Exploration of the Bill of Rights

Civics

Standard 2

Benchmark 5

The Student:

• Knows essential political and economic freedoms and understands competing ideas about the relationships

Standard 4

Benchmark 5

The Student:

• Understands how constitutions can be vehicles for change and for resolving social issues

Standard 8

Benchmark 1

The Student:

• Knows major historical events that led to the creation of limited government in the United States including the Bill of Rights

Standard 11

Benchmark 6

The Student:

• Knows how shared ideas and values of American political culture are reflected in various sources and documents including the Bill of Rights