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Identify Government Officials

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Students examine local government officials' jobs and their areas of responsibility. In groups, they select a set of elected government officials, discuss minutes from local government agency meetings, and analyze their voting records on various issues.

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4th - 9th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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