Social Studies HS Guide

NOTE: Students should develop skills associated with history to construct arguments using historical thinking skills. Of particular importance in a US government and citizenship course is developing the reading, thinking, and writing skills of historians. These skills are vertically aligned throughout the curriculum guide with the intent to support the skills needed for students to become critical thinkers and to think like an historian. ● Historical Thinking Skills: GOV Standard 4 ○ Corroboration • What do other documents say? • What claims does the author make? • What evidence does the author use? • What language (words, phrases, images, symbols) does the author use to persuade the document's audience? • How does the document's language indicate the author's perspective? POSSIBLE GUIDING AND INQUIRY QUESTIONS ● What role should the government play in domestic economic policy? ● What are the best uses of taxes and fees? ● How should a local government decide budget priorities, such as a skate park or a new fi re station? ● How do we come to a consensus on the best use of resources for the good of the community? VOCABULARY ● Domestic economic policy ● Taxes ○ Regressive and progressive taxes • Do the documents agree? If not, why? • What are other possible documents? • What documents are most reliable? ○ Close Reading

○ Property taxes ○ Income taxes ○ Sales taxes ● Mandatory vs. Discretionary Spending ● Fees ● Budget ● Consensus ● Economic philosophies ● Revenue ● Fiscal policies ● Debt RESOURCES Constitution of the United States of America Supreme Court House of Representatives Senate White House ASSESSMENTS

KEY LANGUAGE USE: Explain