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Explains how the ratification of the Bill of Rights defines the founding of the United States
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Examines how arguments made in the Federalist Papers justify the principles of limited government separation of powers checks and balances and federalism.
Critiques how well Article I of the Constitution limits Congressional powers.
Examines how the Preamble guides the application of the constitutional principles.
Examines how the Boldt decision promotes justice as one of the goals of our nation.
Examines how the Brown v. Board of Education decision promotes equality as one of the goals of our nation.
Examines how the Letter from a Birmingham Jail promotes equality as one of the goals of our nation.
Examines how the Civil Rights Act sought to extend democratic ideals.
Examines how the Twenty-sixth Amendment sought to extend democratic ideals.
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Unit 2: Industrialization and the Emergence of the United States as a World Power (1890-Present)
 
Essential Questions
How does a nation become a world power? What are the advantages and disadvantages of being a world power?
 
Guiding Questions
How and why did the United States emerge as a world power? ? What impact did World War I have on the United States at home and abroad?
 
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Understands how industrialization and the emergence of the United States as a world power (1890?1918) defined U.S. history
Explains how the Roosevelt Corollary helps to define the early 20th century as a time when the United States was emerging as a world power
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Analyzes and evaluates elements of geography to trace the emergence of the United States as a global economic and political force in the past or presen
Examines how proximity between the United States and Central America led to U.S. economic dominance of the region
 
Analyzes information from geographic tools including computer-based mapping systems to draw conclusions on an issue or event
Examines maps of the United States using a Geographic Information System (GIS) to draw conclusions on how the development of railroads led to Chicago's industrialization.
Examines maps of the Puget Sound using a Geographic Information System (GIS) to draw conclusions on why Seattle became Washington State's largest city and port
 
Analyzes the causes and effects of voluntary and involuntary migration in the United States in the past or present
Examines the factors leading to Italian immigration to the United States and its effects on U.S. society
Examines the factors leading to Japanese immigration to the United States and its effects on U.S. society
 
Evaluates how individuals and movements have shaped the United States (1890?present)
Weighs the costs and benefits of immigrant labor on the industrialization of the United States
Weighs the costs and benefits of the Progressive Movement on the Labor Movement
 
Evaluates the role of the U.S. government in regulating a market economy in the past or present
Critiques the effectiveness of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act in ensuring competition in the market.
Critiques the effectiveness of the Federal Reserve Board in helping to control inflation through the regulation of interest rates
 
Evaluates and interprets other points of view on an issue within a paper or presentation
Evaluates and interprets other points of view on America's role in developing the Panama Canal
Evaluates and interprets other points of view on why the women's suffrage movement succeeded
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