Which Enduring Understanding(s) does FDR’s First Inaugural Address; best exemplify, and why? Different Enduring Understandings:
American Identity- Students will understand how culture,
race, class, ethnicity, religion and gender shape American
identity.
2. Reality of Democracy - Students will understand the evolving
definition of citizenship and the relationship between the
people and the government.
3. The Living Constitution – Students will understand how and
why the Constitution has evolved.
4. American Migration - Students will understand why people
migrate to, from, and within America and how those patterns
affect American life.
5. The Struggle for Equality - Students will understand how
various groups have sought equality and how this struggle
shapes the economy, society, and politics.
6. America in the World - Students will understand how
expansion, diplomacy, foreign policy and armed conflict shape
America’s role in the world and its own development.
7. Economics in America - Students will understand how
different economic and labor systems, technological
innovations, and government policies shape the American
Economy.
8. The American Landscape- Students will understand how
geography and the environment shape the development of
the nation, its expansion, and history.