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Ohio's Learning Standards Social Studies
Ohio's Learning Standards for Social Studies outline what students should know and be able to do in social studies to succeed in college, careers, and for their role as engaged citizens.
2018-07-05
2018
Ohio Department of Education
Strand
History
K.H.1
Content Statement
Time can be measured.
K.H.2
Content Statement
Personal history can be shared through stories and pictures.
K.H.3
Content Statement
Heritage is reflected through diverse cultures and is shown through the arts, customs, traditions, family celebrations and language.
K.H.4
Content Statement
Symbols and practices of the United States include the flag, Pledge of Allegiance and the National Anthem. Other nations are represented by symbols and practices too.
1.H.1
Content Statement
Time can be divided into categories (e.g., months of the year, past, present and future).
1.H.2
Content Statement
Photographs, letters, artifacts and books can be used to learn about the past.
1.H.3
Content Statement
The ways basic human needs are met have changed over time.
2.H.1
Content Statement
Time can be shown graphically on calendars and timelines.
2.H.2
Content Statement
Change over time can be shown with artifacts, maps, and photographs.
2.H.3
Content Statement
Science and technology have changed daily life.
2.H.4
Content Statement
Biographies can show how peoples' actions have shaped the world in which we live.
3.H.1
Content Statement
Events in local history can be shown on timelines organized by years, decades and centuries.
3.H.2
Content Statement
Primary and secondary sources can be used to show change over time.
3.H.3
Content Statement
Local communities change over time.
4.H.1
Content Statement
The order of significant events in Ohio and the United States can be shown on a timeline.
4.H.2
Content Statement
Primary and secondary sources can be used to create historical narratives.
4.H.3
Content Statement
Various groups of people have lived in Ohio over time including American Indians, migrating settlers and immigrants. Interactions among these groups have resulted in cooperation, conflict and compromise.
4.H.4
Content Statement
The 13 colonies came together around a common cause of liberty and justice, uniting to fight for independence during the American Revolution and to form a new nation.
4.H.5
Content Statement
The Northwest Ordinance incorporated democratic ideals into the territories. It provided a process for territories to become states and recognized them as equal to the other existing states.
4.H.6
Content Statement
Ongoing conflicts on the Ohio frontier with American Indians and Great Britain contributed to the United States' involvement in the War of 1812.
4.H.7
Content Statement
Following the War of 1812, Ohio continued to play a key role in national conflicts including the anti-slavery movement and the Underground Railroad.
4.H.8
Content Statement
Many technological innovations that originated in Ohio benefitted the United States.
4.H.9
Content Statement
A map scale and cardinal and intermediate directions can be used to describe the relative location of physical and human characteristics of Ohio and the United States.
4.H.10
Content Statement
The economic development of the United States continues to influence and be influenced by agriculture, industry and natural resources in Ohio.
4.H.11
Content Statement
The regions of the United States known as the North, South and West developed in the early 1800s largely based on their physical environments and economies.
5.H.1
Content Statement
Events can be arranged in order of occurrence using the conventions of B.C. and A.D. or B.C.E. and C.E.
5.H.2
Content Statement
Early Indian civilizations (Maya, Inca, Aztec, Mississippian) existed in the Western Hemisphere prior to the arrival of Europeans. These civilizations had developed unique governments, social structures, religions, technologies, and agricultural practices.
5.H.3
Content Statement
European exploration and colonization during the 1400s-1600s had lasting effects which can be used to understand the Western Hemisphere today.
6.H.1
Content Statement
Multiple tier timelines can be used to show relationships among events and places.
6.H.2
Content Statement
Early civilizations (India, Egypt, China and Mesopotamia) had unique governments, economic systems, social structures, religions, technologies and agricultural practices and products. The cultural practices and products of these early civilizations can be used to help understand the Eastern Hemisphere today.
7.H.1
Content Statement
Historians and archaeologists describe historical events and issues from the perspectives of people living at the time to avoid evaluating the past in terms of today's norms and values.
7.H.2
Content Statement
The civilizations that developed in Greece and Rome had an enduring impact on later civilizations. This legacy includes governance and law, engineering and technology, art and architecture, as well as literature and history. The Roman Empire also played an instrumental role in the spread of Christianity.
7.H.3
Content Statement
The Roman Empire collapsed due to various internal and external factors (political, social and economic) which led to the development of feudalism and the manorial system in the region. The fall of Rome and later invasions also allowed for the creation of new empires in the region.
7.H.4
Content Statement
The Mongols conquered much of Asia which led to unified states in China and Korea. Mongol failure to conquer Japan allowed a feudal system to persist.
7.H.5
Content Statement
Achievements in medicine, science, mathematics and geography by the Islamic civilization dominated most of the Mediterranean after the decline of the Roman Empire. These achievements were introduced into Western Europe as a result of the Muslim conquests, Crusades and trade, influencing the European Renaissance.
7.H.6
Content Statement
The decline of feudalism, the rise of nation-states and the Renaissance in Europe introduced revolutionary ideas, leading to cultural, scientific and social changes.
7.H.7
Content Statement
The Reformation introduced changes in religion including the emergence of Protestant faiths and a decline in the political power and social influence of the Roman Catholic Church.
7.H.8
Content Statement
Empires in Africa and Asia grew as commercial and cultural centers along trade routes.
7.H.9
Content Statement
The advent of the trans-Saharan slave trade had profound effects on both West and Central Africa and the receiving societies.
7.H.10
Content Statement
European economic and cultural influence dramatically increased through explorations, conquests and colonization.
7.H.11
Content Statement
The Columbian exchange (i.e., the exchange of fauna, flora and pathogens) among previously unconnected parts of the world reshaped societies in ways still evident today.
8.H.1
Content Statement
Primary and secondary sources are used to examine events from multiple perspectives and to present and defend a position.
8.H.2
Content Statement
North America, originally inhabited by American Indians, was explored and colonized by Europeans for economic and religious reasons.
8.H.3
Content Statement
Competition for control of territory and resources in North America led to conflicts among colonizing powers.
8.H.4
Content Statement
The practice of race-based slavery led to the forced migration of Africans to the American colonies and contributed to colonial economic development. Their knowledge, skills and traditions were essential to the development of the colonies.
8.H.5
Content Statement
The ideas of the Enlightenment and dissatisfaction with colonial rule led English colonists to write the Declaration of Independence and launch the American
8.H.6
Content Statement
Key events and significant figures in American history influenced the course and outcome of the American Revolution.
8.H.7
Content Statement
The outcome of the American Revolution was national independence and new political, social and economic relationships for the American people.
8.H.8
Content Statement
Problems arising under the Articles of Confederation led to debate over the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
8.H.9
Content Statement
Actions of early presidential administrations established a strong federal government, provided peaceful transitions of power and repelled a foreign invasion.
8.H.10
Content Statement
The United States added to its territory through treaties and purchases.
8.H.11
Content Statement
Westward expansion contributed to economic and industrial development, debates over sectional issues, war with Mexico and the displacement of American Indians.
8.H.12
Content Statement
Disputes over the nature of federalism, complicated by economic developments in the United States, resulted in sectional issues, including slavery, which led to the American Civil War.
8.H.13
Content Statement
Key events and significant figures in American history influenced the course and outcome of the Civil War.
8.H.14
Content Statement
The Reconstruction period resulted in changes to the U.S. Constitution, an affirmation of federal authority and lingering social and political differences.
Strand
Geography
K.GE.5
Content Statement
Terms related to direction and distance, as well as symbols and landmarks, can be used to talk about the relative location of familiar places.
K.GE.6
Content Statement
Models and maps represent real places.
K.GE.7
Content Statement
Humans depend on and impact the physical environment in order to supply food, clothing and shelter.
K.GE.8
Content Statement
Individuals are unique but share common characteristics of multiple groups.
1.GE.4
Content Statement
Maps can be used to locate and identify places.
1.GE.5
Content Statement
Places are distinctive because of their physical characteristics (land forms and bodies of water) and human characteristics (structures built by people).
1.GE.6
Content Statement
Families interact with the physical environment differently in different times and places.
1.GE.7
Content Statement
Diverse cultural practices address basic human needs in various ways and may change over time.
2.GE.5
Content Statement
Maps and their symbols, including cardinal directions, can be interpreted to answer questions about location of places.
2.GE.6
Content Statement
The work that people do is impacted by the distinctive human and physical characteristics in the place where they live.
2.GE.7
Content Statement
Human activities alter the physical environment, both positively and negatively.
2.GE.8
Content Statement
Cultures develop in unique ways, in part through the influence of the physical environment.
2.GE.9
Content Statement
Interactions among cultures lead to sharing ways of life.
3.GE.4
Content Statement
Physical and political maps have distinctive characteristics and purposes. Places can be located on a map by using the title, key, alphanumeric grid and cardinal directions.
3.GE.5
Content Statement
Daily life is influenced by the agriculture, industry and natural resources in different communities.
3.GE.6
Content Statement
Evidence of positive and negative human modification of the environment can be observed in the local community.
3.GE.7
Content Statement
Systems of transportation and communication move people, products and ideas from place to place.
3.GE.8
Content Statement
Communities may include diverse cultural groups.
4.GE.12
Content Statement
People have modified the environment throughout history resulting in both positive and negative consequences in Ohio and the United States.
4.GE.13
Content Statement
The population of the United States has changed over time, becoming more diverse (e.g., racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious). Ohio's population has become increasingly reflective of the multicultural diversity of the United States.
4.GE.14
Content Statement
Ohio's location and its transportation systems continue to influence the movement of people, products and ideas in the United States.
5.GE.4
Content Statement
Geographic tools can be used to gather, process and report information about people, places and environments. Cartographers decide which information to include in maps.
5.GE.5
Content Statement
Latitude and longitude can be used to make observations about location and generalizations about climate
5.GE.6
Content Statement
Regions can be determined using data related to various criteria including landform, climate, population, and cultural and economic characteristics.
5.GE.7
Content Statement
The variety of physical environments within the Western Hemisphere influences human activities. Likewise, human activities modify the physical environments.
5.GE.8
Content Statement
American Indians developed unique cultures with many different ways of life. American Indian tribes and nations can be classified into cultural groups based on geographic and cultural similarities.
5.GE.9
Content Statement
Political, environmental, social and economic factors cause people, products and ideas to move from place to place in the Western Hemisphere and results in diversity.
5.GE.10
Content Statement
The Western Hemisphere is culturally diverse (e.g., language, food, religion, art, music) due to the influences and interactions of a variety of world cultures.
6.GE.3
Content Statement
Geographic tools can be used to gather, process and report information about people, places and environments. Cartographers decide which information to include and how it is displayed.
6.GE.4
Content Statement
Latitude and longitude can be used to identify absolute location.
6.GE.5
Content Statement
Regions can be determined, classified and compared using data related to various criteria including landform, climate, population, and cultural and economic characteristics
6.GE.6
Content Statement
The variety of physical environments within the Eastern Hemisphere influences human activities. Likewise, human activities modify the physical environment.
6.GE.7
Content Statement
Political, environmental, social and economic factors cause people, products and ideas to move from place to place in the Eastern Hemisphere in the past and today.
6.GE.8
Content Statement
Diffusion of agricultural practices and products, technology, cultural practices and major world religions (Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism) impacted the Eastern Hemisphere.
7.GE.12
Content Statement
Maps and other geographic representations can be used to trace the development of human settlement over time.
7.GE.13
Content Statement
Geographic factors promote or impede the movement of people, products and ideas.
7.GE.14
Content Statement
Trade routes connecting Africa, Europe and Asia helped foster the spread of ideas, technology, goods and major world religions (Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism) that impacted the Eastern Hemisphere.
7.GE.15
Content Statement
Improvements in transportation, communication and technology have facilitated cultural diffusion among peoples around the world.
8.GE.15
Content Statement
Modern and historical maps and other geographic tools are used to analyze how historic events are shaped by geography.
8.GE.16
Content Statement
The availability of natural resources contributed to the geographic and economic expansion of the United States, sometimes resulting in unintended environmental consequences.
8.GE.17
Content Statement
The movement of people, products and ideas resulted in new patterns of settlement and land use that influenced the political and economic development of the United States.
8.GE.18
Content Statement
Cultural biases, stereotypes and prejudices had social, political and economic consequences for minority groups and the population as a whole.
8.GE.19
Content Statement
Americans began to develop a unique national identity among diverse regional and cultural populations based on democratic ideals.
Strand
Government
K.GO.9
Content Statement
Individuals share responsibilities and take action toward the achievement of common goals in homes, schools and communities.
K.GO.10
Content Statement
The purpose of rules and authority figures is to provide order, security and safety in the home, school and community.
1.GO.8
Content Statement
Individuals have responsibility to take action toward the achievement of common goals in homes, schools and communities and are accountable for those actions.
1.GO.9
Content Statement
Collaboration requires group members to respect the rights and opinions of others.
1.GO.10
Content Statement
Rules exist in different settings. The principles of fairness should guide rules and the consequences for breaking rules.
2.GO.10
Content Statement
Respect for the rights of self and others includes making responsible choices and being accountable for personal actions.
2.GO.11
Content Statement
Groups are accountable for choices they make and actions they take.
2.GO.12
Content Statement
There are different rules and laws that govern behavior in different settings.
3.GO.9
Content Statement
Members of local communities have rights and responsibilities.
3.GO.10
Content Statement
Individuals make the community a better place by taking action to solve problems in a way that promotes the common good.
3.GO.11
Content Statement
Laws are rules which apply to all people in a community and describe ways people are expected to behave. Laws promote order and security, provide public services and protect the rights of individuals in the local community.
3.GO.12
Content Statement
Governments have authority to make and enforce laws.
3.GO.13
Content Statement
The structure of local governments may differ from one community to another.
4.GO.15
Content Statement
Individuals have a variety of opportunities to act in and influence their state and national government. Citizens have both rights and responsibilities in Ohio and the United States.
4.GO.16
Content Statement
Civic participation in a democratic society requires individuals to make informed and reasoned decisions by accessing, evaluating and using information effectively to engage in compromise.
4.GO.17
Content Statement
Laws can protect rights, provide benefits and assign responsibilities.
4.GO.18
Content Statement
The U.S. Constitution establishes a system of limited government and protects citizens' rights; five of these rights are addressed in the First Amendment.
4.GO.19
Content Statement
A constitution is a written plan for government. The Ohio Constitution and the U.S. Constitution separate the major responsibilities of government among three branches.
5.GO.11
Content Statement
Individuals can better understand public issues by gathering, interpreting and checking information for accuracy from multiple sources. Data can be displayed graphically to effectively and efficiently communicate information.
5.GO.12
Content Statement
Democracies, dictatorships and monarchies are categories for understanding the relationship between those in power or authority and citizens.
6.GO.9
Content Statement
Different perspectives on a topic can be obtained from a variety of historic and contemporary sources and used to effectively communicate and defend a claim based on evidence. Sources should be examined for accuracy and credibility.
6.GO.10
Content Statement
Governments can be categorized as monarchies, theocracies, dictatorships or democracies, but categories may overlap and labels may not accurately represent how governments function. The extent of citizens' liberties and responsibilities varies according to limits on governmental authority.
7.GO.16
Content Statement
Analyzing individual and group perspectives is essential to understanding historic and contemporary issues. Opportunities for civic engagement exist for students to connect real-world issues and events to classroom learning.
7.GO.17
Content Statement
Greek democracy and the Roman Republic were a radical departure from monarchy and theocracy, influencing the structure and function of modern democratic governments.
7.GO.18
Content Statement
With the decline of feudalism, consolidation of power resulted in the emergence of nation-states.
8.GO.20
Content Statement
Active participation in social and civic groups can lead to the attainment of individual and public goals.
8.GO.21
Content Statement
Informed citizens understand how media and communication technology influence public opinion.
8.GO.22
Content Statement
The U.S. Constitution established a federal republic, providing a framework for a national government with elected representatives, separation of powers, and checks and balances.
8.GO.23
Content Statement
The U.S. Constitution protects citizens' rights by limiting the powers of government.
Strand
Economics
K.E.11
Content Statement
Individuals have many wants and make decisions to satisfy those wants. These decisions impact others.
K.E.12
Content Statement
Goods are objects that can satisfy an individual's wants. Services are actions that can satisfy individual's wants.
1.E.11
Content Statement
Wants are unlimited and resources are limited. Individuals make choices because they cannot have everything they want.
1.E.12
Content Statement
People produce and consume goods and services in the community.
1.E.13
Content Statement
People trade to obtain goods and services they want.
1.E.14
Content Statement
Currency is used as a means of economic exchange.
2.E.13
Content Statement
Information displayed on bar graphs can be used to compare quantities.
2.E.14
Content Statement
Resources can be used in various ways.
2.E.15
Content Statement
Most people around the world work in jobs in which they produce specific goods and services.
2.E.16
Content Statement
People use money to buy and sell goods and services.
2.E.17
Content Statement
People earn income by working.
3.E.14
Content Statement
Line graphs are used to show changes in data over time.
3.E.15
Content Statement
Both positive and negative incentives affect individuals' choices and behaviors.
3.E.16
Content Statement
Individuals must make decisions because of the scarcity of resources. Making a decision involves a trade-off.
3.E.17
Content Statement
A consumer is a person whose wants are satisfied by using goods and services. A producer makes goods and/or provides services.
3.E.18
Content Statement
A market is where buyers and sellers exchange goods and services.
3.E.19
Content Statement
Making decisions involves weighing costs and benefits.
3.E.20
Content Statement
A budget is a plan to help people make personal economic decisions for the present and future and to become more financially responsible.
4.E.20
Content Statement
Tables and charts organize data in a variety of formats to help individuals understand information and issues.
4.E.21
Content Statement
Entrepreneurs in Ohio and the United States organize productive resources and take risks to make a profit and compete with other producers.
4.E.22
Content Statement
Saving a portion of income contributes to an individuals' financial well-being. Individuals can reduce spending to save more of their income.
5.E.13
Content Statement
Information displayed in circle graphs can be used to show relative proportions of segments of data to an entire body of data.
5.E.14
Content Statement
The choices made by individuals and governments have both present and future consequences.
5.E.15
Content Statement
The availability of productive resources (i.e., entrepreneurship, human resources, capital goods and natural resources) promotes specialization that could lead to trade.
5.E.16
Content Statement
The availability of productive resources and the division of labor can have a positive or negative impact on productive capacity.
5.E.17
Content Statement
Regions and countries become interdependent when they specialize in what they produce best and then trade with other regions to increase the amount and variety of goods and services available.
5.E.18
Content Statement
Workers can improve their ability to earn income by gaining new knowledge, skills and experiences.
6.E.11
Content Statement
Economists compare data sets to draw conclusions about relationships among them.
6.E.12
Content Statement
The choices made by individuals and governments have both present and future consequences. The evaluation of choices is relative and may differ across individuals and societies.
6.E.13
Content Statement
The fundamental questions of economics include what to produce, how to produce and for whom to produce.
6.E.14
Content Statement
When regions and/or countries specialize, global trade occurs.
6.E.15
Content Statement
The interaction of supply and demand, influenced by competition, helps to determine price in a market. This interaction also determines the quantities of outputs produced and the quantities of productive resources (entrepreneurship, human resources, natural resources and capital) used.
6.E.16
Content Statement
When selecting items to buy, individuals can weigh costs and benefits and compare the price and quality of available goods and services.
7.E.19
Content Statement
Individuals, governments and businesses must analyze costs and benefits when making economic decisions. A cost-benefit analysis consists of determining the potential costs and benefits of an action and then balancing the costs against the benefits.
7.E.20
Content Statement
The variability in the distribution of productive resources in the various regions of the world contributed to specialization, trade and interdependence.
7.E.21
Content Statement
The growth of cities and empires fostered the growth of markets. Market exchanges encouraged specialization and the transition from barter to monetary economies.
8.E.24
Content Statement
Choices made by individuals, businesses and governments have both present and future consequences.
8.E.25
Content Statement
The Industrial Revolution fundamentally changed the means of production as a result of improvements in technology, use of new power resources, the advent of interchangeable parts and the shift from craftwork to factory work.
8.E.26
Content Statement
Governments can impact markets by means of spending, regulations, taxes and trade barriers.
Course
American History
9-12.AH.1
Content Statement
The use of primary and secondary sources of information includes an examination of the credibility of each source.
9-12.AH.2
Content Statement
Historians develop theses and use evidence to support or refute positions.
9-12.AH.3
Content Statement
Historians analyze cause, effect, sequence and correlation in historical events, including multiple causation and long-and short-term causal relations.
9-12.AH.4
Content Statement
The Declaration of Independence elaborates on the rights and role of the people in building the foundations of the American nation through the principles of unalienable rights and consent of the people.
9-12.AH.5
Content Statement
The Northwest Ordinance elaborates on the rights and role of the people in building the foundations of the American nation through its establishment of natural rights and setting up educational institutions.
9-12.AH.6
Content Statement
The U.S. Constitution established the foundations of the American nation and the relationship between the people and their government.
9-12.AH.7
Content Statement
The debate presented by the Federalist and Anti-Federalist Papers over protections for individuals and limits on government power resulted in the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights provides constitutional protections for individual liberties and limits on governmental power.
9-12.AH.8
Content Statement
The rise of corporations, heavy industry, mechanized farming and technological innovations transformed the American economy from an agrarian to an increasingly urban industrial society.
9-12.AH.9
Content Statement
The rise of industrialization led to a rapidly expanding workforce. Labor organizations grew amidst unregulated working conditions, laissez-faire policies toward big business, and violence toward supporters of organized labor.
9-12.AH.10
Content Statement
Immigration, internal migration and urbanization transformed American life.
9-12.AH.11
Content Statement
Continued settlement by Americans in the West intensified conflict with American Indians and reinforced the policy of the reservation system.
9-12.AH.12
Content Statement
Following Reconstruction, old political and social structures reemerged and racial discrimination was institutionalized.
9-12.AH.13
Content Statement
The Progressive era was an effort to address the ills of American society stemming from industrial capitalism, urbanization and political corruption.
9-12.AH.14
Content Statement
As a result of overseas expansion, the Spanish-American War and World War I, the United States emerged as a world power.
9-12.AH.15
Content Statement
After World War I, the United States pursued efforts to maintain peace in the world. However, as a result of the national debate over the Versailles Treaty ratification and the League of Nations, the United States moved away from the role of world peacekeeper and limited its involvement in international affairs.
9-12.AH.16
Content Statement
Racial intolerance, anti-immigrant attitudes and the Red Scare contributed to social unrest after World War I.
9-12.AH.17
Content Statement
An improved standard of living for many, combined with technological innovations in communication, transportation and industry, resulted in social and cultural changes and tensions.
9-12.AH.18
Content Statement
Movements such as the Harlem Renaissance, African-American migration, women's suffrage and Prohibition all contributed to social change.
9-12.AH.19
Content Statement
The Great Depression was caused, in part, by the federal government's monetary policies, stock market speculation, and increasing consumer debt. The role of the federal government expanded as a result of the Great Depression.
9-12.AH.20
Content Statement
During the 1930s, the U.S. government attempted to distance the country from earlier interventionist policies in the Western Hemisphere as well as retain an isolationist approach to events in Europe and Asia until the beginning of World War II.
9-12.AH.21
Content Statement
United States policy and mobilization of its economic and military resources during World War II affected American society. Despite mistreatment, marginalized groups played important roles in the war effort while continuing to protest unfair treatment.
9-12.AH.22
Content Statement
Use of atomic weapons changed the nature of war, altered the balance of power and began the nuclear age.
9-12.AH.23
Content Statement
The United States followed a policy of containment during the Cold War in response to the spread of communism.
9-12.AH.24
Content Statement
The Second Red Scare and McCarthyism reflected Cold War fears in American society.
9-12.AH.25
Content Statement
The Cold War and conflicts in Korea and Vietnam influenced domestic and international politics.
9-12.AH.26
Content Statement
The collapse of communist governments in Eastern Europe and the U.S.S.R. brought an end to the Cold War.
9-12.AH.27
Content Statement
Following World War II, the United States experienced a struggle for racial and gender equality and the extension of civil rights.
9-12.AH.28
Content Statement
The postwar economic boom and advances in science and technology, produced changes in American life.
9-12.AH.29
Content Statement
The continuing population flow from cities to suburbs, the internal migrations from the Rust Belt to the Sun Belt, and the increase in immigration resulting from passage of the 1965 Immigration Act have had social and political effects.
9-12.AH.30
Content Statement
Political debates focused on the extent of the role of government in the economy, environmental protection, social welfare and national security.
9-12.AH.31
Content Statement
Improved global communications, international trade, transnational business organizations, overseas competition and the shift from manufacturing to service industries have impacted the American economy.
9-12.AH.32
Content Statement
The United States faced new political, national security and economic challenges in the post-Cold War world and following the attacks on September 11, 2001.
9-12.AH.33
Content Statement
Focusing on foreign policy, the United States faces ongoing economic, political, military, and social challenges in the post-Cold War era and following the attacks of September 11, 2001.
Course
American Government
9-12.AG.1
Content Statement
Opportunities for civic engagement within the structures of government are made possible through political and public policy processes.
9-12.AG.2
Content Statement
Political parties, interest groups and the media provide opportunities for civic involvement through various means.
9-12.AG.3
Content Statement
Issues can be analyzed through the critical use of credible sources.
9-12.AG.4
Content Statement
The processes of persuasion, compromise, consensus building and negotiation contribute to the democratic process.
9-12.AG.5
Content Statement
As the supreme law of the land, the U.S. Constitution incorporates basic principles that help define the government of the United States as a federal republic including its structure, powers and relationship with the governed.
9-12.AG.6
Content Statement
The Federalist Papers and the Anti-Federalist Papers framed the national debate over the basic principles of government encompassed by the Constitution of the United States.
9-12.AG.7
Content Statement
Constitutional government in the United States has changed over time as a result of amendments to the U.S. Constitution, Supreme Court decisions, legislation and informal practices.
9-12.AG.8
Content Statement
The Bill of Rights was drafted in response to the national debate over the ratification of the Constitution of the United States.
9-12.AG.9
Content Statement
The constitutional amendments known collectively as the Reconstruction Amendments extended new constitutional protections to African Americans, though the struggle to fully achieve equality would continue.
9-12.AG.10
Content Statement
Constitutional amendments have provided for civil rights such as suffrage for disenfranchised groups.
9-12.AG.11
Content Statement
Constitutional amendments have altered provisions for the structure and functions of the federal government.
9-12.AG.12
Content Statement
Law and public policy are created and implemented by three branches of government; each functions with its own set of powers and responsibilities.
9-12.AG.13
Content Statement
The political process creates a dynamic interaction among the three branches of government in addressing current issues.
9-12.AG.14
Content Statement
In the United States, people have rights that protect them from undue governmental interference. Rights carry responsibilities that help define how people use their rights and that require respect for the rights of others.
9-12.AG.15
Content Statement
Historically, the United States has struggled with majority rule and the extension of minority rights. As a result of this struggle, the government has increasingly extended civil rights to marginalized groups and broadened opportunities for participation.
9-12.AG.16
Content Statement
As a framework for the state, the Ohio Constitution has similarities and differences to the federal Constitution; it was changed in 1851 to address difficulties governing the state.
9-12.AG.17
Content Statement
Individuals in Ohio have a responsibility to assist state and local governments as they address relevant and often controversial problems that directly affect their communities.
9-12.AG.18
Content Statement
A variety of entities within the three branches of government, at all levels, address public policy issues that arise in domestic and international affairs.
9-12.AG.19
Content Statement
Individuals and organizations play a role within federal, state and local governments in helping to determine public (domestic and foreign) policy.
9-12.AG.20
Content Statement
The federal government uses spending and tax policy to maintain economic stability and foster economic growth. Regulatory actions carry economic costs and benefits.
9-12.AG.21
Content Statement
The Federal Reserve System uses monetary tools to regulate the nation's money supply and moderate the effects of expansion and contraction in the economy.
Course
Modern World History
9-12.MWH.1
Content Statement
The use of primary and secondary sources of information includes an examination of the credibility of each source.
9-12.MWH.2
Content Statement
Historians develop theses and use evidence to support or refute positions.
9-12.MWH.3
Content Statement
Historians analyze cause, effect, sequence, and correlation in historical events, including multiple causation and long-and short-term causal relations.
9-12.MWH.4
Content Statement
The Scientific Revolution impacted religious, political, and cultural institutions by challenging how people viewed the world.
9-12.MWH.5
Content Statement
Enlightenment ideas regarding human nature and society challenged religious authority, absolute rule and mercantilism.
9-12.MWH.6
Content Statement
Enlightenment ideas on the relationship of the individual and the government influenced the American and French Revolutions.
9-12.MWH.7
Content Statement
The American and French Revolutions influenced Latin American revolutions for independence.
9-12.MWH.8
Content Statement
Industrialization had social, political and economic effects on Western Europe and the world.
9-12.MWH.9
Content Statement
Imperial expansion had political, economic and social roots.
9-12.MWH.10
Content Statement
Imperialism involved land acquisition, extraction of raw materials, spread of Western values and direct political control.
9-12.MWH.11
Content Statement
The consequences of imperialism were viewed differently by the colonizers and the colonized.
9-12.MWH.12
Content Statement
Advances in technology, communication and transportation improved lives, but also had negative consequences.
9-12.MWH.13
Content Statement
The causes of World War I included militarism, imperialism, nationalism and alliances.
9-12.MWH.14
Content Statement
The consequences of World War I and the worldwide depression set the stage for the Russian Revolution, the rise of totalitarianism, aggressive Axis expansion and the policy of appeasement which in turn led to World War II.
9-12.MWH.15
Content Statement
Oppression and discrimination resulted in the Armenian Genocide during World War I and the Holocaust during World War II.
9-12.MWH.16
Content Statement
World War II devastated most of Europe and Asia, led to the occupation of Eastern Europe and Japan, and began the atomic age.
9-12.MWH.17
Content Statement
The United States and the Soviet Union became superpowers and competed for global influence.
9-12.MWH.18
Content Statement
Treaties and agreements at the end of World War II changed national boundaries and created multinational organizations.
9-12.MWH.19
Content Statement
Religious diversity, the end of colonial rule and rising nationalism have led to regional conflicts in the Middle East.
9-12.MWH.20
Content Statement
Postwar global politics led to the rise of nationalist movements in Africa and Southeast Asia.
9-12.MWH.21
Content Statement
Political and social struggles have resulted in expanded rights and freedoms for women and indigenous peoples.
9-12.MWH.22
Content Statement
The break-up of the Soviet Union ended the Cold War and created challenges for its former allies, the former Soviet republics, Europe, the United States and the non-aligned world.
9-12.MWH.23
Content Statement
Regional and ethnic conflicts in the post-Cold War era have resulted in acts of terrorism, genocide and ethnic cleansing.
9-12.MWH.24
Content Statement
Political and cultural groups have struggled to achieve self-governance and self-determination.
9-12.MWH.25
Content Statement
Emerging economic powers and improvements in technology have created a more interdependent global economy.
9-12.MWH.26
Content Statement
Proliferation of nuclear weapons has created a challenge to world peace.
9-12.MWH.27
Content Statement
The rapid increase of global population, coupled with an increase in life expectancy and mass migrations have created societal and governmental challenges.
9-12.MWH.28
Content Statement
Environmental concerns, impacted by population growth and heightened by international competition for the world's energy supplies, have resulted in a new environmental consciousness and a movement for the sustainability of the world's resources.
Course
Economics and Financial Literacy
9-12.EFL.1
Content Statement
Economists analyze multiple sources of data to predict trends, make inferences and arrive at conclusions.
9-12.EFL.2
Content Statement
Reading financial reports (bank statements, stock market reports, mutual fund statements) enables individuals to make and analyze decisions about personal finances.
9-12.EFL.3
Content Statement
People cannot have all the goods and services they want and, as a result, must choose some things and give up others.
9-12.EFL.4
Content Statement
Different economic systems (traditional, market, command, and mixed) utilize different methods to allocate limited resources.
9-12.EFL.5
Content Statement
Markets exist when consumers and producers interact. When supply or demand changes, market prices adjust. Those adjustments send signals and provide incentives to consumers and producers to change their own decisions.
9-12.EFL.6
Content Statement
Competition among sellers lowers costs and prices, and encourages producers to produce more of what consumers are willing and able to buy. Competition among buyers increases prices and allocates goods and services to those people who are willing and able to pay the most for them.
9-12.EFL.7
Content Statement
A nation's overall level of economic well-being is determined by the interaction of spending and production decisions made by all households, firms, government agencies and others in the economy. Economic well-being can be assessed by analyzing economic indicators gathered by the government.
9-12.EFL.8
Content Statement
Economic policy decisions made by governments result in both intended and unintended consequences.
9-12.EFL.9
Content Statement
When regions and nations use comparative advantage to produce at the lowest cost and then trade with others, production, consumption and interdependence increase.
9-12.EFL.10
Content Statement
Government actions, such as tariffs, quotas, subsidies, trade agreements and membership in multinational economic organizations, significantly impact international trade.
9-12.EFL.11
Content Statement
Income is determined by many factors including individual skills and abilities, work ethic and market conditions.
9-12.EFL.12
Content Statement
Employee earning statements include information about gross wages, benefits, taxes and other deductions.
9-12.EFL.13
Content Statement
Financial decision-making involves considering alternatives by examining costs and benefits.
9-12.EFL.14
Content Statement
A personal financial plan includes financial goals and a budget, including spending on goods and services, savings and investments, insurance and philanthropy.
9-12.EFL.15
Content Statement
Different payment methods have advantages and disadvantages.
9-12.EFL.16
Content Statement
Saving and investing help to build wealth.
9-12.EFL.17
Content Statement
Savings can serve as a buffer against economic hardship.
9-12.EFL.18
Content Statement
Different costs and benefits are associated with saving and investing alternatives.
9-12.EFL.19
Content Statement
Banks, brokerages and insurance companies provide access to investments such as certificates of deposit, stocks, bonds and mutual funds.
9-12.EFL.20
Content Statement
There are costs and benefits associated with various sources of credit available from different types of financial institutions.
9-12.EFL.21
Content Statement
Credit and debt can be managed to maintain credit worthiness.
9-12.EFL.22
Content Statement
Consumer protection laws provide financial safeguards.
9-12.EFL.23
Content Statement
Property and liability insurance protect against risks associated with use of property.
9-12.EFL.24
Content Statement
Health, disability and life insurance protect against risks associated with increased expenses and loss of income.
9-12.EFL.25
Content Statement
Steps can be taken to safeguard one's personal financial information and reduce the risk of loss.
Course
Contemporary World Issues
9-12.CWI.1
Content Statement
Trade, alliances, treaties and international organizations contribute to the increasing interconnectedness of nations and peoples in the 21st century.
9-12.CWI.2
Content Statement
Advances in communications technology have profound effects on the ability of governments, interest groups, individuals and the media to share information across national and cultural borders.
9-12.CWI.3
Content Statement
Individuals can evaluate media messages that are constructed using particular tools, characteristics and conventions for unique purposes. Different communication methods affect how people define and act on issues.
9-12.CWI.4
Content Statement
Individuals can assess how effective communicators address diverse audiences.
9-12.CWI.5
Content Statement
Individuals can identify, assess and evaluate world events, engage in deliberative civil debate and influence public processes to address global issues.
9-12.CWI.6
Content Statement
Effective civic participation involves identifying problems or dilemmas, proposing appropriate solutions, formulating action plans, and assessing the positive and negative results of actions taken.
9-12.CWI.7
Content Statement
Individuals can participate through non-governmental organizations to help address humanitarian needs.
9-12.CWI.8
Content Statement
Beliefs about civil and human rights vary among social and governmental systems.
9-12.CWI.9
Content Statement
Nations and international organizations pursue their own interests on issues related to civil and human rights, resulting in both conflict and cooperation particularly as it relates to injustices against minority groups.
9-12.CWI.10
Content Statement
Modern instances of genocide and ethnic cleansing present individual, organizational and national issues related to the responsibilities of participants and non-participants.
9-12.CWI.11
Content Statement
Decisions about human activities made by individuals and societies have implications for both current and future generations, including intended and unintended consequences.
9-12.CWI.12
Content Statement
Sustainability issues are interpreted and treated differently by people viewing them from various political, economic and cultural perspectives.
9-12.CWI.13
Content Statement
International associations and non-governmental organizations offer means of collaboration to address sustainability issues on local, national and international levels.
9-12.CWI.14
Content Statement
The development and use of technology influences economic, political, ethical and social issues.
9-12.CWI.15
Content Statement
Technologies inevitably involve trade-offs between costs and benefits. Decisions about the use of products and systems can result in intended and unintended consequences.
9-12.CWI.16
Content Statement
Nations seek to ensure the security of their geographic territories, political institutions, economic systems and ways of life. Maintaining security has political, social and economic costs.
9-12.CWI.17
Content Statement
Economic, political and social differences between global entities can lead to conflict unless mitigated through diplomacy or cooperative efforts.
9-12.CWI.18
Content Statement
Individuals and organizations work within, or outside of, established systems of power, authority and governance to influence their own security and the security of others.
9-12.CWI.19
Content Statement
The global economy creates advantages and disadvantages for different segments of the world's population.
9-12.CWI.20
Content Statement
Trade agreements, multinational organizations, embargoes and protectionism impact markets.
9-12.CWI.21
Content Statement
The distribution of wealth and economic power among countries changes over time.
9-12.CWI.22
Content Statement
The global economy creates interdependence so that economic circumstances in one country impact events in other countries.
Course
World Geography
9-12.WG.1
Content Statement
Properties and functions of geographic representations (e.g., maps, globes, graphs, diagrams, Internet-based mapping applications, geographic information systems, global positioning systems, remote sensing, and geographic visualizations) affect how they can be used to represent, analyze and interpret geographic patterns and processes.
9-12.WG.2
Content Statement
Geographic representations and geospatial technologies are used to investigate, analyze and communicate the results of geographic problem solving.
9-12.WG.3
Content Statement
Human modifications of the physical environment in one place often lead to changes in other places (e.g., construction of a dam provides downstream flood control, construction of a city by-pass reduces commercial activity in the city center, implementation of dry farming techniques in a region leads to new transportation links and hubs).
9-12.WG.4
Content Statement
Human societies use a variety of strategies to adapt to the opportunities and constraints presented by the physical environment (e.g., farming in flood plains and terraced farming, building hydroelectric plants by waterfalls and constructing hydroelectric dams, using solar panels as heat source and using extra insulation to retain heat).
9-12.WG.5
Content Statement
Physical processes influence the formation and distribution of renewable, non-renewable, and flow resources (e.g., tectonic activity plays a role in the formation and location of fossil fuels, erosion plays a role in the formation of sedimentary rocks, rainfall patterns affect regional drainage patterns).
9-12.WG.6
Content Statement
There are costs and benefits of using renewable, non-renewable, and flow resources (e.g., availability, sustainability, environmental impact, expense).
9-12.WG.7
Content Statement
Human interaction with the environment is affected by cultural characteristics (e.g., plowing with oxen or with tractors, development of water resources for industry or recreation, resource conservation or development).
9-12.WG.8
Content Statement
Physical, cultural, economic, and political factors contribute to human migrations (e.g., drought, religious conflicts, job opportunities, immigration laws).
9-12.WG.9
Content Statement
Human migrations impact physical and human systems (e.g., stress on food supplies in refugee camps, removal of natural obstacles to movement, harvest productivity and migrant labor, calls for an official language in countries with high immigration, reduction in city tax revenues due to urban emigration).
9-12.WG.10
Content Statement
Activities and patterns of trade and communication create interdependence among countries in different regions (e.g., seed corn grown in Iowa and planted in South America, high-definition televisions manufactured in Japan and viewed in the United States, news outlets from many countries available around the world via the Internet, instant access to data affects stock markets in different countries).
9-12.WG.11
Content Statement
Criteria are used to organize regions and as the criteria change, the identified regions change (e.g., types of economic activities, ethnic groups, natural vegetation).
9-12.WG.12
Content Statement
The characteristics of regions change over time and there are consequences related to those changes (e.g., industrial belt to rust belt, pristine locations to tourist attractions, colony to independent state).
9-12.WG.13
Content Statement
There are interconnections within and among physical and human regions (e.g., river systems, transportation linkages, common currency).
9-12.WG.14
Content Statement
Regions are used as a basis to analyze global geographic issues (e.g., desertification, political disputes, economic unions).
9-12.WG.15
Content Statement
Patterns of settlement change over time in terms of functions, sizes, and spatial patterns (e.g., a canal town becomes an industrial city, a rural area becomes a transportation hub, cities merge into a megalopolis).
9-12.WG.16
Content Statement
Urbanization provides opportunities and challenges for physical and human systems in cities and their surrounding regions (e.g., development of suburbs, loss of habitat, central markets, squatter settlements on city outskirts, regional specialization in services or products, creation of ethnic enclaves).
9-12.WG.17
Content Statement
Globalization has shaped new cultural, economic, and political ideas and entities (e.g., universal human rights, European Union, terrorist networks).
9-12.WG.18
Content Statement
Globalization has cultural, economic, physical and political consequences (e.g., Internet access increases availability of information, outsourcing leads to regional unemployment, development of infrastructure impacts local ecosystems and economies, computer hacking into sensitive data bases leads to insecurity).
9-12.WG.19
Content Statement
Global trade and communication systems reduce the effect of time on the distribution of goods, services, and information (e.g., reliance on local foods versus global trade in perishable foods, online brokering versus personal brokers, Internet access versus library access).