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11-12 Grades: Social Studies Benchmarks for Citizenship
A. Evaluate various means for citizens to take action on a particular
issue.
B. Explain how the exercise of a citizen's rights and responsibilities
helps to strengthen a democracy.
Citizenship (Participation)
12th Grade:
1. Practice forms of civic discussion and participation consistent with
the ideals of citizens of a democratic republic:
 a. Persuasive speech;
b. Panel discussion;
c. Debate.
2. Evaluate policies that have been proposed as ways of dealing with
social changes resulting from new technologies (e.g., censorship of the
media, intellectual property tights, or organ donation).
3. Analyze relationships and tensions between national sovereignty and
international accords and organizations (e.g., international agreements
on environmental issues, trade agreements, arms agreements, European
Union, or NATO).
4. Explain and demonstrate knowledge of federal and Ohio freedom of
information and open meeting laws.
5. Explain how to file a request for public information using either the
appropriate federal or Ohio freedom of information statute.
6. Prepare a plan of action that defines a community issue and suggest
alternative solutions or courses of action based on appropriate
criteria.
7. Analyze the causes, consequences, and possible solutions to
persistent, contemporary and emerging world problems (e.g., health,
security, resource allocation, economic development, or environmental
quality).
8. Analyze how democracy, the free flow of information, global economic
interdependence, or human rights movements can cause change within a
country.
Citizenship (Rights and Responsibilities)
12th Grade:
9. Compare elements, proceedings, and decisions related to the right to
a fair trial in criminal and civil courts and describe alternatives to
litigation for maintaining order and resolving conflicts within the U.S.
legal system including:
a. Mediation;
b. Arbitration;
c. Alternative
dispute resolution;
d. Plea-bargaining.
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