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List of Benchmarks for United States History 
 Standard 18.Understands the rise of the American labor movement and how political issues reflected social and economic changes
  
Topics1. Social, economic, and political issues of the late 19th century; 2. Role of individuals in history
   Level III (Grade 7-8)
  Benchmark 3.Understands the goals of political parties and individuals in the late 19th century (e.g., how Democrats and Republicans responded to civil service reform, monetary policy, tariffs, and business regulations; political, social, and economic roots of Populism; successes and failures of Populism; goals of the Socialist and Populist parties and their leaders; importance of individuals in promoting political reform)
   Vocabulary terms
A.  political aims (late 19th century)
  Knowledge/skill statements
  1. Understands the goals of political parties in the late 19th century   
  2. Understands the goals of political individuals in the late 19th century   
  3. Understands how Democrats responded to civil service reform in the late 19th century   
  4. Understands how Republicans responded to civil service reform in the late 19th century   
  5. Understands how Democrats responded to monetary policy in the late 19th century   
  6. Understands how Republican responded to monetary policy in the late 19th century   
  7. Understands how Democrats responded to tariffs in the late 19th century   
  8. Understands how Republican responded to tariffs in the late 19th century   
  9. Understands how Democrats responded to business regulations in the late 19th century   
  10. Understands how Republicans responded to business reform in the late 19th century   
  11. Understands the political roots of Populism   
  12. Understands the social roots of Populism   
  13. Understands the economic roots of Populism   
  14. Knows the successes of Populism   
  15. Knows the failures of Populism   
  16. Understands the goals of the Socialist party in the late 19th century    
  17. Understands the goals of the Populist party in the late 19th century   
  18. Understands the goals of the Socialist leaders in the late 19th century   
  19. Understands the goals of the Populist leaders in the late 19th century   
  20. Understands the importance of individuals in promoting political reform in the late 19th century   


Citation Log: BD(BE,108;​AE,156,157;​LI,126;​NE,22)
Citation reference
BD = benchmark, declarative
BP = benchmark, procedural
BC = benchmark, contextual

1st letter/number of each code in parentheses:
A   NCHS: U.S. History, Expanded Edition
B   NCHS: Basic Edition
L   Lessons from History
N   NAEP: Framework 2006

2nd letter code :
E = Explicitly stated in document
I = Implicit in document

Number:
Page number of the cited document