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639 Branches of u.s. government Lesson Plans
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students examine the roles and responsibilities of the U.S. president and their own roles as citizens of a democracy. They get to express their views in a letter to the president. Full Review »
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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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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students examine the roles and responsibilites of the president of the U.S. They identify and discuss the three branches of U.S. government, view and discuss a White House Photo essay online, and create a class book entitled, 'If I Were President.' 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branches of government, write a letter or e-mail to an executive in the Federal Government, and develop outlines for historical documents.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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- 8th
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This unit is an introduction to the U.S. Constitution. First, students read the Articles of Confederation. They pretend to be a visitor to the convention and write a journal describing the compromises that "save the day." Next, they research how the concepts of representative democracy work within the framework of our government as outlined in the Constitution. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students review the three main branches of government. Using each branch, they identify the positions and powers of each and reviews the concepts of checks and balances and separation of powers. They examine how the Revolutionary War allowed for the formation of our government. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students are given the United States Constitution, students generate a list on the board of Grandpa's constitutional rights that might help him keep his home and property. Students become "experts," by reading and group discussion, on the 3 branches of the U. S. Governement. Students teach each other from other groups what they have found out. They are given a quiz where they should correctly answer 8 of 9 questions about the U.S. government. 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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