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Our System of Checks and Balances Lesson PlanOur System of Checks and Balances Lesson Plan
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Our System of Checks and Balances

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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 government check one another?"

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the three branches of government

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branches of government, Government, social studies
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Grade
8th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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