Louisiana Civics GLE 32

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Louisiana Studies, 8th Grade Social Studies

Strand: Civics (Citizenship and Government)

Standard: Students develop an understanding of the structure and purposes of government, the foundations of the American democratic system, and the role of the United States in the world, while learning about the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.

B. Foundations of the American Political System

Benchmark: C-1B-M4 analyzing the ways in which political and social conflict can be peacefully resolved; (1, 2, 4, 5)

GLE 32. Describe various peaceful ways of resolving political or social conflicts, including majority vote vs. consensus (C-1B-M4)

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Bellringer: Write a five-sentence paragraph explaining the following quote:

"Those who know that the consensus of many centuries has sanctioned the conception that the earth remains at rest in the middle of the heavens as its center, would, I reflected, regard it as an insane pronouncement if I made the opposite assertion that the earth moves."

- Nicolaus Copernicus

 

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