Topic:
Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens (1.4)
Grade:
7th Grade Civics
DBQ - How Did the Constitution Guard Against Tyranny?
Included Standards: SS.7.C.2.1, SS.7.C.2.2, SS.7.C.2.3, SS.7.C.2.4, SS.7.C.2.5, SS.7.C.2.6, SS.7.C.3.6, SS.7.C.3.7, SS.7.E.2.1,
LACC.68.RH.1.1, LACC.68.RH.1.2, LACC.68.RH.1.3, LACC.68.RH.2.4, LACC.68.RH.2.5, LACC.68.RH.2.6, LACC.68.RH.3.7, LACC.68.RH.3.8,
LACC.68.RH.3.9, LACC.68.RH.4.10, LACC.68.WHST.1.1, LACC.68.WHST.1.2, LACC.68.WHST.2.4, LACC.68.WHST.2.5, LACC.68.WHST.2.6,
LACC.68.WHST.3.7, LACC.68.WHST.3.8, LACC.68.WHST.3.9, LACC.68.WHST.4.10
In addition to Score 3.0, in-depth inferences and applications that go beyond what was taught.
Score 4.0
 Research the reasons why the Equal Rights Amendment has not been ratified.
Score 3.0
The student will understand that citizens of the United States of America have certain rights, duties, and
responsibilities defined by the U.S. Constitution.
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Performs complex skills:
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Score 2.0
Analyze the impact of the 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th, 24th, and 26th amendments on participation of minority
groups in the American political process
Evaluate Constitutional rights and their impact on individuals and society
Distinguish how the Constitution safeguards and limits individual rights
The student exhibits no major errors or omissions regarding the score 3.0 content.
The student:
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Recognizes or recalls specific terminology:
Naturalization, alien, immigrant, law of blood, law of soil, resident, 14th Amendment, selective service,
petition, common good, cruel and unusual punishment, eminent domain, double jeopardy, due process,
suffrage, unenumerated rights, pleading the fifth, appellate process, ex post facto, habeas corpus,
independent judiciary, precedent, privacy, summary judgment, civil disobedience, Civil Rights, states’ rights
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Performs basic skills:
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Score 1.0
Score 0.0
Explain the trial process and the role of juries in the administration of justice
Identify constitutional protections in the Bill of Rights and other amendments
Determine how federal, state, and local taxes support the economy
Summarize the responsibilities of citizens at the national, state, and local level
Identify who is a “citizen” and the steps to becoming a citizen
No major errors or omissions regarding the score 2.0 content.
With help, I know some of 2.0 and 3.0.
Even with help, I am unable to understand.