NCES.6.C&G.1 - Understand the development of government in various civilizations, societies and regions.
- NCES.6.C&G.1.1 - Explain the origins and structures of various governmental systems (e.g. democracy, absolute monarchy and constitutional monarchy).
- NCES.6.C&G.1.2 - Summarize the ideas that shaped political thought in various civilizations, societies and regions (e.g. divine right, equality, liberty, citizen participation and integration of religious principles).
- NCES.6.C&G.1.3 - Compare the requirements for (e.g. age, gender and status) and responsibilities of (e.g. paying taxes and military service) citizenship under various governments.
- NCES.6.C&G.1.4 - Compare the role (e.g. maintain order and enforce societal values and beliefs) and evolution of laws and legal systems (e.g. need for and changing nature of codified system of laws and punishment) in various civilizations, societies and regions.