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Civics Summative Assessment

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:

What knowledge, skills, and dispositions (intention to act) does a person need in order to be a powerful civic actor in our democracy and in our community?
How will I use my rights and responsibilities to promote the common good in our democracy and community?

ENDURING UNDERSTANDINGS:

Democracy is a system of government based on big ideas. One of these ideas is that the power of government comes from the people. Another is that people must be informed and participate for our democracy and government to work.
Individuals in a democracy have many rights. These rights allow them to exercise their power. But these rights are limited, and some individuals’ rights are more limited than others.

Civics Constitution Exam

Pick 1 of the following:

Option #1: What Every 8th Grader in Chicago Should Know

Option #2: Persuasive Essay - 8th Grader Use Power to Create Change

Option #3: Analyze a Final Case Study of a Powerful Civic Actor

Option #4: U.S. President Report Card

Email Mr. Streit for your randomly selected President. NOTE: Last day to get a President is TBD

#	U.S. Presidents	Random Student Selection - Option #4	Final GPA
1	George Washington	Ciaran Meehan	GPA 3.6
2	John Adams	Dennis Kozyerinsky	GPA 3.0
3	Thomas Jefferson	Ginger Martin	GPA 3.0
4	James Madison	Yuna Yang	GPA 3.0
5	James Monroe	Liam Fitzgerald	GPA 2.89
6	John Quincy Adams	Savannah Binder	GPA 2.9
7	Andrew Jackson	Cici Binder	GPA 1.3
8	Martin Van Buren	Josephine A.	GPA 2.0
9	William Henry Harrison	His term in office was too short to judge.	N/A
10	John Tyler	Saya Tanabe	GPA 1.3
11	James K. Polk	Ansel Knudsen	GPA 2.3
12	Zachary Taylor	Julian Gertzenstein	GPA 2.2
13	Millard Fillmore	Daniel Landler	GPA 1.89
14	Franklin Pierce	Mark Simbrowsky	MSG
15	James Buchanan	Kento Liebler	GPA 1.8
16	Abraham Lincoln	John Swanson	GPA 3.89
17	Andrew Johnson	Gabe Medina	GPA 1.4
18	Ulysses S. Grant	Freya Uremovich	GPA 3.44
19	Rutherford B. Hayes	Samuel Wilson	GPA 2.89
20	James A. Garfield	Alexa Dewitt	MSG
21	Chester Arthur	Kai Soto	GPA 2.78
22/24	Grover Cleveland	Amelia Hillhouse	GPA 3.0
23	Benjamin Harrison	Grayson Schmueck	GPA 2.2
25	William McKinley	Abigail Feller	GPA 3.4
26	Theodore Roosevelt	Remi Fleischmann	GPA 3.44
27	William Howard Taft	Colin McGloin	GPA 3.4
28	Woodrow Wilson	Maddox Bartoli	GPA 2.7
29	Warren G. Harding	Matei M.	GPA 1.33
30	Calvin Coolidge	Gavin Wynne	GPA 2.33
31	Herbert Hoover	James Gillman	GPA 1.7
32	Franklin D. Roosevvelt	Dakila Gabutan	GPA 3.88
33	Harry S. Truman	Nikolas Dabic	GPA 3.11
34	Dwight D. Eisenhower	Leo Parra	GPA 3.0
35	John F. Kennedy	Miranda Lee	GPA 3.33
36	Lyndon B. Johnson	Aminata Kamara	GPA 3.2
37	Richard M. Nixon	Jack Woelf	GPA 2.77
38	Gerald Ford	Isiah Rivera	MSG
39	Jimmy Carter	Bernard Cooper	MSG
40	Ronald Reagan	Mathew Richlen	GPA 3.1
41	George H.W. Bush	Adara Trivedi	GPA 2.88
42	Bill Clinton	Natalia Gertzenstein	GPA 3.8
43	George W. Bush	Jarek Diaz	GPA 3.88
44	Barack Obama	Kyla Young	MSG
45	Donald J. Trump	Dillon Shannon	GPA 1.8
46	Joe Biden	History can not judge a President while still in office.	N/A