Budgeting and Saving
The learner plans a personal budget, tracks income and spending, sets saving goals and decides between spending now and saving for later.
Grade 7 Social Studies
Grade 7 Social Studies incorporates world history themes, cultural interactions, economic systems comparison, and global interdependence.
Grade 7 Social Studies topics
Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities
The learner explains how people become US citizens by birth or naturalization, the difference between the obligations of citizens (obeying laws, paying taxes, jury duty, Selective Service registration) and their…
Roots of American Democracy
The learner traces the ideas behind American government, from Athenian democracy and the Roman republic, Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights to colonial self-government and the writings of Locke, Montesquieu and…
Maya, Aztec and Inca
The learner describes the Maya, Aztec and Inca states and the diversity of other Indigenous peoples of the Americas, including those of present-day Brazil, and their achievements.
Principles of the Constitution
The learner explains the Preamble, the seven articles and the principles of the Constitution (popular sovereignty, limited government, rule of law, separation of powers, checks and balances, federalism, republicanism),…
US Foreign Policy
The learner explains the goals of US foreign policy, who makes it, the tools the US uses (diplomacy, treaties, aid, trade and sanctions, alliances and military force) and how the US works in international organizations.
What Government Spends Money On
The learner explains why governments provide some goods and services, how they raise money through taxes, and how a public budget is decided.
What Is Money
The learner explains the functions and forms of money, how banks keep and move it, and compares cash, cards, transfers and mobile payments.
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