High School – Grade 11
Core Content Guide
1.1.3
The U.S. government’s response
to contemporary issues and societal
problems (e.g., education, welfare
system, health insurance, childcare,
crime) reflects the needs, wants,
and demands of its citizens
(e.g., individuals, political action
committees, special interest groups,
political parties).
2.1.1
Philosophy, religion, values,
technology, and behavior patterns
help define culture.
2.4.1
As cultures emerge and develop,
conflict and competition (e.g.,
violence, difference of opinion,
stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination,
and genocide) may occur.
4.2.2
Physical characteristics create
advantages and disadvantages for
human activities in a specific place.
4.4.1
Humans develop strategies
(e.g., transportation, communication,
technology) to overcome limits
of their physical environment.
5.1.3
Cause-and-effect relationships can
be analyzed by looking at multiple
causation (e.g., individual influences,
ideas and beliefs, technology,
resources).
5.2.1
Disagreements over how
Reconstruction should be approached
and its various programs led to
conflict, constitutional crisis, and
limited success.