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Clarifications
Clarification 1: Students will recognize terrorism as being politically or ideologically driven acts of violence.
Clarification 2: Students will analyze acts of terrorism that occurred prior to and following the attacks on September 11, 2001 (e.g., Oklahoma City Bombing, Air India Flight 182, 1998 U.S. Embassy Bombings, Camp Speicher Massacre).
Clarification 3: Students will compare global responses to terrorism following the events of September 11, 2001 (e.g., United Nations Security Council Resolution 1368, North Atlantic Treaty Article 5).
Clarification 4: Students will analyze government actions that attempt to balance national security with civil liberties (e.g., General Orders No. 141, Executive Order 9066, USA PATRIOT Act, Homeland Security Act).
Clarification 5: Students will describe the timeline of events on September 11, 2001, including the attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93.
Clarification 6: Students will explain the ways in which first responders (including, but not limited to, police officers, firefighters and paramedics) and civilians were involved in the rescue and recovery of victims of the September 11, 2001, attacks.
Clarification 7: Students will analyze how the heroic actions of passengers on United Airlines Flight 93 reflect the principles of liberty and the responsibilities of citizenship. Clarification 8: Students will explain the ways in which humanitarian, charitable and volunteer aid following the events of September 11, 2001, reflects the principles of civic responsibility, civic virtue and the common good.
