Resources for Standard 4
Completion requirements
SST-05.4 Government and Citizenship
-
- SST-05.4.01 Identify the roles, rights, and responsibilities of U.S. citizens in a democratic society (e.g., the responsibility to pay taxes, the responsibility to sit on a jury)
- SST-05.4.02 Identify the duties of the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of the Federal government (e.g., checks and balances)
- SST-05.4.03 Identify the purpose and importance behind documents leading up to the writing of the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights (e.g., Magna Carta, English common law, English Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation)
- SST-05.4.04 Explain why the United States government is necessary (e.g., government helps secure people's lives, liberty, and property through law and military protection; groups can accomplish things collectively that individuals cannot)
SST-05.4.03
SST-05.4.03 Identify the purpose and importance behind documents leading up to the writing of the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights (e.g., Magna Carta, English common law, English Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation)
content