Oklahoma Social Studies USH.C.7.2.F
The Standard
- USH.C.7
- Analyze the cause and effects of significant domestic events and policies impacting the lives of American citizens.
- USH.C.7.2
- Examine how the Civil Rights Movement intersected with various other movements for individual rights and liberties.
Examine perspectives on issues related to the debate over the Equal Rights Amendment and the Roe v. Wade decision.
Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · USH.C.7.2
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students explain why people supported or opposed the proposed equality amendment and the Supreme Court's abortion ruling. They compare claims about legal equality, family roles, privacy, and fetal life using sources from the time.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can match an argument to the right debate and point to words in a source that support their answer. They can explain one reason on each side of each debate without mixing up the amendment and the court ruling.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may mistake a proposed constitutional amendment for a Supreme Court ruling. Some think the amendment passed or that Roe still governs abortion law after its 2022 reversal. Others assume people took the same position on both issues.
How to Assess It
- Give students four short source excerpts, one supporting and one opposing each issue. Ask them to label each excerpt, state its main claim, and underline words that support their answer.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Cut four short source excerpts into cards; pairs sort them by issue and viewpoint, then underline the words that guided their choices.
Show a NOW flyer and a STOP ERA flyer; ask, 'What change does each group predict, and why does it matter to them?'
Read four claims aloud; students move to corners labeled ERA support, ERA opposition, Roe support, and Roe opposition, then explain their choices.
Compare a 1970s ERA ratification map with a current state abortion policy map; students write why the maps answer different legal questions.
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