Students understand the ideals, rights, and responsibilities of citizenship, and the content, sources, and history of the founding documents of the United States, with particular emphasis on the Constitution and how the government functions at the local, state, national, and international levels.

• 2SS-E8. Explain the significance of famous speeches to the duties of citizenship, with emphasis on:

PO 1. George Washington’s Farewell Address

PO 2. Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address

PO 3. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s "I Have a Dream" speech