American+Government+Standards

==**__American Government Standards:__**   ==  9-12.C.1.1. Students are able to explain the characteristics of various forms of government. 9-12.C.1.2. Students are able to determine the influence of major historical documents and ideals on the formation of the United States government. 9-12.C.1.3. Students are able to identify the principles of the American Constitution. 9-12.C.1.4. Students are able to explain the principles of American democracy. 9-12.C.1.5. Students are able to describe the state, local, and tribal governments with emphasis on their structures, functions, and powers. 9-12.C.1.6. Students are able to describe the elements of how U.S. foreign policy is created. 9-12.C.2.1. Students are able to describe the means of influencing and/or participating in a republic. 9-12.C.2.2. Students are able to interpret the meaning of basic constitutional rights guaranteed to citizens. 9-12.C.2.3. Students are able to describe the process of naturalization. 

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