6.C.CP.1 Explain the origins, functions and structures of governments in River Valley Civilizations and Classical Empires between 3500 BCE-600 CE.
6.C.CP.2 Explain connections between government and religion in River Valley Civilizations and Classical Empires between 3500 BCE-600 CE.
6.C.CP.3 Describe the political institutions of monarchy, democracy, republic, empire and theocracy in River Valley Civilizations and Classical Empires between 3500 BCE600 CE.
Roles and Responsibilities of a Citizen
6.C.RR.1 Evaluate the rights, roles, responsibilities and limitations of the concept of citizen in Classical Greece and Rome.
Civic Virtues and Democratic Principles
6.C.CV.1 Analyze how historical, economic, geographic and cultural characteristics influence social and government structures in River Valley Civilizations and Classical Empires between 3500 BCE-600 CE.
Processes, Rules and Laws
6.C.PR.1 Analyze the purposes and effects of laws in River Valley Civilizations and Classical Empires between 3500 BCE-600 CE.
7th Grade Standards
Civic and Political Institutions
7.C.CP.1 Compare political institutions and their impacts on people in empires between 600- 1600
Roles and Responsibilities of a Citizen
7.C.RR.1 Compare rights, roles, responsibilities and limitations of subjects in empires between 600-1600 with those of citizens in modern countries.
Civic Virtues and Democratic Principles
7.C.CV.1 Describe the methods used by non-democratic governments to create order, establish justice and meet the needs of their subjects between 600-1600.
Processes, Rules and Laws
7.C.PR.1 Assess the effectiveness of law codes to create order, establish justice and meet the needs of their subjects between 600-1600.
8th Grade Standards
Civic and Political Institutions
8.C.CP.1 Analyze the origin and purposes of rule of law, popular sovereignty, federalism, separation of powers and checks and balances.
8.C.CP.2 Explain the origins, functions and structure of government, with reference to the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights and other founding documents, and their impacts on citizens.
8.C.CP.3 Explain how a system of checks and balances is intended to prevent a concentration of power in one branch.
Roles and Responsibilities of a Citizen
8.C.RR.1 Analyze the role of citizens in the U.S. political system, with attention to the definition of who is a citizen, expansion of that definition over time and changes in participation over time.
8.C.RR.2 Analyze expansion of and restriction on citizenship and voting rights on diverse groups in the United States from the Colonial Era to Reconstruction from 1600-1877.
8.C.RR.3 Analyze how groups in the United States have challenged Constitutional provisions, laws and court rulings denying them the rights of citizens.
Civic Virtues and Democratic Principles
8.C.CV.1 Analyze the impact of the democratic principles of equality before the law, inalienable rights, consent of the governed and the right to alter or abolish the government in the United States from the Colonial Era to Reconstruction from 1600- 1877.
Processes, Rules and Laws
8.C.PR.1 Explain the relationship between federalism and local, state and national governments.
8.C.PR.2 Explain how the U.S. Constitution was interpreted and amended through the amendment process, legislative processes, judicial review, executive actions and Supreme Court Cases between 1789 – 1877
Kentucky Government
8.C.KGO.1 Examine the role of Kentucky and Kentuckians within national politics between 1792-1877.
All standards are taken from Kentucky Department of Education: Course Standards for 2019-2020 and Beyond