Oklahoma Social Studies 6.C.5

6.C.5 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• 6.C.5.1

  Compare systems of governments.

• 6.C.5.1.A

  Define and describe the characteristics of limited governments (constitutional republic, constitutional monarchy) and authoritarian systems (dictatorship, oliga...

• 6.C.5.1.B

  Compare different forms of constitutional republics, exemplified by the constitutional republic of the United States of America and the constitutional monarchy ...

• 6.C.5.1.C

  Analyze the historical development of American Indian citizenship and constitutional rights in the United States of America, including the passage of the Indian...

• 6.C.5.1.D

  Describe how historic struggles for independence in Latin America and the Caribbean were influenced by the American revolution and Constitution, leading to the ...

• 6.C.5.1.E

  Describe challenges for several Latin American governments and economies, due to a history of political and economic instability.

• 6.C.5.2

  Compare common features of the Constitution of the United States of America to other representative governments of the Western Hemisphere, focusing on the princ...

01

What Students Need to Do

Students explain why people make rules and form governments. They compare who holds power, how leaders are chosen, and what limits governments. They explain tribal sovereignty and citizenship, then trace how U.S. ideas influenced new republics in Latin America and the Caribbean.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student can explain why the United States and Canada have different forms of limited government and how both differ from authoritarian systems. They can use the 1924 and 1968 laws to explain U.S. citizenship, tribal self-government, and protected rights. They can identify a U.S. influence on Mexico's early republic and name a later challenge it faced.

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Common Misconceptions

Students may call Canada a republic because it elects lawmakers, or assume every monarch has unchecked power. They may think the 1924 law ended tribal sovereignty or that the 1968 law made tribal governments the same as states. They may assume new republics in Latin America and the Caribbean copied the U.S. government exactly.

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How to Assess It

Exit ticket: Explain why Canada is a constitutional monarchy and the United States is a constitutional republic. Name one limit on government power in each.

1. 01

   Build a classroom government with role cards for voters, lawmakers, and a leader; add a written rule limiting the leader's power.

2. 02

   Give students short summaries of the U.S. Constitution and Mexico's 1824 constitution; ask them to write one shared feature and one difference.

3. 03

   Play Name the System: read a short government profile, then have students hold up a government-type card and cite one clue.

4. 04

   Print Cherokee Nation and Oklahoma election information pages; have students mark who can vote and which government sets each rule.

• 7.C.6

  Analyze systems of government by examining their source of authority, principles, structures, and processes.

• 7.P.2.1.A

  Compare and analyze civic virtues and democratic principles in historic and global settings, explaining how they influence political institutions.

• MWH.C.3

  Analyze developments in politics, science, and philosophy contributing to human advancement and the rise of modern institutions of self-government.

• 3.C.1

  Analyze the purpose of government and traits of responsible citizens.