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- 8th
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Students examine the three branches of government and the system of checks and balances. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students explore the three branches of governmen. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students complete a unit on the three branches of government. They compare/contrast the three branches of government, write a letter or e-mail to an executive in the Federal Government, and develop outlines for historical documents. Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students study the governmental system of checks and balances between the individual branches. The balances are reviewed and the goal of the lesson is to develop and answer the question, "What are some ways the three branches of our governmeent check one another?" Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students continue their introduction to the use of law in the United States. Using the internet, they research the origins of our laws and discuss why many of them have their foundation in England. In groups, they discuss the continuity of law over time to end the lesson. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students explore the three branches of government and process that a bill goes through before it becomes a law. They divide into groups that represent members of the House of Representatives and members of the Senate. Students work through the process to make a bill a law. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students brainstorm of what they think of when they think about the word state government and list their suggestions on the board. They listen to lecture about the three branches of government understanding how each branch is connected to the others. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Students investigate the different branches of the United States government. They read carefully in groups the different parts of the Constitution. Students discuss the different branches and how they function together. Discussion leads to them writing a short summary of the functions of each branch. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students identify the functions and components of the three branches of state government. They match simple terms associated with the functions of the state government. Students complete a crossword puzzle to practice vocabulary words. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students review the first three articles of the United States Constitution. In groups, they examine the three branches of government and their function. They follow the path of a bill until it becomes law and discuss Congress' role. Full Review »
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