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Distinguish how the Constitution safeguards and limits individual rights.

Lesson Plan

SS.7.C.2.5 Lesson Plan: The U.S. Constitution and Individual Rights.docx.pdf

Benchmark Content Resources for Teachers

Civics On Demand—An Introduction to Benchmark Based Content for Teachers

SS.7.C.2.5 Highlights: How the Constitution Safeguards and Limits Individual Rights.ppt

Florida Joint Center for Citizenship Civics Assessment Items

Each benchmark assessment bank includes items aligned to low, moderate, and high complexity.

SS.7.C.2.5 Questions.docx
SS.7.C.2.5 Answers.xslx
SS.7.C.2.5 Questions and Answers with Explanations.docx
Escambia-FJCC Civics Review Site ItemsEscambia.pdf

Civics End-of-Course Assessment Test Item Specifications from FLDOE

SS.7.C.2.5 Benchmark Specifications.pdf
SS.7.C.2.5 Item Specification Review.pdf

Additional Resources to Support this Benchmark

The Bill of Rights Institutehttp://billofrightsinstitute.org/
Constitutional Rights Foundationhttp://www.crf-usa.org/
Library of Congresshttp://www.loc.gov
National Archives
http://www.archives.gov/
National Constitution Centerhttp://constitutioncenter.org/
Our Documentshttp://www.ourdocuments.gov
Sunnylands Civics Gameshttp://games.sunnylandsclassroom.org
iCivics CorrelationsAnatomy of a Constitution Lesson: http://www.icivics.org/teachers/lesson-plans/anatomy-constitution
The Constitution: Rules for Running the Country Webquest: http://www.icivics.org/web-quests/constitution-rules-running-country
Do I Have a Right? Game: http://www.icivics.org/games/do-i-have-right
Do I Have a Right? Bill of Rights Edition Game: http://www.icivics.org/games/bill-of-rights