Excerpted from Iowa Social Studies Standards

7th grade: Contemporary Global Studies: Iowa History (History) SS.7.27. Analyze the role that Iowa plays in contemporary global issues, p. 30.

8th Grade: US History and Civic Ideals: Iowa History (History) SS.8.25. Examine the evolution of the function and structure of government in Iowa, p. 33.

9th-12th Grades: 

Civics and Government: SS-Gov.9-12.27. Compare and contrast the institutions and systems of Iowa government and politics that are unique to the state including but not limited to Iowa’s unique role in presidential selection and in the special status of Meskwaki lands as non-reservation lands, p. 39.

Civics and Government: SS-Gov.9-12.28. Identify local and state issues in Iowa and evaluate formal or informal courses of action used to affect policy,p. 39.

Economics: Iowa History (History) SS-Econ.9-12.24. Analyze how national and global economic issues and systems impact Iowa’s economy, p. 40.

Geography: Iowa History (History) SS-Geo.9-12.24. Identify and evaluate Iowans or groups of Iowans who have influenced Iowa’s environmental or cultural geography, p. 42.

United States History: SS-US.9-12.14. Evaluate the impact of gender roles on economic, political, and social life in the U.S., p. 43.

United States History: SS-US.9-12.18. Analyze the effects of urbanization, segregation, and voluntary and forced migration within regions of the U.S. on social, political, and economic structures, p. 43.

United States History: SS-US.9-12.21. Analyze change, continuity and context across eras and places of study from civil war to modern America, p. 43.

United States History: SS-US.9-12.25. Analyze how regional, racial, ethnic and gender perspectives influenced American history and culture, p. 44.

United States History: Iowa History (History) SS-US.9-12.27. Evaluate Iowans or groups of Iowans who have influenced U.S. History, p. 44.

World History: SS-WH.9-12.26. Assess Iowans or groups of Iowans who have influenced world history, p. 46.