Appendix A - Implementing District Standards
Specific California Content Standards
8.2.4 Describe the political philosophy underpinning the Constitution as specified in the Federalist Papers (authored by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay) and the role of such leaders as Madison, George Washington, Roger Sherman, Gouverneur Morris, and James Wilson in the writing and ratification of the Constitution.
8.2.7 Describe the principles of federalism, dual sovereignty, separation of powers, checks and balances, the nature and purpose of majority rule, and the ways in which the American idea of constitutionalism preserves individual rights.
The major thrust of this unit is demonstrate for students how different groups work and struggle to gain rights and expand rights in the United States. In studying the three movements describe herein students will see examples of the political philosophy of the Federalist Papers as outlined by Madison when they learn about factions and coalitions. They will also see the ‘nature and purpose of majority rule’ and have a chance to internalize that lesson as they participate in the simulations that prepare them for studying the reform movements with the Graetz-Shapiro framework.
California Historical Analysis Skills
Research, Evidence, and Point of View 4: Students assess the credibility of primary and secondary sources and draw sound conclusions from them. Students will be reviewing and analyzing a number of primary and secondary sources.
Historical Interpretation 1: Students explain the central issues and problems from the past, placing people and events in a matrix of time and place. My students will be asked to make connections between the reform movements of the past and current day struggles for expansion of rights.
Historical Interpretation 2: Students understand and distinguish cause, effect, sequence, and correlation in historical events, including the long- and short-term causal relations. In this unit students will focus on correlation in historical events, using a specific framework to think about and analyze events from the 1800s and the present day.
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