California Content Standards
CA.3. Continuity and Change
3.4. Students understand the role of rules and laws in our daily lives and the basic structure of the U.S. government.
3.4.2. Discuss the importance of public virtue and the role of citizens, including how to participate in a classroom, in the community, and in civic life.
3.5. Students demonstrate basic economic reasoning skills and an understanding of the economy of the local region.
3.5.3. Understand that individual economic choices involve trade-offs and the evaluation of benefits and costs.