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List of Benchmarks for United States History 
 Standard 24.Understands how the New Deal addressed the Great Depression, transformed American federalism, and initiated the welfare state
  
Topics1. Leadership of Franklin D. Roosevelt; 2. Role of individuals in history; 3. Leaders and leadership styles
   Level III (Grade 7-8)
  Benchmark 6.Understands the personal and political reasons for Herbert Hoover's and Franklin D. Roosevelt's responses to the depression
   Vocabulary terms
A.  presidential responses to the depression
  Knowledge/skill statements
  1. Understands the personal reasons for Herbert Hoover’s response to the depression   
  2. Understands the political reasons for Herbert Hoover’s response to the depression   
  3. Understands the personal reasons for Franklin D. Roosevelt’s response to the depression   
  4. Understands the political reasons for Franklin D. Roosevelt’s response to the depression   


Citation Log: BD(AE,193-194;​LI,156,157)
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