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Identity & Citizenship

1

What does it mean to be an American?

2

How does your individual and group identity influence your civic engagement?

3

How does who you are shape your election experience and impact your election rights?

4

In 2024 is there an American national identity? If so, what is that identity?

5

How can civic engagement at the community level be increased (individuals of all ages and identities)?
Relevant Standards

5.Civ.14.a.  Illustrate how individuals and groups in the Revolutionary Era and today have and can affect change (e.g., school, community, and state issues).

 

8.Hist.4.a. Analyze factors that influenced perspectives about national identity both during and as a result of the American Revolution (e.g., social contract, individual liberties, tyranny, economic and political sovereignty, citizenship).

 

8 Hist.4.b. Analyze factors that influenced individual and group perspectives about national identity both during and as a result of the Civil War (e.g., Copperheads, Republicans, Wide Awakes, Unionists, women in the industrial workforce).

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CG.Civ.2.c. Analyze the role of individuals, groups, and the media in shaping political participation over time in the United States (e.g., interest groups, media bias, political parties).

 

CG.Civ.5.b. Evaluate the effectiveness of strategies used by an individual, group, or institution in addressing a social problem at the local, state, tribal, national, and/or international level (e.g., social protest movements, get-out-the-vote campaigns, conscious consumerism).

 

CG.His.5.c. Analyze how social contexts shape personal political beliefs and voting behavior.

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