Civic and Political Institutions

• D2.Civ.1.K-2
  Describe roles and responsibilities of people in authority.
• D2.Civ.2.K-2
  Explain how all people, not just official leaders, play important roles in a community.
• D2.Civ.3.K-2
  Explain the need for and purposes of rules in various settings inside and outside of school.
• D2.Civ.4.K-2
  Begins in grades 3–5
• D2.Civ.5.K-2
  Explain what governments are and some of their functions.
• D2.Civ.6.K-2
  Describe how communities work to accomplish common tasks, establish responsibilities, and fulfill roles of authority.
• D2.Civ.1.3-5
  Distinguish the responsibilities and powers of government officials at various levels and branches of government and in different times and places.
• D2.Civ.2.3-5
  Explain how a democracy relies on people's responsible participation, and draw implications for how individuals should participate.
• D2.Civ.3.3-5
  Examine the origins and purposes of rules, laws, and key U.S. constitutional provisions.
• D2.Civ.4.3-5
  Explain how groups of people make rules to create responsibilities and protect freedoms.
• D2.Civ.5.3-5
  Explain the origins, functions, and structure of different systems of government, including those created by the U.S. and state constitutions.
• D2.Civ.6.3-5
  Describe ways in which people benefit from and are challenged by working together, including through government, workplaces, voluntary organizations, and families.
• D2.Civ.1.6-8
  Distinguish the powers and responsibilities of citizens, political parties, interest groups, and the media in a variety of governmental and nongovernmental contexts.
• D2.Civ.2.6-8
  Explain specific roles played by citizens (such as voters, jurors, taxpayers, members of the armed forces, petitioners, protesters, and office-holders).
• D2.Civ.3.6-8
  Examine the origins, purposes, and impact of constitutions, laws, treaties, and international agreements.
• D2.Civ.4.6-8
  Explain the powers and limits of the three branches of government, public officials, and bureaucracies at different levels in the United States and in other countries.
• D2.Civ.5.6-8
  Explain the origins, functions, and structure of government with reference to the U.S. Constitution, state constitutions, and selected other systems of government.
• D2.Civ.6.6-8
  Describe the roles of political, civil, and economic organizations in shaping people's lives.
• D2.Civ.1.9-12
  Distinguish the powers and responsibilities of local, state, tribal, national, and international civic and political institutions.
• D2.Civ.2.9-12
  Analyze the role of citizens in the U.S. political system, with attention to various theories of democracy, changes in Americans' participation over time, and alternative models from other countries, past and present.
• D2.Civ.3.9-12
  Analyze the impact of constitutions, laws, treaties, and international agreements on the maintenance of national and international order.
• D2.Civ.4.9-12
  Explain how the U.S. Constitution establishes a system of government that has powers, responsibilities, and limits that have changed over time and that are still contested.
• D2.Civ.5.9-12
  Evaluate citizens' and institutions' effectiveness in addressing social and political problems at the local, state, tribal, national, and/or international level.
• D2.Civ.6.9-12
  Critique relationships among governments, civil societies, and economic markets.