American Heritage

• Ascertain whether or not "lessons" of the past pertain to similar situations in modern times (9)
• Use the geographic themes of place, human relationships with environment, movement, and regions to show the interrelationships between geography and historic events (9)
• Work forward from some initiating event to its outcome and work backward from some issue, problem, or event to explain its causes (10)
• Use multiple historical narratives to research the connections between current events/issues and their antecedents (11)
• Hypothesize the influence of the past on the present including both the limitations and the opportunities made possible by decisions in the past (11)
• Use appropriate resources to research antecedent developments to current issues (12)
• Identify, analyze, and synthesize arguments, explanations, or interpretations of antecedent developments to current issues (12)
• Hypothesize the influence of past decisions on current issues (12)

People in Societies

• Identify factors helping to preserve cultural identify as compared to those tending to blend cultures together (10)
• Examine reasons why people in various cultural groups preserve their culture while still participating in United States society and economy (11)
• Justify proposed solutions to current issues from the perspectives of various cultural groups (12)

Decision Making and Resources

• Justify proposed solutions to current issues by considering the costs and benefits of the reallocation of resources (12)

Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities

• Acquire, interpret, and analyze information regarding civic issues (9)
• Explain why it is important for citizens to participate in the public policy process (9)
• Participate with others in evaluating public policy and work to achieve consensus on how the policy issues should be addressed (11)