom by:

taking responsibility for one’s actions;

practicing honesty and showing kindness to oneself and others;

recognizing the purpose of rules and practicing self-control;

caring for one’s personal property and respecting other students’ property; and

taking turns, sharing, and working well with others for the good of everyone else.

Identify symbols of the United States including but not limited to the flag, Pledge of Allegiance, Bald Eagle, red, whit...

Understand the meaning and purpose of the Pledge of Allegiance.

Describe holidays and tell why they are commemorated in the United States.

Name traditions that came to the United States from other parts of the world.

Compare differences in the ways families in the United States live today to how they lived in the past.

Use timelines to show personal or family history.

Compare personal histories, pictures, and music of other selected times and places in America’s past.

Develop geographic skills by:

using basic map symbols, including references to land, water, cities, and roads;

using cardinal directions on maps;

locating Idaho, the United States, continents, and oceans on maps and globes; and

constructing simple maps and including a title, map legend or key, and compass rose.

Identify ways people adjust to their environment as well as modify their environment.

Identify ways people meet their needs by sharing, trading, and using money to buy goods and services.

Distinguish between wants and needs and provide examples of each.

Identify ways to save money for future needs and wants

Define citizenship, and recognize traits of good citizens, such as respecting the rights of others, voting, following la...

Explain the importance of patriotic traditions and symbols, including the Pledge of Allegiance and the National Anthem, ...

Provide all students the opportunity to be able to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

Describe holidays and events and tell why they are commemorated in the United States.

Identify individuals who are helpful to people in their everyday lives.

Name some responsibilities that students have at home and school.

Compare family life, structures, and daily routines of various cultures around the world.

Recognize that each person belongs to many groups such as family, school, friends, and community.

Identify different groups that a person belongs to, such as family and community, and how those roles and/or groups have...

Compare the lives and contributions of two of the five federally recognized American Indian tribes in Idaho: the Coeur d...

Analyze and interpret events placed chronologically on a timeline.

Develop geographic mapping skills using maps and globes by

showing that map elements such as key, legend, and scale show how the map represents natural objects or places;

applying knowledge of cardinal directions to use a compass rose;

locating the countries of North America and the bordering oceans;

Identifying and locating the seven continents and the five oceans;

identifying major rivers, mountain ranges, lakes, and other physical features;

identifying boundary lines to separate states; and

locating man-made features.

Compare how environmental conditions affect living styles and clothing in different parts of the country.

Describe how humans depend on the environment to meet their basic needs.

Define city/suburb/town and urban/rural.

Differentiate between the wants and needs of families and understand the purpose of a budget.

Explain what employment means and define income, wages, and salary.

Examine different types of producers and consumers as well as goods and services.

Explain how natural resources affect economic activities in the local community.

Explore the concept of democracy by understanding the role of citizens and the United States government and connecting i...

Recognize that Idaho has a constitution, which is the basis for our state’s laws, and that there are consequences for br...

Identify the people or groups that make, apply, and enforce rules and laws at home, school, communities, and our state.

Identify and examine the significance of well-known national symbols and landmarks, including The White House, the flag,...

Examine the meaning of keywords in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Identify characteristics of good citizenship, such as courage, honesty, and responsibility, and identify the responsibil...

Identify historical and contemporary people who model characteristics of good citizenship.

Compare your community with others in various parts of the world.

Compare traditions in your community with those practiced in other parts of the world.

Investigate your community's history and determine the chronological importance of local events.

Analyze distinctive foods, clothing styles, and traditions of various cultural groups within the community, including bu...

Conduct interviews with family members, neighbors, friends, or school staff to discover why they call Idaho home.

Describe how migration and immigration are continuous processes and how they are influenced by voluntary and involuntary...

Develop an understanding of map reading by analyzing maps and globes using standard terms, including country, North Pole...

Use cardinal directions, map scales, legends, and grids to locate the United States, Washington D.C., Idaho, the state c...

Analyze past and present settlement patterns of the community in which you live and how geographic features influenced t...

Compare and contrast city/suburb/town and urban/rural farm/factory, as well as agriculture/industry.

Explain the concepts of supply and demand and the role of the consumer and producer.

Explain the difference between public and private property.

Explain how land, natural resources, labor, trade, and/or technology affect economic activities in the local community.

Identify different examples of making an economic choice, including consumption of goods and services, using a bank, inv...

Explain the benefits of following the laws and the consequences of breaking the rules and laws of our local and national...

Identify the people or groups that make, apply, and enforce laws in our local and national communities.

Identify and explain the basic functions of local and state governments.

Explain how local government officials are chosen, e.g., election, or appointment.

Describe services commonly and primarily provided by governments for the community.

Identify local government officials.

Identify ways children and adults can participate in their community and/or local governments.

Explain that people in the United States share a national identity through patriotic symbols and holidays.

Explore connections that the local community has with other communities throughout the world.

Examine the contributions of various cultures from other parts of the world to the development of the community and how ...

Identify the contributions of different cultural groups to Idaho (e.g., Basque sheepherders, French Canadian fur trapper...

Describe the federal policies behind the treaties and executive orders that resulted in the creation of the reservations...

Identify the impact on western expansion and the creation of the State of Idaho through contributions of major groups, i...

Describe the historic role of fur trading and the discovery of gold and silver in Idaho.

Describe the federal policies and the motivations that led to westward expansion and subsequent consequences that impact...

Compare and contrast the historical and current key characteristics of the five federally recognized American Indian tri...

Describe how tribes in Idaho interacted with and impacted existing and newly arriving people.

Examine the meaning of tribal sovereignty and its relationship at the tribal, local, state, and federal levels of govern...

Describe how American Indian tribes maintain resources, including cultural materials, history, language, and culture.

Use a number/letter coordinate grid to collect, analyze, interpret, and communicate data for finding specific locations ...

Describe the physical regions of Idaho, identify major natural resources, and explain their impact on settlement.

Describe conflicts resulting from land disputes, including but not limited to the Battle of Four Lakes, Bear River Massa...

Describe and analyze how American Indians and early settlers met their basic needs of food, shelter, and water.

Explain the concepts of supply and demand and scarcity.

Explain the concepts of specialization and division of labor.

Identify goods and services in early Idaho settlements.

Describe examples of historic and current technological innovations in relation to economic growth in Idaho.

Describe how the geographic features of Idaho have determined the economic base of Idaho’s regions.

Define entrepreneurship and identify reasons for starting a business.

Identify the people and groups who make, apply, and enforce laws within state, local, and tribal governments how they fu...

Explain that rules and laws can be used to protect rights, provide benefits, and assign responsibilities.

Explain the significance of Idaho symbols and the unique tribal seal of each federally recognized tribe in Idaho.

Identify the three branches of state government and explain the major responsibilities of each.

Identify elected officials, how they can be contacted, and how they are responsible to their constituents.

Identify ways to be informed about and participate in state, Tribal, and local governments.

Describe the concepts of citizenship, popular sovereignty, respect for the individual, equality of opportunity, and pers...

Analyze the roles and relationships of groups of people who have impacted the state’s history and contributed to Idaho’s...

Describe the challenges experienced by people from various cultural, racial, and religious groups that settled in Idaho ...

Identify Idaho’s role in the global economy.

Compare the distinct histories, cultures, and ways of life of American Indian tribes in Idaho with those of indigenous p...

Describe the interactions between European colonists and established societies in North America.

Review that American Indians were the first inhabitants of the United States and analyze the impact of westward expansio...

Describe the impact of scientific and technological advances on westward expansion including but not limited to the cott...

Identify significant individuals who have been responsible for bringing about cultural and social changes in the United ...

Identify and explain influential political and cultural groups and their impact on American history.

Identify different examples of how religion has been an important influence in American history.

Describe how the establishment of the 13 original colonies contributed to the founding of the nation.

Analyze the causes and effects of various compromises and conflicts in American history, including the various events le...

Explain the religious, political, and economic motives of immigrants to the United States.

Explain the history of indentured servitude and the slave trade in the United States.

Analyze or distinguish the geographic, economic, and religious motivations that influenced the movement of people.

Develop and use different kinds of maps, globes, graphs, charts, databases, and models to display and obtain information...

Identify the regions of the United States and their resources.

Name and locate the 50 States and their Capitals, and United States Territories.

Read, analyze, and interpret maps, including the use of latitude and longitude aerial photography, satellite images, and...

Describe examples of improved transportation and communication networks and how they encourage economic growth.

Explain the concepts of tariffs, taxation, and embargo.

Describe the basic characteristics of a market economy

Explain the economic policies that contributed to rebellion within the North American colonies.

Identify economic incentives and risks of entrepreneurship.

Explain the impact of taxation on personal finance.

Identify the people and groups who make, apply, and enforce laws within federal and tribal governments.

Describe ways in which citizens participate in public life.

Explain how the United States is a republic.

State the difference between direct democracy and the constitutional republic of today’s United States.

Explain the concepts of popular sovereignty, majority rule with minority rights, respect for the individual, equality of...

Identify and explain the important concepts in the Declaration of Independence.

Explain the significance of the Articles of Confederation as the transitional form of government.

Identify the basic principles of the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights, including popular sovereignty, limit...

Distinguish and compare responsibilities among state, national, and tribal governments in a federal system.

Identify the three branches of government and the functions and powers of each.

Explain the difference between reservations, State public lands, and Federal public lands.

Identify the President and Vice President of the United States and the U.S. Senators and Representatives to Congress fro...

Identify some of the personal responsibilities and basic rights of individual freedoms that belong to American citizens.

Explain how the world is divided into many different countries and each has its own government and how they interact wit...

Explain how countries try to resolve problems.

Identify the role of the United States in a global economy.

Identify a series of historical events and developments as examples of change and/or continuity over time.

Explain how events and developments in the past stem from multiple causes and have multiple effects.

Evaluate historical sources, considering authorship, strengths, limitations, and perspectives, while analyzing primary a...

Construct and/or communicate a historical argument using primary and secondary sources.

Analyze historical issues by addressing questions that are open-ended and require research, analysis, and interpretation...

Analyze connections among events and developments in broader historical contexts.

Analyze, compare, and/or interpret artistic works to understand cultural and historical context and experience.

Analyze how current interpretations of the past are limited by the extent to which available historical sources represen...

Evaluate the credibility of sources about a historical event found on the internet by determining (if possible) how and ...

Evaluate how historical events and developments were shaped by unique circumstances of time and place and broader histor...

Analyze change and continuity in historical eras.

Use questions generated about individuals and groups to assess how the significance of their actions changes over time a...

Analyze complex and interacting factors that influenced the perspectives of people during different historical eras and ...

Analyze how current interpretations of the past are limited by the extent to which available historical sources represen...

Evaluate historical sources, considering authorship, strengths, limitations, potential biases, and appropriate applicati...

Analyze multiple and complex causes and effects of events in the past.

Construct historical arguments distinguishing the differences between long-term causes and triggering events using evide...

Evaluate the central arguments in secondary works of history on related topics in multiple media in terms of their histo...

Compare and contrast the culture of various American Indian communities that were established in North America prior to ...

Analyze the impact of major military events on the American Revolution, including but not limited to Lexington and Conco...

Explain the contributions of leaders throughout the American Revolution, including, but not limited to George Washington...

Explain the contributions of key historical figures during the Revolutionary Period, including, but not limited to:

Analyze the successes and failures of the Articles of Confederation and the events that led to the Constitutional Conven...

Explain the key concerns and compromises that emerged at the Constitutional Convention of 1787, including arguments over...

Analyze the arguments and outcomes of the ratification debate between leading Federalists and Anti-Federalists, includin...

Analyze the original Constitution by comparing the powers of government branches, assessing its response to Revolutionar...

Identify the traits, beliefs, and characteristics that united and divided the United States as a nation and a society du...

Compare and contrast the political differences and similarities among early Republic Presidents, including the significa...

Explain the social and economic motivations and developments surrounding the enslavement of peoples in the northern and ...

Analyze the impact of the Columbian exchange on Europe, Africa, and the Americas, including, but not limited to agricult...

Explain the changes in manufacturing, agriculture, transportation, and communication during the First Industrial Revolut...

Explain the causes and effects of the War of 1812, including, but not limited to:

Identify and analyze the impact of the foreign policy developments of the period 1787-1825, including but not limited to...

Describe how American westward expansion during the Early Republic affected tribal relations; understand how intertribal...

Analyze how economic, political, and social events led to the Civil War, including, but not limited to:

Compare the political differences and similarities among Democratic and Whig presidents from 1825 to 1860, including but...

Analyze the religious, political, and economic motives of immigrants who came to North America between 1820-1860.

Compare and contrast the various manifestations of slavery in this time period, for example, ownership patterns, labor d...

Compare and contrast various defenses of slavery offered by apologists and various anti-slavery movements including, but...

Analyze the political and individual motivations and the social, political, economic, environmental impacts of individua...

Analyze the development of the New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern Colonies, including the reasons for the establish...

Describe the impact of westward expansion, treaties, and federal policies on American-tribal relations including, but no...

Trace and explain how settlement patterns, federal policies, and treaties impacted American Indians through reservations...

Analyze the communication, industrial and agricultural changes and their impact on the social and economic lives of peop...

Explain how the development of various modes of transportation increased economic prosperity, promoted national unity, a...

Investigate the Second Great Awakening and various reform movements such as prison, education, and women’s rights, as th...

Describe the policies, motivations, and events, and subsequent policies that led to the westward expansion of the United...

Analyze how foreign policy during the 1820s to 1860s impacted relations with sovereign powers outside the United States,...

Understand how the interactions between the five federally recognized Idaho Tribal governments of Coeur d’Alene Tribe, K...

Trace the evolution of Lincoln’s political thought on slavery, equality and rights for blacks, and the meaning of the wa...

Analyze the impact of major military events in the Civil War, including, but not limited to Fort Sumter, First Bull Run,...

Explain the differences with economic systems between New England, and the Mid-Atlantic and Southern colonies, including...

Explain the contributions of key leaders throughout the American Civil War, including, but not limited to: Ulysses S. Gr...

Explain the contributions of key historical figures and groups during the Civil War period, including, but not limited t...

Analyze the outcomes of the American Civil War and the legal, political, and social implications of Reconstruction.

Analyze the context and consequences of The Compromise of 1877 and the end of Federal Reconstruction.

Identify how continued land and natural resource competition affected political, cultural, and economic development of t...

Explain the social and political impacts of the Civil War on Americans during the war and in the immediate aftermath of ...

Analyze the religious, political, and economic motives of 19th-century immigrants who came to North America.

Explain the changes in manufacturing, agriculture, transportation, and communication during the Second Industrial Revolu...

Describe relations between American Indians and the United States government following the Civil War, including conflict...

Evaluate how improved use of resources, new technology and inventions, and transportation networks influenced the growth...

Compare the settlement motivations and impacts of the Spanish, Dutch, French, and English in North America.

Describe the impact of business leaders, laissez-faire capitalism, and the use of corporations, monopolies, and trusts o...

Evaluate the impact of industrialization and laissez-faire policies on labor.

Explain the impact of labor unions and strikes on labor-management relations.

Identify the impact of post-Civil War immigration on urbanization and labor relations.

Describe the impact of geographic expansion during the late 19th century on the political, legal, and social rights of v...

Compare the settlement motivations and impacts of the Spanish, Dutch, French, and English in North America.

Trace and analyze the colonial social, religious, political, and economic developments that provided context for the Ame...

Analyze how the French and Indian War influenced British imperial policies, North American-Indian alliances, and the col...

Identify the impact of multiple intellectual traditions on the American Revolution and the Declaration of Independence, ...

Describe major aspects of the civilizations in regions throughout the world prior to European contact including governme...

Examine the impact of Europeans and native cultures on one another in regions throughout the world.

Describe and compare various motivations of European colonization in regions throughout the world.

Investigate the historical origins, central beliefs, and spread of major religions and belief systems, including Judaism...

Apply latitude and longitude to locate places on Earth.

Compare and contrast cultural patterns in regions throughout the world, such as language, religion, and ethnicity.

Analyze the locations of the major manufacturing and agricultural areas in regions throughout the world.

Analyze the availability of natural resources in regions throughout the world.

Give examples of how both natural and technological hazards have impacted the physical environment and human populations...

Give examples of how landforms, water, climate, and natural vegetation have influenced historical trends and development...

Describe various views that affect environmental issues in regions throughout the world.

Explain how human-caused changes in the physical environment in one place can cause changes in another place such as irr...

Describe the uses of technology, such as Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and sate...

Describe the relative location of people, places, and objects by using positional words, including but not limited to ca...

Locate, map, and describe the climate of regions throughout the world and analyze their impact on human activity and liv...

Identify major biomes and explain ways in which the natural environment and climate of places in regions throughout the ...

Analyze and give examples of the consequences of human impact on the physical environment, including the role of technol...

Identify the names and locations of countries and major cities in regions around the world.

Describe major physical characteristics of regions throughout the world.

Identify patterns of population distribution and growth in regions throughout the world and explain changes in these pat...

Describe abundance, scarcity, and distribution of resources; explain their impact on decision making such as trade, sett...

Describe how different economic systems guide decisions about what to produce, how to produce, and for whom to produce.

Compare the standard of living of various regions today using quality of life indicators and discuss their impact on eve...

Analyze current economic issues using a variety of sources representing multiple perspectives.

Identify economic connections between local, national, and global economies in regions throughout the world.

Explain how the demand for important natural resources evolved in regions throughout the world.

Investigate how physical geography, natural resources, specialization, and trade have influenced the way people meet the...

Identify the major forms of government in regions throughout the world and compare them with the government of the Unite...

Discuss how social institutions, including the family, religion, and education, influence behavior in different societie...

Give examples of how language, literature, and the arts shape the development and transmission of culture in regions thr...

Analyze how miscommunication or misunderstandings of different cultures can lead to conflict.

Discuss present conflicts between cultural groups and nation-states in regions throughout the world.

Describe the costs and benefits of global connections including trading, seeking solutions to mutual problems, learning ...

Explain the causes and consequences of current global issues, including the expansion of global markets, the urbanizatio...

Explain how and why events may be interpreted differently according to the points of view of participants and observers.

Explain and use the components of maps, compare different map projections, and explain the appropriate uses for each.

Analyze visual and statistical data presented in charts, tables, graphs, maps, and other graphic organizers to assist in...

Analyze types of evidence used by anthropologists, archaeologists, and other scholars to reconstruct early human and cul...

Explain how religion and belief systems shaped the development of civilizations.

Discuss how religion, belief systems, economics, and politics influenced social behavior and were used to maintain socia...

Examine why the diversity of religion and belief systems across cultural, social, political, and economic institutions h...

Describe the characteristics of early hunter-gatherer communities.

Describe how hunter-gatherer communities developed into agricultural sedentary settlements.

Analyze the characteristics of early civilizations throughout the world including government, religion/belief systems, a...

Explain how humans adapted the environment to maintain population growth and develop the first civilizations.

Identify the technological advances developed by Ancient, Middle Age, Early-Modern, and Modern societies and civilizatio...

Identify examples of how writing, art, architecture, mathematics, and science have evolved over time, such as in Ancient...

Analyze different social classes and their impact on societies and civilizations throughout the world, including Ancient...

Explain the relationship between religion and belief systems and people’s understanding of the natural world.

Develop and interpret different kinds of maps, globes, graphs, charts, databases, and models.

Describe why the conservation of resources is necessary to maintain a healthy environment.

Identify the main reasons for major migrations of people.

Explain how climate affects human migration and settlement.

Describe how physical features, such as mountain ranges, fertile plains, and rivers led to the development of cultural r...

Explain how transportation routes stimulate the growth of cities and the exchange of goods, knowledge, and technology.

Explain the impact of waterways on civilizations.

Explain how the resources of an area can be the source of conflict between competing groups.

Illustrate how the population growth rate impacts a nation's resources.

Explain how the rapid growth of cities can lead to economic, social, political, and technological problems and innovatio...

Explain how people historically relied on their natural resources to meet their needs.

Describe examples that show how economic opportunity and a higher standard of living are important factors in human migr...

Analyze the role of money and alternative means of exchange.

Analyze the impact of economic growth on society.

Identify influential economic thinkers and the impact of their philosophies.

Describe the role of government in historical human migration, such as push and pull factors.

Analyze the various political systems that shaped civilizations throughout the world, including the City-State, Monarchy...

Analyze and evaluate the global expansion of liberty and democracy through revolution and reform movements.

Explain the political, economic, religious, or cultural causes of conflicts in various civilizations and their consequen...

Identify and compare major modern world conflicts and explain their global consequences and impacts including European c...

Explain why people unite for political, economic, and humanitarian reasons.

Analyze the causes, events, and consequences of the Holocaust while exploring the impacts of discrimination and prejudic...

Synthesize evidence from information sources including, but not limited to artifacts, primary and secondary sources, cha...

Determine and explain the cause and effect of historical events or developments.

Explain how and why events may be interpreted differently according to the points of view of participants and observers.

Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant, accurate data and evidence that demonstrate an understanding of th...

Analyze the context of historical events to determine the motivations of people in those events.

Apply and explain the concepts of supply and demand, scarcity, opportunity costs, and incentives, as well as their impli...

Analyze global economic interdependence and competition.

Apply economic concepts to explain the role of imports/exports both nationally and internationally.

Describe the elements of entrepreneurship and successful businesses including comparative advantage, specialization, and...

Identify the roles of financial markets and institutions on the economy.

Demonstrate how to set financial goals and analyze the costs and benefits of spending decisions.

Demonstrate procedures for opening and managing checking and savings accounts, including writing checks, managing virtua...

Evaluate types of investments to determine how they meet the objectives of a personal financial plan including compound ...

Research and analyze information on credit options available to consumers.

Demonstrate how to use comparison shopping skills to make purchasing decisions, including major purchases and college ed...

Research and report on factors that affect creditworthiness and credit scores.

Identify ways in which the interaction of all buyers and sellers influences prices.

Describe how life, health, home, and auto insurance protects against loss and mitigates financial consequences.

Analyze the federal, state, and local tax systems and how they relate to each citizen and the citizen's income and the s...

Explain how sales and property taxes affect financial decisions in terms of both personal finances and public services p...

Build a monthly budget for an individual or a family given their income, savings goals, taxes, and list of fixed and var...

Identify and evaluate modern consumer skills, tools, and practices.

Identify how incentives determine what is produced and distributed in a competitive market system.

Describe the factors of production.

Analyze the various parts of the business cycle and its effect on the economy.

Compare and contrast the characteristics of different economic systems and economic philosophies.

Analyze the impact of events such as wars, industrialization, and technological developments on the business cycle.

Explain monetary policy, fiscal policy, and the role of the Federal Reserve.

Examine the economic implications of fiscal policy in the United States including federal taxation, spending, and the na...

Examine the influences of leading European thinkers such as Locke and Montesquieu, as well as the influence of historica...

Define the concepts of democracy and republic and examine the relationship between the two.

Understand the shared values and aspirations of Americans including liberty, egalitarianism, individualism, and laissez-...

Evaluate the arguments within the Declaration of Independence and its definition of an ideal government.

Describe, at the national, state, and local level, what should be reasonably expected from any citizen or resident of th...

Compare and contrast major American political ideologies.

Evaluate the roles of the federal and state governments in the Civil Rights Movement.

Explain the role and evolution of political parties in governing and in the recruitment/election of political candidates...

Evaluate the role of the media/social media as a means of communicating information/misinformation and how it influences...

Describe the means that citizens use to responsibly participate in the political process, including campaigning, petitio...

Explain the requirements to be considered a natural-born U.S. citizen, and describe the process of naturalization, inclu...

Examine the Declaration of Independence and American grievances against British rule.

Explain the history and significance of dual citizenship regarding American Indians.

Identify and be able to engage with key officials, both elected and appointed, in the legislative, executive, and judici...

Distinguish between civil rights and civil liberties and how they are put into practice in our daily lives.

Evaluate the Supreme Court’s interpretations of the freedoms articulated in the First Amendment, including Schenck v. Un...

Evaluate the Supreme Court’s interpretations of freedoms in the Fourth through Eighth Amendments, including Mapp v. Ohio...

Evaluate the Supreme Court’s interpretations of the freedoms in the 14th Amendment, equal protection, and due process cl...

Explain the government’s limited role in free enterprise and how that affects individual economic freedoms.

Evaluate the government’s establishment and maintenance of the rules and institutions in which markets operate, includin...

Compare the types and purposes of taxation that are used by local, state, and federal governments to pay for services pr...

Describe how the Federal Reserve can use monetary policy to pursue price stability, full employment, and economic growth...

Identify the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

Analyze Article I and the 17th Amendment of the Constitution as they relate to the legislative branch, including eligibi...

Describe the census and its role in redistricting and reapportionment, including the role of Baker v. Carr.

Identify leadership positions of the legislative branch, including majority and minority leaders, the president pro temp...

Describe the process of how a bill becomes law.

Describe the powers of United States’ Congress, including appropriations, declaration of war, commerce, implied powers, ...

Analyze Article II of the Constitution as it relates to the executive branch, including appointments, oath of office, Co...

Identify major departments of the executive branch, including cabinet and non-cabinet level departments and agencies, al...

Explain the Electoral College system, and how it has evolved over time, and compare arguments for and against it.

Analyze Article III of the Constitution as it relates to judicial power, including the length of terms and the jurisdict...

Analyze the origin and evolution of the modern federal court structure including the Judiciary Act of 1789.

Analyze the Constitutional Convention of 1787, including the Great Compromise and the ensuing debate over ratification b...

Explain the processes of selection and confirmation of Supreme Court justices.

Describe the Supreme Court’s role, established by Marbury vs. Madison, in determining the constitutionality of laws and ...

Compare and contrast different judicial philosophies including activism vs. conservatism, originalism vs. living constit...

Explain the functions, powers, interactions, and dynamic relationships among federal, state, local, and tribal governmen...

Analyze and discuss sovereignty and the federal responsibility the United States has with federally recognized American ...

Explain the organization and powers of state and local government as described in the Constitution of the State of Idaho...

Compare the lawmaking process at the national, state, and local level.

Understand the structure, powers, and lawmaking process of local government (county, city, special district) by analyzin...

Compare partisan and non-partisan offices and elections.

Describe the evolution of voting (methods and process) and enfranchisement including key amendments (15th, 19th, 23rd, 2...

Evaluate the arguments presented in the Federalist Papers, particularly Essay 10 and Essay 51, and evaluate the argument...

Examine campaign finance laws and campaign funding and spending, including the impact of Supreme Court decisions, the na...

Describe the nomination and election process in American national and state elections, including the Electoral College.

Analyze the influence of political parties, media coverage, campaign advertising, interest groups, public opinion polls,...

Explain the impact of reapportionment and redistricting on elections and governance.

Explain the role of state governments in administering elections and compare different state’s voting rules and election...

Evaluate the challenges of the election process.

Compare the different forms of domestic and foreign political systems, electoral systems, economic systems, and civil so...

Describe the characteristics of United States foreign policy and how it has been created and implemented over time.

Identify and evaluate the role of the United States in international organizations, agreements, treaties, and humanitari...

Evaluate the changing role of the United States in supporting democratic principles and institutions in the internationa...

Describe the purposes and functions of government as outlined in the Preamble of the Constitution.

Describe limited government within the Constitution, including:

Describe the structure of the Constitution and the process to amend it.

Analyze how the Bill of Rights limits the powers of the government and ensures individual rights.

Analyze how federal policies established the relationship between the United States government and American Indian tribe...

Evaluate the social tensions of the era, including:

Analyze the causes of the crash of 1929 and the Great Depression.

Analyze the impact of the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl on farmers, businesses, workers, and racial and ethnic mino...

Evaluate the effectiveness of New Deal programs in addressing economic issues underlying the Great Depression.

Evaluate the social tensions of the era, including:

Explain the events and actions that led to World War Two, including the rise of fascism and totalitarianism, appeasement...

Analyze American participation in the international response to the Holocaust.

Describe the strategies, events, and turning points that shaped the outcomes of World War Two.

Compare and contrast the experience of Americans on the Pacific and European battle fronts during World War Two.

Evaluate the factors that influenced the decision to employ atomic weapons against Japan.

Evaluate Progressivism’s impact on circumstances and policies. These may include:

Analyze the impact of events and policies on the Homefront during World War Two.

Evaluate Supreme Court and executive decisions to limit civil liberties and to relocate Japanese Americans and others to...

Evaluate the impact of postwar demobilization and the GI Bill on economic growth, culture, and lifestyle.

Describe the ways the United States competed with the Soviet Union culturally, economically, and politically during the ...

Analyze various foreign policy events through the lens of the Cold War, military engagements, and covert actions during ...

Compare various ways the United States and the Soviet Union built and strengthened economic, political, and military all...

Examine the influence of the Cold War on United States politics and society. Including:

Describe the causes and effects on American society and culture of widespread growing affluence in the post-war period, ...

Analyze the American Labor Movement during the post-war period.

Analyze the motives, strategies, methods, organizations, and impacts of various Civil Rights Movements.

Evaluate the impact of racial, economic, moral, political, and strategic motives for the United States becoming an imper...

Analyze the experiences of American soldiers in Vietnam and their experiences upon returning home including how these ex...

Describe the relationships between the Vietnam War, the counterculture movement, and the anti-war movement.

Examine the various ways the counterculture critiqued United States society.

Analyze the major features of the Great Society policy. This may include:

Examine the causes and consequences of the constitutional crisis that led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon.

Analyze how Vietnam and Watergate reduced American faith in government and the military and led to significant political...

Evaluate the causes and impacts on public confidence and trust in the government’s ability to solve economic and social ...

Evaluate the factors that impacted relationships and policies with China, Russia, Latin America, and the Middle East.

Analyze the rise of the New Right and the Reagan Revolution including the social, cultural, and economic policies it adv...

Evaluate the factors that contributed to the end of the Cold War. These may include:

Analyze the origins and the impacts of the Spanish-American War and American involvement in Latin America, Hawaii, the P...

Explain the causes and consequences of the American response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait.

Analyze the effects of globalization, free trade agreements, financial market deregulation, and the computer revolution ...

Describe some effects of key changes on United States society and labor. These may include:

Evaluate the motivations behind domestic and non-state aligned terrorism, assess governmental responses including those ...

Evaluate how the rise of alternative media, social media, and technology, including smartphones, have affected United St...

Examine United States policy on environmental issues.

Evaluate the progress of civil rights and immigration issues in recent United States history.

Evaluate the causes and consequences of the 2008 financial crisis and Great Recession.

Evaluate the causes and impact of increasing political polarization on American politics.

Explain the factors that led to World War One and describe the factors that were deterring the United States from involv...

Determine the impact of government mobilization programs, restrictions on civil liberties, and propaganda on the America...

Explain how new technologies influenced strategies, military tactics, and battle conditions on the Western Front during ...

Analyze the goals and effects of the Treaty of Versailles.

Describe the impacts of economic, demographic, social, and cultural changes during the 1920s.

Explain how geography influenced the development of Western Civilization

Describe the causes and consequences of the Punic Wars on the development of the Roman Republic.

Describe the fall of the Roman Republic including, but not limited to the role of Julius Caesar taking the role of Dicta...

Describe the causes and consequences of the establishment of the Roman Empire by the Julio-Claudians, including, but not...

Describe the process of Romanization and explain the characteristics of Pax Romana.

Analyze the reasons for the gradual decline of the Western Roman Empire after the Pax Romana.

Analyze the causes and consequences of Diocletian’s reforms and Constantine the Great's establishment of "New Rome" (Con...

Analyze the Hebrew tradition and its influence on Western Civilization.

Explain the expulsion of the Jewish people from their homeland and the subsequent Jewish diaspora.

Analyze the Hebrew and Classical origins and central features of early Christianity, including key people, texts, events...

Analyze the impact of Christianity on Classical culture and society and the formation of the Catholic Church.

Explain how Western civilization is distinct from other cultures and civilizations and arose primarily from a synthesis ...

Identify key figures of the Byzantine Empire, including but not limited to Justinian and Theodora, and explain their con...

Describe the orders of medieval social hierarchy, the changing role of the Church, the emergence of feudalism and the de...

Explain the importance of Christian monasteries and convents as centers of education, missionary activity, economic prod...

Identify key figures, artistic and intellectual achievements of the medieval period in Western Europe, (e.g. Thomas Aqui...

Explain how Charlemagne reshaped and redefined medieval Europe.

Explain the reintroduction of Classical thought from the Islamic World into Christendom.

Analyze the causes and consequences of the Crusades and Reconquista on Christian, Muslim, and Jewish populations.

Describe the emergence, tenets, and expansion of Islamic Civilization under the Caliphates.

Analyze the causes and consequences of the Norman Conquest of England.

Analyze the relationships between the Papacy and the European monarchs.

Examine the Hellenic concept of the polis in Greek city-states, including, but not limited to the ideas of democracy, ci...

Explain key developments in medieval English legal and constitutional history, including the impact of the Magna Carta o...

Explain humanism and describe how Thomas Aquinas’s writings influenced humanistic thought and fostered a balance between...

Analyze the ideas of Renaissance and Northern humanism.

Analyze the significance of Renaissance art, including, but not limited to:

Analyze Johannes Gutenberg’s printing press and its effect on society (e.g. growth of literacy and the dissemination of ...

Summarize religious reforms associated with key figures and movements, including, but not limited to Luther, Calvin, Zwi...

Analyze the causes and consequences of the fall of Constantinople.

Analyze the Golden Age of the Tudor dynasty including, but not limited to Queen Elizabeth I, the works of William Shakes...

Analyze the causes and consequences of the Thirty Years’ War.

Analyze the causes and consequences of the Age of Discovery and the rise of European Empires.

Analyze the causes and consequences of the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars.

Identify the major contributions of individuals associated with the Scientific Revolution, including, but not limited to...

Analyze the causes and consequences of the English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution.

Identify the characteristics of Absolutism and Divine Right of Kings (e.g. Louis XIV, James I, Charles I).

Analyze the ideas and effects of the major ideas of Enlightenment philosophers including, but not limited to:

Analyze the causes and consequences of the Second Agricultural Revolution and the early Industrial Revolution.

Analyze the extent to which the Enlightenment influenced the American and French Revolutions.

Analyze the major events of the French Revolution (e.g., storming of the Bastille, execution of Louis XVI, reign of terr...

Analyze the causes and consequences of the Napoleonic Era.

Evaluate the significance of the Congress of Vienna and the Concert of Europe in reshaping Europe after the Napoleonic W...

Explain how the American republic emerged from the traditions of the West.

Analyze the contributions of Alexander the Great and the development of the Hellenistic world.

Explain the significance of ancient Greek literature, including, but not limited to the Iliad and the Odyssey.

Analyze the ideas of ancient Greek philosophers including but not limited to Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and their impac...

Describe the government of the Roman Republic and its contribution to the development of modern democratic principles in...

Describe the class system of ancient Rome, including the role of patricians, plebeians, and slaves in Roman society.