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Students analyze the unique roles and responsibilities of the three branches of government as established by the U.S. Constitution.

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HSS-PoAD.12.4 Students analyze the unique roles and responsibilities of the three branches of government as established by the U.S. Constitution.

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Discuss Article I of the Constitution as it relates to the legislative branch, including eligibility for office and lengths of terms of representatives and senators; election to office; the roles of the House and Senate in impeachment proceedings; the role of the vice president; the enumerated legislative powers; and the process by which a bill becomes a law.

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HSS-PoAD.12.4 Students analyze the unique roles and responsibilities of the three branches of government as established by the U.S. Constitution.

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Explain the process through which the Constitution can be amended.

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HSS-PoAD.12.4 Students analyze the unique roles and responsibilities of the three branches of government as established by the U.S. Constitution.

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Identify their current representatives in the legislative branch of the national government.

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HSS-PoAD.12.4 Students analyze the unique roles and responsibilities of the three branches of government as established by the U.S. Constitution.

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Discuss Article II of the Constitution as it relates to the executive branch, including eligibility for office and length of term, election to and removal from office, the oath of office, and the enumerated executive powers.

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HSS-PoAD.12.4 Students analyze the unique roles and responsibilities of the three branches of government as established by the U.S. Constitution.

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Discuss Article III of the Constitution as it relates to judicial power, including the length of terms of judges and the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.

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HSS-PoAD.12.4 Students analyze the unique roles and responsibilities of the three branches of government as established by the U.S. Constitution.

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Explain the processes of selection and confirmation of Supreme Court justices.

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Students summarize landmark U.S. Supreme Court interpretations of the Constitution and its amendments.

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HSS-PoAD.12.5 Students summarize landmark U.S. Supreme Court interpretations of the Constitution and its amendments.

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Understand the changing interpretations of the Bill of Rights over time, including interpretations of the basic freedoms (religion, speech, press, petition, and assembly) articulated in the First Amendment and the due process and equal-protection-of-the-law clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment.

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HSS-PoAD.12.5 Students summarize landmark U.S. Supreme Court interpretations of the Constitution and its amendments.

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Analyze judicial activism and judicial restraint and the effects of each policy over the decades (e.g., the Warren and Rehnquist courts).