Social Studies Curriculum
7th Grade
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Course Purpose: |
Students will evaluate rules and laws at municipal, state, and federal levels in order to examine their societal impact and take action within our community. |
Outcomes and Components:
| SS.7.4 | Students will analyze the origins, purposes, and principles of the Illinois Constitution and show cultural and environmental characteristics of Illinois. | ||
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Standard(s) |
| SS.7.4.1 | Explain the origins, functions, and structure of government with reference to the Illinois Constitution and other systems of government and how they have impacted multiple groups of people. |
SS.6-8.CV.2.MdC 105 ILCS5/27-3 |
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| SS.7.4.2 | Describe the history of disabilities and the Disabilities Rights Movement in Illinois. | 105 ILCS 5/27-23.8 | |
| SS.7.4.3 | Construct different representations to explain the spatial patterns of cultural and environmental characteristics of Illinois. | SS.6-8.G.1.MC | |
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Academic Vocabulary: explain, describe, construct |
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Content Vocabulary: General Assembly, gubernatorial, steering, committee, Lieutenant Governor, comptroller, circuit court, primary election, general election, Home Rule, incumbent, retention, referendum, absolute location, relative location |