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1 Reporting Category: Roles, Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens Low Complexity Items - A Moderate Complexity Items - B High Complexity Items - C A-1 Vocabulary Activity: Define the term, use the term in a sentence and create your own symbol to represent the term. Benchmark: the obligations Citizens have to obey laws, pay taxes, defend the nation, and serve on juries. B-1 Scenarios: Students will categorize obligations and responsibilities of citizens as they relate to active participants in society and government by examining real world scenarios. Benchmark: the obligations Citizens have to obey laws, pay taxes, defend the nation, and serve on juries. C-1 Social Studies Lab: Students will distinguish between an obligation or duty and responsibility as it relates to citizenship. Students will analyze primary and secondary sources to allow them to evaluate civic obligations.

2 Benchmark: the obligations Citizens have to obey laws, pay taxes, defend the nation, and serve on juries. A-2 Civil Rights Amendment Image Representation Activity: Students will recognize the rights outlined in the 13th, 14th,15th, 19th, 24th and 26th : Analyze the impact of the 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th, 24th and 26thAmendment on participation of minority groups in the American political process. B-2 Venn Diagram: Students will compare and contrast the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Civil Rights Act of 1968 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and they will explain how the acts impacted the civil rights movement. Benchmark: Analyze the impact of the 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th, 24th and 26thAmendment on participation of minority groups in the American political process. C-2 Primary Source Analysis: Analyze primary source documents to evaluate the impact that certain civil rights amendments and laws have had on minorities.

3 Benchmark: Analyze the impact of the 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th, 24th and 26thAmendment on participation of minority groups in the American political process. A-3 Graphic Organizer: What does the Bill of Rights mean to you? Benchmark: Evaluate rights contained in the Bill of Rights and other amendments to the Constitution. B-3 Scavenger Hunt: Use scenarios to identify rights protected by the Bill of Rights. Benchmark: Evaluate rights contained in the Bill of Rights and other amendments to the Constitution. C-3 Cases: The rights contained in the Bill of Rights have been evaluated by the Supreme Court. Analyze the cases to determine how the courts have expanded our rights or limited our rights. Benchmark: Evaluate rights contained in the Bill of Rights and other amendments to the Constitution.