Oklahoma Social Studies MWH.P.2.1

MWH.P.2.1 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• MWH.P.2.1.A

  Evaluate various significant documents from the United States of America and other nations to compare civic virtues and principles of political systems.

• MWH.P.2.1.B

  Evaluate the impact of the structure and powers exercised by governmental systems on public policy, using historical and contemporary examples.

• MWH.P.2.1.C

  Analyze the impact of constitutions, laws, treaties, and international agreements, by comparing how various governmental powers and responsibilities have change...

01

What Students Need to Do

Students read excerpts from constitutions, laws, and international agreements from the United States and other countries. They compare rights, citizen responsibilities, and who holds power. They use past and present examples to explain how government powers shape policy.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student can name a shared right and a difference in how two constitutions protect it. They can use a dated law to explain how government power changed. They can explain how voting or speaking at a public meeting can shape policy.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may think a right on paper means everyone could use it in practice. They may assume all democracies divide power the same way. They may think signing an international agreement makes it a law in every country.

04

How to Assess It

Give students the equal protection clause of the U.S. Fourteenth Amendment and section 9 of South Africa's Constitution. Ask: What does each require of government, and how might either affect a school admission policy?

1. 01

   Give pairs printed excerpts from the U.S. and South African constitutions; have them mark rights, limits on government, and who holds power.

2. 02

   Ask students to write: How did the Fourteenth Amendment limit state power, and why did that matter for school desegregation?

3. 03

   Give teams three clue cards, 'Congress makes laws,' 'unfair discrimination banned,' and 'national climate pledges'; match them to three document cards.

4. 04

   Have students read a city council agenda and charter excerpt, then identify the council's power and one way residents can respond.

• AWH.P.2.1

  Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of government, the benefits of democratic systems, and their responsibilities as citizens.

• 6.P.2.1

  Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of government, the benefits of democratic systems, and their responsibilities as citizens.

• 5.P.2.1

  Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of government, the benefits of democratic systems, and their responsibilities as citizens.

• 1.P.2.1

  Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of government, the benefits of democratic systems, and their responsibilities as citizens.