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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. Legacy of the New Deal; 2. Role of individuals in history; 3. Economic programs and policies; 4. Leaders and leadership styles
   Level IV (Grade 9-12)
  Benchmark 5.Understands the significance and ideology of FDR and the New Deal (e.g., whether the New Deal was able to solve the problems of depression, who the New Deal helped the most and the least; how the New Deal changed the relationship between state and federal government)
   Vocabulary terms
A.  ideological significance of the New Deal
  Knowledge/skill statements
  1. Understands the significance of FDR   
  2. Understands the significance of the New Deal ideology   
  3. Understands the ideology of FDR   
  4. Understands the ideology of the New Deal   
  5. Understands whether the New Deal was able to solve the problems of the depression   
  6. Understands who the New Deal helped the most    
  7. Understands who the New Deal helped the least   
  8. Understands how the New Deal changed the relationship between state and federal government   


Citation Log: BD(AE,198;​LI,158,159)
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