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Civics
 Standard 7.Understands alternative forms of representation and how they serve the purposes of constitutional government
   
Topics1. Nature of representation; 2. Political parties, campaigns, and elections
   Level IV [Grade 9-12]
   Benchmark 3. Understands differing bases of electoral systems (e.g., winner-take-all systems, proportional systems)
    
Vocabulary terms
A. electoral system
B. winner-take-all system
C. proportional system

Knowledge/skill statements
1. Understands the concept of an electoral system   
2. Understands the winner-take-all system   
3. Understands the proportional system   


Citation Log: BD(CE,98;​NI,49;​QI,488)
Citation reference
BD = benchmark, declarative
BP = benchmark, procedural
BC = benchmark, contextual

1st letter/number of each code in parentheses:
A1   LFS: Authority, I (elementary)
B   National Standards for Business Education
C   CCE: National Standards for Civics and Government
DD   Department of Defense: Prekindergarten Social Studies Standards
I   IDOE: The Foundations for Young Children to the Indiana Academic Standards
J1   LFS: Justice, I (elementary)
MH   McGraw-Hill: Pre-Kindergarten Standards: Guidelines for Teaching and Learning
N   NAEP: Civics (1998, 2006)
NZ   New Zealand Ministry of Education: Early Childhood Curriculum
O   OSDE: Oklahoma Developmental Learning Skills for Four-Year-Olds
P1   LFS: Privacy, I (elementary)
P2   LFS: Privacy, II (elementary)
Q   Quigley: Civitas
R1   LFS: Responsibility, I (elementary)
T   TEA: Texas Prekindergarten Curriculum Guidelines

2nd letter code :
E = Explicitly stated in document
I = Implicit in document

Number:
Page number of the cited document