Standards Index: D2.Civ.1.9-12.

Students will learn about Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy, examining the effects a major hurricane can have on communities.

Students will examine contemporary and historical Supreme Court cases dealing with affirmative action.

Students will learn why much of the school integration achieved through cross-town busing has unraveled over the last few decades.

Students will learn that like cigarette manufacturers decades ago, e-cigarette makers have pitched their products as fun and safe. But nobody knows what the risks of vaping are.

Students will learn how Southern voters, once loyal to the Democratic Party, elected Republican candidates in 1966 as the two parties began to sort themselves into distinctly partisan camps.

Students will learn how the Yellowstone fires of 1988 created a national controversy that challenged long-held assumptions about the role that fires should play in forestry policy.

Students will learn how the midterm elections, often a referendum on the sitting president’s agenda, can set the stage for future policy debates.

Students will learn about how as deportations of unauthorized immigrants rose under President Donald Trump, some churches and cities declared themselves sanctuaries and shielded migrants from immigration enforcement.

Students will examine the question of what obligation countries have to refugees. As Afghan and Ukrainian migrants settle in the U.S., this video asks whether refugee resettlement is better now than it was for the Vietnamese 50 years ago.

Students will learn about the 2007 collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota and examine political decision-making as it relates to public works projects.

Students will learn how Joseph McCarthy rode to power on a wave of anti-communist fears, and how television contributed to both his rise and fall.

Students will learn about the case that set the precedent for racially motivated attacks against Asian Americans being prosecuted as hate crimes.

Students will learn how the U.S. government imprisoned 120,000 people of Japanese descent, most American citizens, during World War II and the lasting impact of a related Supreme Court ruling.

Students will learn about how for generations, Native American children were removed from their homes and placed with white families. A recent Supreme Court ruling affirms the rights of Native families and tribes, giving them preference in adoption and foster care.

Students will examine primary and secondary sources related to voter intimidation to determine how integrity of elections can be ensured.

Students will learn about the Exxon Valdez and BP Deepwater Horizon oil spills, as well as examining the long-term effects on ecosystems and coastal communities.

Students will learn about the anti-immigration movement in California in the 1990s, and why it is relevant today.