6th Grade Government Assessment

This product is designed to teach students about the election process in the United States. The first several pages present information about the purpose of voting and explain important developments in the history of voting. The middle pages teach students about the Electoral College and the election of a U.S. President, senators, representatives, judges, and local officials. The remaining pages deal with campaigns and require students to create campaign materials and compose a speech in support of a candidate. Last Page presents a crossword puzzle which provides a comprehensive review of election

terms.

After students complete the activities in this product, you may wish to invite community leaders,such as judges, city council members, or election officials to speak to your class. Students can then use the information they have learned about elections to compose questions for the speakers and engage them in discussion.

What is included :

• Why Vote?
• The History of Voting
• Types of Government
• What Makes a Good Leader?
• Political Parties
• Women Gain Voting Rights
• Black Americans Gain Voting Rights
• Laws that Changed Voting Rules
• Who Can Vote in Elections?
• Voter Registration
• How Do Citizens Cast Their Votes?
• The Electoral College
• The Electoral College(continued)
• Electing the U.S. President
• Electing the U.S. President (continued)
• Electing Members of Congress
• Electing Members of Congress (continued)
• Electing Judges
• Electing Local Officials
• How Does a Candidate Campaign?
• Famous Campaign Strategies
• Famous Campaign Strategies (continued)
• Campaign Supporters
• Presidential Campaign Jobs
• Campaign Persuasion
• Giving a Campaign Speech
• Become a Campaign Supporter
• Review of Election Terms

Answers key

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Engage your students in a meaningful and interactive learning experience with this Classroom Constitution Project! Modeled after the US Constitution, this project guides students through the process of creating their own classroom constitution, helping them understand the foundational principles of government and citizenship.

What's Included:

• Step-by-Step Project Guide: Detailed instructions to help students draft, and present their newly written constitution.
• Historical Context: Brief overviews and discussions about the US Constitution to provide a strong foundation for the project.
• Rubric: A comprehensive 24 point rubric to assess students' participation, understanding, and final product.

Key Features:

• Interactive and Collaborative: Encourages student collaboration and critical thinking.
• Real-World Application: Helps students appreciate the importance of rules, responsibilities, and democratic processes.
• Teacher-Friendly: Easy to implement with clear instructions and ready-to-use materials.

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This comprehensive 4 page assessment covers the Articles of Confederation, The Founding Fathers and The Constitutional Convention. Includes answer key and the assessment is fully editable.

Question types: multiple choice, true/false, and short and long answers. The long answers has students discuss the Connecticut Compromise, what it was and what led to the Compromise during the Constitutional Convention.

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Empower your students with knowledge about their fundamental freedoms!

Engage and educate your classroom with an interactive worksheet, designed to help students understand the real-life application of the Bill of Rights. Perfect for history, civics, and social studies classes, this lesson will have your students thinking critically about their rights and how they are protected and can be challenged in everyday scenarios.

This is an awesome resource if you are teaching students about the Bill of Rights. So often students have questions about what rights are actually protected under the Bill of Rights, and this resource helps to answer these questions.

It also provides for an opportunity to write about a time when they believe their rights have been violated and how they handled the situation.

What's included:

-2 page worksheet

-1 page with 8 thought provoking scenarios to work with

-Suggested Answer Key

-Writing prompt for individual reflection

How It Works:

1. Scenario Analysis: Students read through different scenarios.
2. Identify Rights: Determine which right from the Bill of Rights is being exercised.
3. Spot Violations: Analyze how these rights could be violated in the given scenarios.
4. Class Discussion: Foster a group discussion to deepen understanding and share perspectives.
5. Individual Reflection: Students will then answer a writing prompt about a situation where they believe their rights have been violated or when they exercised a right.

What students will learn:

• Enhanced Understanding: Helps students recognize their rights and the importance of protecting them.
• Skill Development: Builds critical thinking and analytical skills.

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Introduce your students to the complexities of Constitutional Law with this engaging and interactive worksheet! Students will step into the shoes of Supreme Court Justices to analyze a fictional First Amendment case.

This a fun activity when teaching about the First Amendment and/or the Supreme Court. This resource has students analyze a "fake" law that has been challenged all the way to the Supreme Court as violating the First Amendment. Students need to decide, based on the facts given and the language of the First Amendment, whether the law is Constitutional.

They also need to write an "opinion" of the Court and present to the class or submit for a grade. I usually have them do this in groups, but could also be done individually as a short assessment.

Features:

• Step-by-Step Instructions: Easy-to-follow guidelines help students navigate the case analysis process.
• Opinion Writing: A structured template assists students in organizing their thoughts and presenting a clear argument.
• Critical Thinking: Encourages students to consider multiple perspectives and develop sound critical thinking and reasoning skills.
• Classroom Ready: Printable PDF format for easy distribution and use in any classroom setting.

(This activity is not necessarily looking for a correct answer, but is looking to assess how well students understand and can analyze the language of the First Amendment based on a given set of facts).

This can usually be done in one 50 minute class period.

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This comprehensive assessment covers the Bill of Rights, the 17 "other amendments" as well as the 7 steps for a bill becoming a law. Includes answer key and the assessment is fully editable.

Question types: matching, fill in the blank, multiple choice, short answer and one long answer. The long answer has students analyze a factual scenario and discuss which rights are being violated in that scenario.

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This comprehensive 5 page assessment covers the Federalists v. Anti-Federalists, The 7 Principles of the Constitution (including Checks and Balances, Separation of Powers, Popular Sovereignty, Individual Rights, etc.) and the 4 Parts of the Constitution (Preamble, Articles, Bill of Rights and the 17 "other" Amendments). Includes answer key and the assessment is fully editable.

Question types: matching, fill in the blank, multiple choice, true/false, and short and long answers. The long answer has students discuss the differences between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists, their leaders and the issues they had at the Constitutional Convention.

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SS.7.C.1.1 & SS.7.C.1.2 Civics “Common Sense” by Thomas Paine Excerpted from The English Bill of Rights The students will complete the bellwork in a 5 day model. Each day is a scaffolded release of questions targeted at 5 main language arts standards. This allows students to pick apart the important information while meeting their language arts requirements in social studies.

The students will complete the bellwork in a 5 day model. Each day is a scaffolded release of questions targeted at 5 main language arts standards. This allows students to pick apart the important information while meeting their language arts requirements in social studies Standards: SS.7.C.3.3 :Illustrate the structure and function (three branches of government established in Articles I, II, and III with corresponding powers) of government in the United States as established in the Constitution. Belongs to: Demonstrate an understanding of the principles, functions, and organization of government. related instructional resources more information SS.7.C.3.8 :Analyze the structure, functions, and processes of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. Belongs to: Demonstrate an understanding of the principles, functions, and organization of government. Keywords: tutorial, laws, House of Representatives, Senate, legislative, Congress, Legislative Branch, make laws, legislate, Representative, Senator, Civics Bellwork Procedure Conversation: There is no talking during Bellwork time. Silently get Bellwork out from the bin & return it silently as well. Quiet/ voices off from entrance into the classroom till last Bellwork is put away. Help: There should be no talking during this activity, so if you have a question: please raise your hand quietly, wait patiently, & once I can I will answer your question. Please think about the wording of your question before you ask, seeing as this is an assessment. Activity: Bellwork day 1-4: One question per day. Bellwork 5: Quiz= do all four questions. UNREAL: EVERYDAY Underline the title Number the sections Read to understand: mark the text Eliminate wrong answers Answer Look back to double check answers Movement: 1. Quietly grab your Bellwork from the bin without emptying file folder out; just grab yours. 2. Silently do your Bellwork at your seat. 3. Silently place Bellwork back into the correct file folder. 4. Sit quietly at your seat as we patiently wait for others to finish. Participation: This is an independent activity. Please look at your paper only and give a full effort. I am checking your understanding/ skills, not someone else’s. Success: • UNREAL: __/12 points • Daily Questions (front): ___/10 points each • Quiz (back): total of ___/40 points • Efficiency: Smart Goal of 80% or above

Learning Goal Chart/ Student Data Tracking Political Parties & Elections

Administrators always say to put the tracking in the student's hands, make sure you are keeping data, and never offer ways to help you do these! Well, that's where I come in! I sat down with the test specs, essential standards, and standard breakdown sheet to create this awesome excel sheet that you could easily print, distribute, or put in a google sheet that your students can track THEMSELVES! Plus this is also a great tracker for PLC's to ensure all students are learning the content you are on the same page. This has made our team meetings go SO much smoother! This is my favorite tool in my classroom. It does come in both English and Spanish

Students will track themselves unit by unit & by standard by standard with the use of "I can" statements.

Instructions: Step By Step

1. Find the unit we are in right now.

2. Based on the work we have done thus far, please put an x in the box that best describes your knowledge of the "I can" statement.

3. Be sure to revisit this before your test to ensure that You've Got This Down! This is what the Civics team is creating your test off of. If you can move yourself to the final column of "Yes, I can." Then you should score 80% or higher on the test. I will be checking on these :)

4. If you get assigned to an intervention. You will need to edit this on the last day of that cycle

SS.7.C.2.8 - Political Parties

SS.7.C.2.9 Requirements for Political Office

SS.7.C.2.7 Mock Elections

SS.7.C.2.10 - Monitoring & Influencing Government

Student Evaluating for SS.7.C.2.9 & SS.7.C.2.7

C.2.9 - Evaluate candidates for political office by analyzing their qualifications, experience, issue-based platforms, debates, and political ads.

C.2.7 - Conduct a mock election to demonstrate the voting process and its impact on a school, community, or local level.

Overview/ Benchmark Clarifications:

Students will identify the constitutional requirements to run for federal political office.

Students will recognize the requirements to run for state and local political office.

Students will be able to analyze and/or evaluate the qualifications of candidates for public office based on their experience, platforms, debates, and political advertisements.

Student Evaluating for SS.7.C.2.8

Identify America's current political parties, and illustrate their ideas about government.

Overview/ Benchmark Clarifications:

Students will compare current political parties’ ideas about government.

Students will evaluate the impact political parties have on society, government, or the political system.

Student Evaluating for SS.7.C.2.10

Examine the impact of media, individuals, and interest groups on monitoring and influencing government.

Overview/ Benchmark Clarifications:

Students will identify the methods used by interest groups to monitor and/or influence the government.

Students will identify the methods used by the media to monitor and/or influence the government.

Students will evaluate the impact of media, individuals, and interest groups on the government.

Students will identify and evaluate methods of influencing and/or monitoring government.

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SS.7.C.3.7 Voting Rights Amendments Contains: Hook for SS.7.C.3.7 Process for SS.7.C.3.7 Double Entry Journal Process for SS.7.C.3.7 Learning Log Questions for SS.7.C.3.7 Student Review Reading for SS.7.C.3.7 Analyze the impact of the 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th, 24th, and 26th amendments on participation of minority groups in the American political process. Overview: Benchmark Clarifications: Students will recognize the rights outlined in these amendments. Students will evaluate the impact these amendments have had on various social movements. Students will analyze historical scenarios to examine how these amendments have affected participation in the political processes. Students will recognize how the amendments were developed to address previous civil rights violations.

Constitution Safeguards and Limits Individual Rights Test Standard Based and Level Labeled SS.7.C.2.4 Evaluate rights contained in the Bill of Rights and other amendments to the Constitution. SS.7.C.2.5 Distinguish how the Constitution safeguards and limits individual rights.

Administrators always say to put the tracking in the student's hands, make sure you are keeping data, and never offer ways to help you do these! Well, that's where I come in! I sat down with the test specs, essential standards, and standard breakdown sheet to create this awesome excel sheet that you could easily print, distribute, or put in a google sheet that your students can track THEMSELVES! Plus this is also a great tracker for PLC's to ensure all students are learning the content you are on the same page. This has made our team meetings go SO much smoother! This is my favorite tool in my classroom. It does come in both English and Spanish

Students will track themselves unit by unit & by standard by standard with the use of "I can" statements.

Instructions: Step By Step

1. Find the unit we are in right now.

2. Based on the work we have done thus far, please put an x in the box that best describes your knowledge of the "I can" statement.

3. Be sure to revisit this before your test to ensure that You've Got This Down! This is what the Civics team is creating your test off of. If you can move yourself to the final column of "Yes, I can." Then you should score 80% or higher on the test. I will be checking on these :)

4. If you get assigned to an intervention. You will need to edit this on the last day of that cycle

SS.7.C.2.2 - Obligations & Responsibilities of Citizens

SS.7.C.2.2 SWBAT: Evaluate the obligations citizens have to obey laws, pay taxes, defend the nation, and serve on juries.

SS.7.C.2.1 - Citizenship

SS.7.C.2.1 SWBAT: Define the term “citizen,” and identify legal means of becoming a U.S. citizen

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Prompt: You will be studying the in’s and out’s of politics through the next couple of lessons. You will be taking a survey to see where you fall in the Political Party “spectrum of beliefs,” conducting research of who qualifies as a candidate, determine what you are running for, and last but not least, create an AD for your campaign. In the end we will be hosting a mock election where your classmates will score your campaign ad on a rubric for contents and persuasion. So, do your research! The more politically aware you sound, the higher you will score! Good Luck! May the odds be ever in your favor!

Create a Bill of Rights It is important that at this school you feel like part of the community. Hearing that there needs to be specific rights that are given to all students hear you decide that you think that is would be great idea to create a bill of Rights for the school. This zipped file contains both the Word and PDF files.

This Zipped Folder Includes: Hooks, Processing Activities, Answer Keys, and Questions. SS.7.C.3.5 - Amending the United States Constitution Student Review Reading for SS.7.C.3.5 Explain the Constitutional amendment process. Benchmark Clarifications: Students will recognize the methods used to propose and ratify amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Students will be able to identify the correct sequence of each amendment process. Students will identify the importance of a formal amendment process. Students will recognize the significance of the difficulty of formally amending the U.S. Constitution.

Civics- Kagan Quiz Quiz Trade

Origins and Purposes of Law and Government

Reporting Category One

Quiz-Quiz-Trade

Quiz-Quiz-Trade is a seven-step process. You must first have note cards that have questions on one side and answers on the other side. Give each student one of these cards.

Step 1. Have students stand-up, put their hands-up and then pair-up with someone else who has their hand up.

Step 2. Partner A quizzes.

Step 3. Partner B answers.

Step 4. Partner A coaches or praises.

Step 5. Switch roles.

Steps 6. Partners trades cards and raise their hands to find new partners.

Step 7. Repeat steps 1-6 a number of times.

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Standard Based Interactive Notebook: Citizenship

Civics Interactive Notebook

Geared toward the Civics EOC with EOC Practice Items, but can be used in non-EOC courses!

Hooks, Processing, Engagement, EOC Practice, and Assessing Activities

Processing and Assessing

SS.7.C.2.1 - Citizenship

Define the term “citizen,” and identify legal means of becoming a U.S. citizen.

SS.7.C.2.2 - Obligations & Responsibilities of Citizens

Evaluate the obligations citizens have to obey laws, pay taxes, defend the nation, and serve on juries.

Example:

Citizenship Defined

Essential Question: What does it mean to be a citizen? How is citizenship obtained?

Engagement Activity

Sound Recording Analysis

1. What is the music that you will listen to? ___________________________________________________

2. What is the tone or mood of the music? ___________________________________________________

3. How does the music make you feel? _________________________________________

4. According to the music, what makes the country so great? ____________________________________________

5. Why are people willing to die for their country? ____________________________________________________

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Civics Interactive Notebook

Geared toward the Civics EOC with EOC Practice Items

Hooks, Processing, Engagement, EOC Practice, and Assessing Activities

Processing and Assessing

SS.7.C.1.1 - The Influence of the Enlightenment

Recognize how Enlightenment ideas including Montesquieu’s view of separation of powers and John Locke’s theories related to natural law and how Locke’s social contract influenced the Founding Fathers.

SS.7.C.1.2 - Influences on the Colonists' Views of Government

Trace the impact that the Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, Mayflower Compact, and Thomas Paine’s Common Sense had on colonists’ views of government.

Example:

Essential Question: What were some of the key influences on the colonists’ views of government?

Colonial Influences Formative Check

Explain how the big ideas that emerged from the historical documents you read about in this lesson have been

incorporated into the U.S. Constitution.

Table of Contents:

Influences of the Enlightenment

Engagement Activity

Vocabulary

Processing Activity

Notes

John Locke & the Dec. of Ind. Activity

Visual Vocabulary

EOC Practice Item

Colonial Influences

Engagement Activity

Processing Activity

Notes

Impact on Government Activity

Visual Vocabulary

Formative Check

Differentiated Instruction

EOC Practice Item

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Great alternative to taking notes! Have the students look up his thoughts on government and his achievements in history!