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Center for Civic Education: What Is a Republican Government? Lesson PlanCenter for Civic Education: What Is a Republican Government? Lesson Plan
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Center For Civic Education
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6th - 8th
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Center for Civic Education: What Is a Republican Government?

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The founding fathers studied different forms of government throughout history to come up with the best form of government for our new nation. They decided a republic suited our nation the best. Find out the advantages of this type of government in this lesson. Included is background information, critical thinking questions and activities, and references for further reading.

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advantages of a republican government, common welfare, republican government, republic (based on a constitution)

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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