(1) The benchmark for social studies content standard 6 for a student upon graduation is the ability to:

(a) analyze and evaluate the ways various groups (e.g., social, political, cultural) meet human needs and concerns (e.g., individual needs, common good) and contribute to personal identity;

(b) analyze human experience and cultural expression (e.g., language, literature, arts, traditions, beliefs, spirituality, values, behavior) and create a product which illustrates an integrated view of a specific culture;

(c) analyze the impact of ethnic, national, and global influences on specific situations or events;

(d) evaluate how the unique characteristics of American Indian tribes and other cultural groups have contributed to Montana's history and contemporary life (e.g., legal and political relationships between and among tribal, state, and federal governments) ;

(e) analyze the conflicts resulting from cultural assimilation and cultural preservation among various ethnic and racial groups in Montana, the United States, and the world; and

(f) analyze the interactions of individuals, groups, and institutions in society (e.g., social mobility, class conflict, globalization) .