Common Planner
K–12 Standards

Grade 7

Other Alabama Social Studies AAS sets

CIVICS

  • 1

    Identify and recognize the various countries and cultures that influenced the government of the United States.SS.AAS.7.1

  • 2

    Define political parties; identify that political leaders are elected in the United States and that political parties work to get their candidates elected. SS.AAS.7.2

  • 3

    Describe the basic ideals of American democracy, including natural rights, basic freedoms, and democratic representation; identify characteristics of other government systems including, monarchy, dictatorship, and democracy.SS.AAS.7.3

  • 4

    Recognize that there are different levels of government, including local and state government.SS.AAS.7.4

  • 5

    Define the three branches of government; recognize the function of each branch of government as making laws, enforcing laws, or reviewing laws; identifying concepts of separation of powers and checks and balances.SS.AAS.7.5

  • 6

    Identify the basic rights under the Bill of Rights; recognize how government protects individual rights; recognize that citizens have a responsibility to follow laws and that there are consequences for breaking laws.SS.AAS.7.6

  • 7

    Define goods and services; identify the basic modern economic system based around currency; identify goods and services and ways consumers get access to them.SS.AAS.7.7

  • 8

    Recall that consumers have to make decisions based on resources and scarcity; recognize examples of consumer and marketplace interaction; identifying economic systems, including market, command, and traditional.SS.AAS.7.8

  • 9

    Identify the principles and purposes of a budget; identify wants and needs and recognize that each has a cost, including food, clothing, shelter, entertainment, utilities.SS.AAS.7.9

  • 10

    Demonstrate that individuals have a responsibility to be good citizens and community members; identify the legal definition of a United States citizen and non-citizen.SS.AAS.7.10

  • 11

    Recognize modern social and economic opportunities and define what they are. Examples include legal protections for workers with disabilities and anti-discrimination laws.SS.AAS.7.11

  • 11

    Recognize Alabama’s growing role in the world politically and socially including its impact of the modern Civil Rights Movement from 1954 to the present.SS.AAS.7.11

  • 12

    Recognize opportunities for participation in community and civic action.SS.AAS.7.12

  • 13

    Demonstrate an awareness of current events at the local, state, or national level.SS.AAS.7.13

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 7
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SOCIAL STUDIES ALTERNATE ACHIEVEMENT STANDARDS

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