Idaho Social Studies 9-12.US2.46
The Standard
Evaluate the progress of civil rights and immigration issues in recent United States history.
Idaho Content Standards: K-12 Social Studies · Globalization, Information Technology, Terrorism, Political and Social Polarization 1992- Present
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What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students examine changes in civil rights and immigration policy since the 1990s. They use dated sources to judge what changed, who benefited, and what problems remain.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can explain how the 2015 marriage ruling expanded rights and how the 2013 voting rights ruling weakened a federal safeguard. They can explain that DACA offered some young immigrants temporary protection, not citizenship, and support each point with evidence.
Common Misconceptions
- Some students treat a court ruling as proof that discrimination ended. Others think DACA grants citizenship or that the 2013 voting rights ruling ended all federal voting protections.
How to Assess It
- Hand out two brief fact cards, one on the 2015 marriage ruling and one on DACA. Ask students to name one civil rights gain, one immigration limit, and a fact supporting each.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs cards on DACA, the 2013 voting rights ruling, and the 2015 marriage ruling; have them sort each change into gains and limits.
Ask: Can rights expand in one area while protections weaken in another? Use fact cards on the 2013 and 2015 rulings.
Play a claim-and-evidence match with cards on DACA, voting rights, and marriage rights; ask teams to reject one claim that overstates a change.
Open the USCIS citizenship eligibility page and compare its requirements with DACA, which offers no direct path to citizenship.
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