Vital Results Standards for
Lesson 2
Theme: Who's Watching the Ballot Box?

State Vital Results Standards to which this lesson relates:

Reading Comprehension


Reading Range of Text
1.4.c. Read primary and secondary sources

Responses to Literature
1.7.g. Establish interpretive claims and support them.

Information Literacy

Persuasive Writing
1.11.e. Take an authoritative stand on a topic;
1.11.f. Support the statement with sound reasoning; and
1.11.g. Use a range of strategies to elaborate and persuade.Reasoning and Problem Solving

Problem Solving Process

Types of Problems
2.3 Students solve problems of increasing complexity. This is evident when students: Solve problems that require processing several pieces of information simultaneously;

Civic and Social Responsibility
Democratic Processes

Continuity and Change

History and Social Sciences
Causes and Effects in Human Societies


Historical Connections
6.4.ddd. Sequence historical eras; identify the characteristics of
transitions between eras, being sure to make connections to past and present; and research, analyze, and synthesize historical data from each era:

Meaning of Citizenship

Types of Government
6.10 Students compare and evaluate the philosophical underpinnings and the workings of different types of governments, including constitutional governments, in various times in their local community, in Vermont, in the United States, and in various locations world wide. This is evident when students: Analyze how people organize and exercise political power in limited governments (e.g. United States, Japan, India,) and unlimited governments (e.g. 20th Century totalitarian systems) and assess how each system has or has not worked in practice as representative democracies or authoritarian regimes
6.10.bbb. Evaluate how political systems, including the American system, evolve;

Institutional Access
6.11.c. Analyze the influences that interest groups and public opinion have had on political, social, and economic life.