The student understands the significance of political choices and decisions made by individuals, groups, and nations throughout history. The student is expected to:
The student understands the historical development of significant legal and political concepts related to the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. The student is expected to:
Identify the influence of ideas regarding the right to a "trial by a jury of your peers" and the concepts of "innocent until proven guilty" and "equality before the law" that originated from the Judeo-Christian legal tradition and in Greece and Rome.
Identify examples of individuals who led resistance to political oppression such as Nelson Mandela, Mohandas Gandhi, Oscar Romero, Natan Sharansky, Las Madres de la Plaza de Mayo, and Chinese student protestors in Tiananmen Square.