Representation — Social Studies definition
Defined in 3 courses:
- An arrangement through which people or interests participate indirectly in decisions; its rules and scope must be specified. (U.S. & New York History: Indigenous Nations to Reconstruction)
- Participation or voice in institutions that make decisions. (United States History & Government: Colonial Foundations to the Early 21st Century)
- Decision-making by officials selected to act for a constituency. (Government, Civic Participation & Economics)
Where it is taught
- Road to Revolution: Taxation, Representation & Resistance — Empire, Revolution & Independence, U.S. & New York History: Indigenous Nations to Reconstruction, Grade 7
- Social Movements, Representation & Accountability — Civil Rights, Social Change & Public Access, U.S. History: Reconstruction to the Early 21st Century, Grade 8
- Social Movements: Gender, Sovereignty, Disability & Environment — Civil Rights, Social Movements & Government, United States History & Government: Colonial Foundations to the Early 21st Century, Grade 11
- Democracy, Representation & Minority Rights — Foundations of Government & Public Reasoning, Government, Civic Participation & Economics, Grade 12
In use
During the 1960s and 1970s, movements challenged barriers in work, education, political representation, and public life.
Social Movements, Representation & Accountability
Elections require rules specifying eligibility, representation, how votes translate into offices, and how outcomes are reviewed.
Democracy, Representation & Minority Rights
Taught alongside
- context
- primary source
- interpretation
- boycott
- corroboration
- accountability
- evidence
- direct democracy
- plurality
- majority