Identify and explain the structure and function of the three branches of government and how they form the basis for our constitutional and federal republic.

5.9

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Analyze how different individuals and groups influenced the creation and interpretation of the founding documents.

5.10

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Depth 3

Explain how the principles of the founding documents and the principle of liberty became unifying ideas of American democracy.

5.11

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Depth 3

Evaluate how the Bill of Rights shaped the rights of United States citizens.

5.13

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Depth 3

Examine history from the perspectives of the participants using a variety of narratives.

5.16

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Depth 3

Create and use a chronological sequence of events and timelines to organize and analyze cause-and- effect relationships.

5.17

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Depth 3

Use primary and secondary sources to acquire historical information.

5.14

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Depth 3

Analyze the causes of the American Revolution and the effects individuals and groups had on the conflict.

5.15

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Depth 3

Analyze the causes of the Civil War and the effects individuals and groups had on the conflict.

5.18

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Depth 3

Explain the connections among historical contexts and people's perspectives during major historical events in the United States.

5.29

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Depth 3

Identify how the beliefs, experiences, perspectives, and values contribute to forming points of view about civic issues.

5.12

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Depth 3

Explore inequity throughout the history of the United States and its connection to conflict that arises today.

5.30

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Depth 3

Demonstrate knowledge of family history, culture, and past contributions of people in their main identity groups.

5.31

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Depth 3

Explain how the treatment of groups of people in the past and present impacts who they are.

5.19

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Depth 3

Using examples from the Western Hemisphere, explore and illustrate the role of scarcity historically and today.

5.20

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Depth 3

Analyze how economic success is defined differently by various communities in the United States throughout the past and present.

5.21

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Depth 3

Identify and compare the major natural resources and industries of two or more countries in Western Hemisphere.

5.22

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Depth 3

Examine products that are imported and exported into markets within the United States based on demand for these products, noting how this affects the U.S. economy.

5.32

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Depth 3

Create a way to keep track of money spent and saved.

5.33

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Depth 3

Determine the relationship between long-term goals and opportunity cost.

5.23

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Depth 3

Demonstrate how physical maps reflect the varied climate zones, landforms, bodies of water, and Geographic natural resources of the Western Hemisphere.

5.24

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Depth 3

Using maps and globes, identify the regions within the Western Hemisphere and locate major physical features within each region.

5.25

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Depth 3

Demonstrate how the states are organized, including time zones and the regions of the United States.

5.26

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Depth 3

Use geographic and place-based vocabulary to communicate locations and navigate from one place to another.

5.27

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Depth 3

Using a map, identify and locate the 50 states in the United States and know the capitals of each state along with the surrounding U.S. territories.

5.28

Performance Standard

Depth 3

Examine and explain how the physical environment influences human population distribution and land use.

Framework metadata

Source document: New Mexico Social Studies Standards (2022)
Normalized subject: Social Studies