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- 7th - 8th
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Students, using a memory/matching game, explore the powers of the federal and state governments (Delegated, Reserved, and Concurrent Powers). They recognize and explain the differences between the state and federal powers of government. Full Review »
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- 12th
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Students explore the role of the media in determining the direction of local government. Also, students learn who decides what direction local government should go. (The media, elected officials or the citizens? Who should decide?) Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students explain the relationship between Utah's three branches of government. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students investigate the process of creating a government in order to explain the differences between various forms of government, and how different people vary in their choices of government. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the categories for federal spending using the internet to locate them. They create a list of expenditures noting them as government purchases or transfer payments. They analyze the patterns of spending during the past 40 years. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students are introduced to how the Constitution of the United States helped to organize the new government. Using the Constitution, they describe how a new president and vice president are to be named and how money is provided to fund specific programs. They discover how the executive branch was organized and how it has expanded over time. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students examine the types of governments on Indian reservations. In groups, they research the responsibilities of local and tribal governments. As a class, they discuss how the state of Montana meets the needs of its citizens through its government. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 12th
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Students study confederal, federal, and unitary governments. They compose an essay that compares and contrasts the purpose of state/local government with that of the national government in the American federal system. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students explore the response of government to natural disasters. Given a fictitious scenario about a natural disaster occurring in Canada, students determine the way each branch of government might respond. They make suggestions for good and services that could be provided to aid victims of their fictitious disaster. Students decide upon ways they can aid during a natural diseaster Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine how different world governments function and interact with each other. In groups, they research one of the five types of governments. Students prepare news magazines, Powerpoint presentations, and newspaper storyboards about their countries. Full Review »

