Civics: Pacing Guide Checklist - End of Course Assessment (EOCA) 2017-2018

For each benchmark listed below, there are related activities and resources for Teachers at
http://floridacitizen.org (Click on Resources, Middle School, 7th Grade Applied Civics, and then
create an account. (Its free.) They provide an in depth description for every benchmark thats
assessed on the EOC along with detailed background information and lesson plans.

For each benchmark listed below, there are related activities and resources at floridastudents.org
and Civics360.org

*Check out www.ecsd-fl.schoolloop.com/civics for review information, vocabulary and games!

The related benchmark links for each question are listed in brackets [ ].

** In the Teachers Edition of the new textbook, the related textbook page numbers are listed in
the textbook correlation guide found on pages FL30-FL33.

** For the old textbook, the related textbook chapters-lessons and/or page numbers are indicated
in parenthesis ( ).

***The related Study Island lessons are listed in { }.

A. 1st Quarter = EOCA Test Reporting Category 2: The Roles, Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens

1st Quarter DBQ/DEW:

1. What does the term citizen mean and what are the legal means of becoming a U.S. citizen?
[SS.7.C.2.1], (3-2 & Issues to Debate: pg. 363 Can States Set Immigration Law?), {Citizenship}

2. What are the obligations/duties of citizens? [SS.7.C.2.2 bullets 1 & 3], (3-3), {Citizenship}
3. What responsibilities do citizens have at the local level? State level? Federal level?
[SS.7.C.2.2 bullets 1 & 3], (3-3), {Citizenship}

o (Also, refer to SS.7.C.3.4: What is the relationship and division of powers between the national
and state governments in a Federal system? -3rd Quarter, Test Reporting Category 4)

4. What are the rights contained in the First Amendment (6-1 & Issues to Debate: pg. 425 Can
Schools Punish Students for Off-Campus Internet Speech?) and The Bill of Rights (6-2)? [SS.7.C.2.4],
{Bill of Rights}

5. Describe how the impact on the participation of different groups in the political process was affected
by the following amendments: 13th, 14th, 15th, 17th, 19th, 23rd, 24th, and 26th. [SS.7.C.3.7], (6-3),
{Constitutional Amendments}

6. How does the Constitution both safeguard (6-1, 6-2 & 15-2) and limit (6-1: pg. 176), individual
rights? [SS.7.C.2.5], {U.S. Constitution}

7. Describe the impact that constitutional rights and civil liberties have on individuals and society.
[SS.7.C.3.6 bullet 3], (6-3 & Issues to Debate: pg. 184 Is the Patriot Act an Infringement of Privacy?),
{Constitutional Amendments}
 8. *(Test Reporting Category 4) Describe the different forms/types of government: direct democracy,
representative democracy (republic), socialism, communism, absolute monarchy, constitutional
monarchy, oligarchy, and autocracy. [SS.7.C.3.1], (3-4: pg. 73-77 & 25-3: pg.663-664), {Forms of
Government}

9. What are the relevant Constitutional principles and/or rights, the outcomes and the significance of the
following landmark Supreme Court cases?: [SS.7.C.3.12], {Supreme Court Cases}
_____a. Marbury v. Madison (pg. 273), _____b. Plessy v. Ferguson (pg. 393),
_____c. Brown v. Board of Education (pg. 577), _____d. Gideon v. Wainwright (pg. 444),
_____e. Miranda v. Arizona (pg. 418, 421-423), _____f. In re Gault (pg. 379),
_____g. Tinker v. Des Moines (pg. 177), _____h. Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (pg. 340),
_____i. United States v. Nixon (pg. 237), _____j. Bush v. Gore (pg. 314),
_____k. D.C. v. Heller *not in text

B. 2nd Quarter = EOCA Test Reporting Category 4: Organization and Function of Government

2nd Quarter DBQ/DEW:

1. Describe the roles of the three branches of government in the United States as established by
Articles I, II and III of the Constitution. [SS.7.C.3.3], (5-3), {Branches of Government}

2. *(Test Reporting Category 1) How does the Constitution limit the powers of government through
separation of powers and checks and balances? [SS.7.C.1.7], (5-4), {U.S. Constitution}

o (Also, refer to SS.7.C.1.9: What is the rule of law and what influence did it have on the
development of the American legal, political, and governmental systems? 2nd Quarter, Test
Reporting Category 1)

3. Describe the structure, the roles, the responsibilities, the powers and the processes of the three
branches of government in the United States as established by Articles I, II and III of the Constitution.
[SS.7.C.3.3, SS.7.C.3.8 bullet 1], {Branches of Government}

o a. The Legislative Branch: _____7-1_____7-2 _____7-3,_____7-4

o b. The Executive Branch: _____8-1_____8-2 _____8-3,_____8-4

o c. The Judicial Branch: _____9-1_____9-2_____9-3 _____9-4

4. What are the steps in the constitutional amendment process? [SS.7.C.3.5], (5-3), {Constitutional
Amendments}

5. What is the relationship and division of powers between the national and state governments in a
Federal system? [SS.7.C.3.4], (13-1: pg. 354-358), {Levels of Government}
 6. What are the functions and powers of courts at the state and federal levels?
[SS.7.C.3.11 bullets 1-2], (13-4), {Levels of Government}

7. *(Test Reporting Category 1) Compare and contrast the different types of laws: civil, criminal,
constitutional, and military. [SS.7.C.3.10], (15-1: pg. 415-417, 16-1: pg. 432-434 & 16-2: pg. 437-
439), {Laws}

8. What is the trial process? [SS.7.C.3.11 bullet 3], (16-1: pg.435-436, 16-2: pg.440-443, & 16-3),
{Levels of Government}

9. What is the role of juries in the administration of justice? [SS.7.C.3.11 bullet 4], (3-3: pg.64, &
6-2: 5th, 6th &7th Amendments), {Levels of Government}

10. What are the lawmaking processes at the local, state, and federal levels? [SS.7.C.3.8 bullets 2-4],
(13-2 & 13-3), {Branches of Government, Laws}

11. What are the differences between the local, state, and federal governments obligations and services?
[SS.7.C.3.14], (_____3-4: pg.73, _____13-1: pg.354-358, _____14-1: pg. 386-388, _____14-2,
_____21-1, _____21-3), {Levels of Government}

12. Compare and contrast the constitutions of the United States and Florida. [SS.7.C.3.13], (13-1: pg.
358-362), {Levels of Government}

C. 3rd Quarter = EOCA Test Reporting Category 1 - The Origins and Purposes of Law and Government

3rd Quarter DBQ/DEW:

1. What impact did the Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, Mayflower Compact (4-1: pg. 86-87, 90-
91), and Paines Common Sense (4-3: pg. 103-104), have on the colonists view of government?
[SS.7.C.1.2], {Influences on American Government}

2. What is the rule of law and what influence did it have on the development of the American legal,
political, and governmental systems? [SS.7.C.1.9], (5-4), {U.S. Constitution}

3. What were Montesquieus beliefs about the separation of powers and John Lockes theories related to
natural law and the social contract? How did they influence the Founding Fathers? [SS.7.C.1.1],
(4-1:pg. 87-89), {Influences on American Government}

4. How did the English policies and responses to colonial concerns lead to the writing of the Declaration
of Independence? [SS.7.C.1.3], (4-3), {Colonial Grievances and Declaration of Independence}

5. What were the ideas (natural rights, role of government) and complaints set forth in the Declaration of
Independence? [SS.7.C.1.4], (4-3, pg. 104-105 & The Declaration of Independence, pg. 109-112),
{Colonial Grievances and Declaration of Independence}

6. *(Test Reporting Category 4) Describe the different systems of government: parliamentary, federal,
confederal, and unitary. [SS.7.C.3.2], (3-4: pg. 77), {Forms of Government}

7. Describe the organization of the United State government under its first Constitution, the Articles of
Confederation. Describe the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation [SS.7.C.1.5], (5-1), {Articles
of Confederation}
 8. Compare and Contrast the Articles of Confederation and the U.S. Constitution. Describe how the
Constitution corrected several weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. [SS.7.C.1.5], (5-3: pg.132),
{Articles of Confederation}

9. What were the viewpoints of the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists regarding the ratification of the
Constitution and the inclusion of a bill of rights? [SS.7.C.1.8], (5-2), {Federalists and Anti-Federalists}

10. What were the intentions of the Preamble of the Constitution? [SS.7.C.1.6], (5-3), {U.S.
Constitution}

D. 4th Quarter = EOCA Test Reporting Category 3: Government Policies and Political Processes

4th Quarter DBQ/DEW:

1. How do we evaluate candidates for political office (How do we analyze their qualifications,
experience, platforms, debates and ads)? [SS.7.C.2.9 all bullets], (11-2: pg.319-321), {Elections and the
Voting Process}

2. What are Americas current political parties and what are their ideas (platforms) about government?
[SS.7.C.2.8], (10-1), {Political Parties}

3. What is the election process? How is it different for the President/Vice President than for other
offices? [SS.7.C.2.9 bullet 1], (11-1 & 11-2), {Elections and the Voting Process}

4. Examine multiple perspectives on public and current issues [SS.7.C.2.13], (12-2), {Public Issues}
5. What impact do the media, individuals, and interest groups have on monitoring and influencing
government? [SS.7.C.2.10], (12-1, 12-2, 12-3 & Issues to Debate: pg. 347 Are Social Networking
Sites Good for Democracy?), {Monitoring and Influencing Government}

6. Describe some concerns with media and political communications: bias, symbolism, and propaganda.
[SS.7.C.2.11], (12-3), {Monitoring and Influencing Government}

7. What impact does the voting process have on a school, community, or local level?
[SS.7.C.2.9 bullet 2], (_____10-2: pg. 292-294 & 297-299 _____11-2: pg.316), {Elections and the
Voting Process}

8. Identify the appropriate government agencies to address state and local problems and issues.
[SS.7.C.2.12], {Public Issues}

9. What are some of the concepts related to U.S. domestic policy and U.S. foreign policy? [SS.7.C.4.1],
(25-1), {U.S. Domestic and Foreign Policy}

10. How do citizens and the U.S. government participate in international organizations? [SS.7.C.4.2],
(25-2), {International Organizations}

11. What are some examples of how the United States has dealt with international conflicts?
[SS.7.C.4.3], (25-3), {International Conflicts}