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Categories:: 5.3.12. How Government Works
Statements:
A. Analyze and evaluate the structure, organization and operation of the local, state, and national governments including domestic and national policy-making.
B. Analyze the responsibilities and powers of the national government.
C. Evaluate the process of how a bill becomes the law on a federal, state, and local levels.
D. Evaluate how independent government agencies create, amend and enforce regulations.
E. Evaluate the roles of political parties in election campaigns.
F. Evaluate the elements of the election process.
G. Evaluate how the government protects or curtails individual rights and analyze the impact of supporting or opposing those rights.
H. Evaluate the impact of interest groups on the political process.
I. Evaluate how and why government raises money to pay for its operations and services.
J. Evaluate the role of media in political life in the United States and explain the role of the media in setting the public agenda.
K. Describe forms of government.