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Social Studies Overview for Seventh Grade Civics
Monroe County School District – Updated June 2015
Unit and Suggested Time
Standards
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American Citizenship and Forms
of Government
(3 Weeks)
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SS.7.C.2.1
SS.7.C.2.2
SS.7.C.2.3
SS.7.C.3.1
SS.7.C.3.2
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Foundations of American
Government
(6 Weeks)
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SS.7.C.1.1
SS.7.C.1.2
SS.7.C.1.3
SS.7.C.1.4
SS.7.C.1.5
The Constitution
(4 Weeks)
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SS.7.C.1.6
SS.7.C.1.7
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Resources
Chapter 3
DBQ – What Types of Citizen
Does a Democracy Need?
iCivics – Who Rules?
FJCC – Citizenship
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Vocabulary
Autocracy
Citizen(ship)
Communism
Direct democracy
Immigrant
Monarchy
Naturalization
Oligarchy
Representative
Democracy
Republic
Socialism
Chapters 4 & 5
DBQ – The Ideals of the
Declaration: Which is the Most
Important?
iCivics – Colonial Influences
FJCC – The Articles of
Confederation
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English Bill of Rights
Democracy
Grievances
Limited government
John Locke
Magna Carta
Montesquieu
Natural rights
Compromise
Bicameral
Shay’s Rebellion
Chapters 5 & 6
DBQ – How did the
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Checks and balances
Civil liberties
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SS.7.C.1.8
SS.7.C.1.9
SS.7.C.2.4
SS.7.C.2.5
SS.7.C.3.2
SS.7.C.3.4
SS.7.C.3.5
SS.7.C.3.6
SS.7.C.3.7
Branches of Government
(5 Weeks –2nd Quarter)
(2 Weeks – 3rd Quarter)
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SS.7.C.2.6
SS.7.C.2.7
SS.7.C.3.3
SS.7.C.3.8
SS.7.C.3.10
SS.7.C.3.11
SS.7.C.3.12
Elections, Parties, and Pressure
Groups
(3 Weeks)
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SS.7.C.2.8
SS.7.C.2.9
SS.7.C.2.10
SS.7.C.2.11
SS.7.C.2.12
SS.7.C.2.13
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State and Local Governments
(3 Weeks)
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SS.7.C.2.14
SS.7.C.3.9
SS.7.C.3.13
SS.7.C.3.14
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Constitution Guard Against
Tyranny?
iCivics – Anatomy of the
Constitution
FJCC – The U.S. Constitution
and Individual Rights
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Double jeopardy
Due process
Ex post facto
Federalism
Implied powers
Rule of Law
Separation of Powers
Supremacy Clause
Chapters 7-9
DBQ – Should the Electoral
College be Abolished?
iCivics – What’s for lunch?
FJCC – Processes and
Lawmaking
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Due process
Judicial review
Precedent
Cabinet
Electoral College
Veto
Impeach
Enumerated, Concurrent
& Reserved Powers
Chapters 10-12
DBQ – Should Americans be
Required to Vote?
iCivics – Propaganda: What’s
the Message?
FJCC – Political Parties
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Platform
Third Party
Two Party System
Ballot
Watchdog
Lobbyist
Chapters 13-16
DBQ – Should Schools be
Allowed to Limit Students’
Online Speech?
iCivics – Comparative
Constitutions
FJCC – Government
Obligations and Services
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Concurrent powers
Reserved powers
Initiative
Referendum
Global Affairs and U.S. Foreign
Policy
(2 Weeks)
The U.S. Economy
(4 Weeks)
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SS.7.C.4.1
SS.7.C.4.2
SS.7.C.4.3
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SS.7.E.1.1
SS.7.E.1.2
SS.7.E.1.3
SS.7.E.1.4
SS.7.E.1.6
SS.7.E.2.1
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Chapter 25
iCivics – Foreign Policy
FJCC – The United States and
International Conflicts
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Chapters 17-24
DBQ – The Preamble and the
Federal Budget: Are We Slicing
the Pie Correctly?
iCivics – Government Spending
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Foreign Policy
Domestic Policy
Intergovernmental
Organizations
Non-Government
Organizations
Currency
Exchange rate
Export
Free trade
GDP
Import
Monetary policy
All units must integrate the Florida Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies with the NGSSS content standards.
 LAFS.68.RH.1.1  LAFS.68.RH.3.8
 LAFS.68.WHST.3.7
 LAFS.68.RH.1.2  LAFS.68.RH.3.9
 LAFS.68.WHST.3.8
 LAFS.68.RH.1.3  LAFS.68.WHST.1.1
 LAFS.68.WHST.3.9
 LAFS.68.RH.2.4  LAFS.68.WHST.1.2
 LAFS.68.WHST.4.10
 LAFS.68.RH.2.5  LAFS.68.WHST.2.4
 LAFS.6.SL.1.1
 LAFS.68.RH.2.6  LAFS.68.WHST.2.5
 LAFS.6.SL.1.2
 LAFS.68.RH.3.7  LAFS.68.WHST.2.6
 LAFS.6.SL.1.3
All units must integrate the Florida Standards for English Language Development.
ELD.K12.ELL.SI.1 English language learners communicate for social and instructional purposes within the school setting.
ELD.K12.ELL.SS.1 English language learners communicate information, ideas and concepts necessary for academic success in the content area of
Social Studies.
Health Literacy Concepts should be integrated as applicable.
HE.7.P.8.2: Articulate a position on a health-related issue and support it with accurate health information.
Mathematics Benchmark Guidance:
MAFS.6.SP.1 Summarize and describe distributions.