WINTON WOODS HIGH SCHOOL

OHIO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SOCIAL STUDIES ACADEMIC CONTENT STANDARDS

A. Explain connections between the ideas of the Enlightenment and changes in the relationships between citizens and their governments.

B. Explain the social, political and economic effects of industrialization.

C. Analyze the reasons that countries gained control of territory through imperialism and the impact on people living in the territory that was controlled.

D. Connect developments related to World War I with the onset of World War II.

E. Analyze connections between World War II, the Cold War and contemporary conflicts.

F. Identify major historical patterns in the domestic affairs of the United States during the 20th century and explain their significance.

A. Explain patterns of historical continuity and change by challenging arguments of historical inevitability.

B. Use historical interpretations to explain current issues.

A. Analyze the influence of different cultural perspectives on the actions of groups. B. Analyze the consequences of oppression,discrimination and conflict between cultures.

C. Analyze the ways that contacts between people of different cultures result in exchanges of cultural practices.

A. Analyze how issues may be viewed differently by various cultural groups.

B. Identify the causes of political, economic and social oppression and analyze ways individuals, organizations and countries respond to resulting conflicts.

C. Explain the role of diverse cultural institutions in shaping American society.

A. Analyze the cultural, physical, economic and political characteristics that define regions and describe reasons that regions change over time.

B. Analyze geographic changes brought about by human activity using appropriate maps and other geographic data.

C. Analyze the patterns and processes of movement of people, products and ideas.

A. Explain how the character and meaning of a place reflect a society's economics, politics, social values, ideology and culture.

B. Evaluate the consequences of geographic and environmental changes resulting from governmental policies and human modifications to the physical environment.

C. Use appropriate data sources and geographic tools to analyze and evaluate public policies.

A. Compare how different economic systems answer the fundamental economic questions of what goods and services to produce, how to produce them, and who will consume them.

B. Explain how the U.S. government provides public services, redistributes income, regulates economic activity, and promotes economic growth and stability.

A. Analyze how scarcity of productive resources affects supply, demand, inflation and economic choices.p> B. Identify factors which inhibit or spur economic growth and cause expansions or recessions.

C. Explain how voluntary worldwide trade, specialization and interdependence among countries affect standards of living and economic growth.

D. Analyze the role of fiscal and regulatory policies in a mixed economy.

E. Explain the use of a budget in making personal economic decisions and planning for the future.

A. Analyze the evolution of the Constitution through post-Reconstruction amendments and Supreme Court decisions.

B. Analyze the differences among various forms of government to determine how power is acquired and used.

A. Evaluate, take and defend positions about issues concerning the alignment of the characteristics of American democracy with realities in the United States today.

B. Explain how the U.S. Constitution has evolved including its philosophical foundations, amendments and court interpretations.

C. Analyze how citizens participate in the election process in the United States.

A. Analyze ways people achieve governmental change, including political action, social protest and revolution.

B. Explain how individual rights are relative, not absolute, and describe the balance between individual rights, the rights of others, and the common good.

A. Evaluate various means for citizens to take action on a particular issue.

B. Explain how the exercise of a citizen's rights and responsibilities helps to strengthen a democracy.

A. Evaluate the reliability and credibility of sources.

B. Use data and evidence to support or refute a thesis.

A. Obtain and evaluate information from public records and other resources related to a public policy issue.

B. Critique data and information to determine the adequacy of support for conclusions.

C. Develop a research project that identifies the various perspectives on an issue and explain a resolution of that issue.

D. Work in groups to analyze an issue and make decisions.