Rights,+Duties,+Responsibilities,+and+Citizen+Participation+in+Government

Pre-K-2
Students understand the concepts of rights, duties, responsibilities, and participation.

a. Describe classroom rights, duties, and responsibilities including how students participate in some classroom decisions and are obliged to follow classroom rules. b. Explain the purpose of school/classroom rules and laws encountered in daily experiences to promote the common good and the peaceful resolution of conflict.

3-5
Students understand the basic rights, duties, responsibilities, and roles of citizens in a democracy.

a. Identify the rights, duties, and responsibilities of citizens within the class, school, or community. b. Identify and describe the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights as documents that establish government and protect the rights of the individual United States citizen. c. Provide examples of how people influence government and work for the common good including voting, writing to legislators, performing community service, and engaging in civil disobedience.

6-8
Students understand constitutional and legal rights, civic duties and responsibilities, and roles of citizens in a constitutional democracy.

a. Explain the constitutional and legal status of “citizen” and provide examples of rights, duties, and responsibilities of citizens. b. Describe how the powers of government are limited to protect individual rights and minority rights as described in the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights. c. Analyze examples of the protection of rights in court cases or from current events. d. Analyze how people influence government and work for the common good including voting, writing to legislators, performing community service, and engaging in civil disobedience.

9-Diploma
Students understand the constitutional and legal rights, the civic duties and responsibilities, and roles of citizens in a constitutional democracy and the role of citizens living under other forms of government in the world.

a. Explain the relationship between constitutional and legal rights, and civic duties and responsibilities in a constitutional democracy. b. Evaluate the relationship between the government and the individual as evident in the United States Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and landmark court cases. c. Analyze the constitutional principles and the roles of the citizen and the government in major laws or cases. d. Compare the rights, duties, and responsibilities of United States citizens with those of citizens from other nations. e. Evaluate how people influence government and work for the common good including voting, writing to legislators, performing community service, and engaging in civil disobedience.