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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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- 6th - 12th
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Students strengthen their understanding of the connection between their local government and the needs and interests of their community. They conduct and analyze surveys to investigate the stance of local politicians on certain issues. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students explain how local government impacts various aspects of daily life in their community. They strengthen their understanding of the connection between their local government and the needs and interests of their community. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research the services that local governments oversee. They make Lego models of local government. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the role between local governments in the state of Michigan. They explore how effectively the federal government is serving the country for the purposes it was created. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students compare and contrast the powers and procedures of state and local governments. They discover how conflicts between the different layers of government are resolved and each level's responsibilities. Using the 9th and 10th Amendments, they determine the extent of the federal government's power over its citizens. They also compare the processes of lawmaking at the different levels. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students research their local government and leaders. Throughout the lesson, they engage in discussions, a visit by an elected local government official and research. In addition, students study some basic facts about the local government. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students study their local budgeting process. They analyze goods and services in their local government and compare it to a recent budget. They simulate the ideas of scarcity and resource allocation and research the budget process in recent years. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students analyze the structure, organization, and powers of State legislatures. They outline the overall shape of the office of the governor. Students analyze the structure of local governments as creations of the State. They describe the governments of American cities. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students investigate the purposes of state and local government. They categorize newspaper articles into state and local issues. Pupils summarize nonfiction text. Students given an oral presentation on a news report to the class. Full Review »
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