8th+SS+standard+4

**8.4.spi. 4 recognize the rights and responsibilities of individuals through out the development of the United Sates.** ||
 * **Subject/Course:** **Grade Level: 8th/ Social Studies** ||
 * **Standard: 4.0 Governance and Civics** ||
 * **SPI or Check for Understanding (#):**
 * 8.4.spi.1 identify the rights, responsibilities, and privileges of a member of the United States of America (i.e., Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Constitution, Bill of Rights).**
 * **Assessment Topic:** ||
 * **Essential Question (s):** ||
 * # ** Why are the Bill of Rights important? **
 * 1) ** Distinguish the difference between a right and a responsibility of a U.S. citizen. ** ||
 * //If there are Checks for Understanding under the SPI, give each one a topic and list essential question(s). If there are no Checks for Understanding listed under the SPI, then give the SPI a topic and essential question(s).// ||


 * **Subject/Course:** **Grade Level: 8th/ Social Studies** ||
 * **Standard: 4.0 Governance and Civics** ||
 * **SPI or Check for Understanding (#):**
 * 8.4.spi.2 identify the purposes and structures of various systems of goverance (i.e., Federalism, Confederation, Republic, Democracy, Executive, Legislative, Judicial).** ||
 * **Assessment Topic:** ||
 * **Essential Question (s):** ||
 * # **Who heads each branch of government?**
 * 1) **Show how checks and balances help each branch check the other two.** ||
 * //If there are Checks for Understanding under the SPI, give each one a topic and list essential question(s). If there are no Checks for Understanding listed under the SPI, then give the SPI a topic and essential question(s).// ||


 * **Subject/Course:** **Grade Level: 8th/ Social Studies** ||
 * **Standard: 4. Governance and Civics** ||
 * **SPI or Check for Understanding (#):**
 * 8.4.spi.3 recognize the purpose of government and how its powers are acquired, used, and justified** ||
 * **Assessment Topic:** ||
 * **Essential Question (s):** ||
 * # **According to the Preamble, give one purpose of the U.S. government.**
 * 1) **Who elects U.S. Senators?** ||
 * //If there are Checks for Understanding under the SPI, give each one a topic and list essential question(s). If there are no Checks for Understanding listed under the SPI, then give the SPI a topic and essential question(s).// ||


 * **Subject/Course:** **Grade Level: 8th/ Social Studies** ||
 * **Standard: 4.0 Governance and Civics** ||
 * **SPI or Check for Understanding (#):**
 * 8.4.spi.5 identify how conditions, actions, and motivations contributed to conflict and cooperation between states, regions and nations.** ||
 * **Assessment Topic:** ||
 * **Essential Question (s):** ||
 * # **What factor helped cause the MExican-American War?**
 * 1) **Explain how Shay's Rebellion led to the farmation of the new government.** ||
 * //If there are Checks for Understanding under the SPI, give each one a topic and list essential question(s). If there are no Checks for Understanding listed under the SPI, then give the SPI a topic and essential question(s).// ||


 * **Subject/Course:** **Grade Level: 8th/ Social Studies** ||
 * **Standard: 4.0 Governance and Civics** ||
 * **SPI or Check for Understanding (#):**
 * 8.4.spi.6 recognize the rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights.** ||
 * **Assessment Topic:** ||
 * **Essential Question (s):** ||
 * # **What are the Bill of Rights?**
 * 1) **Summarize the five freedoms in the 1st Amendment.** ||
 * //If there are Checks for Understanding under the SPI, give each one a topic and list essential question(s). If there are no Checks for Understanding listed under the SPI, then give the SPI a topic and essential question(s).// ||


 * **Subject/Course:** **Grade Level: 8th/ Social Studies** ||
 * **Standard: 4.0 Governance and Civics** ||
 * **SPI or Check for Understanding (#):**
 * 8.4.spi.7 recognize the impact of major court decisions have had on American life, (i.e., __Marbury v Madison, McCulloch v. Maryland, Dred Scott v. Sandford__).** ||
 * **Assessment Topic:** ||
 * **Essential Question (s):** ||
 * # **What power did the Marbury bs Madison case give the Supreme Court?**
 * 1) **Compare the Marbury vs Madison and the Dred Scott cases.** ||
 * //If there are Checks for Understanding under the SPI, give each one a topic and list essential question(s). If there are no Checks for Understanding listed under the SPI, then give the SPI a topic and essential question(s).// ||


 * **Subject/Course:** **Grade Level: 8th/ Social Studies** ||
 * **Standard: 4.0 Governance and Civics** ||
 * **SPI or Check for Understanding (#):**
 * 8.4.spi. 8 recognize how a right must be interpreted to balance individual rights with the need for order (i.e., freedom of speech, freedom of religion, trial by jury);** ||
 * **Assessment Topic:** ||
 * **Essential Question (s):** ||
 * # **What freedoms are protected by the 1st Amendment?** ||
 * //If there are Checks for Understanding under the SPI, give each one a topic and list essential question(s). If there are no Checks for Understanding listed under the SPI, then give the SPI a topic and essential question(s).// ||


 * **Subject/Course:** **Grade Level: 8th/ Social Studies** ||
 * **Standard: 4.0 Governance and Civics** ||
 * **SPI or Check for Understanding (#):**
 * 8.4.spi.9 analyze the contributions of Tennessee political leaders on the national scene (e.g. Andrew Jackson, Andrew Johnson, James K Polk, Sequoyah, Sam Houston).** ||
 * **Assessment Topic:** ||
 * **Essential Question (s):** ||
 * # **What territory was added during President Polk's term?**
 * 1) **Explain "Jacksonian Democracy".** ||
 * //If there are Checks for Understanding under the SPI, give each one a topic and list essential question(s). If there are no Checks for Understanding listed under the SPI, then give the SPI a topic and essential question(s).// ||