8.SS.17.B
Explain constitutional issues arising over the issue of states' rights, including the Nullification Crisis and the Civil War.
Grade 8 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2010
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constitutional issuesstates' rightsNullification CrisisCivil War
Skills
- explain (constitutional issues arising over the issue of states' rights) #dok2
- analyze (specific historical events such as the Nullification Crisis and the Civil War in relation to states' rights) #dok3
- connect (constitutional debates to major historical conflicts or crises) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can identify constitutional issues related to states' rights. #dok1
- I can explain the constitutional issues that arose over states' rights. #dok2
- I can describe how states' rights led to specific historical events like the Nullification Crisis and the Civil War. #dok2
- I can analyze how the debate over states’ rights caused conflicts like the Nullification Crisis and the Civil War. #dok3
- I can connect arguments about states’ rights to the unfolding of major U.S. conflicts. #dok3
Big Ideas
- The struggle between state and federal power was a central factor in shaping early U.S. history and led to major conflicts and crises.
- Issues of states’ rights and constitutional interpretation contributed directly to significant events such as the Nullification Crisis and the Civil War.
Essential Questions
- What are states' rights, and why did they become a constitutional issue in the United States?
- How did disagreements over states’ rights contribute to the Nullification Crisis?
- In what ways did arguments over states’ rights lead to the outbreak of the Civil War?
- Why is the balance of power between state and federal governments important in the U.S. system?
- How do constitutional issues from the past influence current debates about states’ rights?