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Generate resourceGrade 3
Generate resourceDiscuss the evidence of democratic values at home, school, and local organizations.
Generate resourceDemonstrate knowledge of the three branches of government at the federal, state, and local levels.
Generate resourceDiscuss the roles of leaders in each branch of government at the federal, state, and local levels, including both municipal and county governments.
Generate resourceRecognize locations where government is practiced at the national, state, and local levels.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast services provided to communities and citizens by the federal, state, and local governments (e.g., security, people with disabilities, human services, etc.).
Generate resourceIdentify the qualifications for candidacy at the federal, state, and local levels.
Generate resourceAnalyze the common character traits and civic virtues of national, state, and local leaders.
Generate resourceContrast the responsibilities of elected leaders and citizens in maintaining peaceful and orderly communities.
Generate resourceExamine the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights to recognize the principles of democracy and identify civil liberties.
Generate resourceExplain how individuals exercise principles of democracy and civil liberties in daily life.
Generate resourceIdentify how citizens participate in democracy apart from exercising the right to vote.
Generate resourceInvestigate how local governments obtain and use money to benefit their communities.
Generate resourceDiscuss the types and purpose of taxes paid by citizens to the government (e.g., sales tax, property tax, income tax, etc.).
Generate resourceIdentify goods and services provided by a local government to its community.
Generate resourceExamine how a local community benefits from the goods and services provided by the local government.
Generate resourceEvaluate how individuals and communities use resources and trade to meet needs.
Generate resourceIdentify local resources and products exported from the local community and state.
Generate resourceExamine the relationship between economic development, employment opportunities, and where people choose to live.
Generate resourceEvaluate the impact of an individual's knowledge and skills on their opportunities for employment and income.
Generate resourceDescribe the residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural areas of the local community and state.
Generate resourceExplain how humans have altered the physical environment for shelter, work, and recreation.
Generate resourceExplain how local, state, and national governments cooperate to manage natural disasters.
Generate resourceIdentify sources of energy (e.g., oil, petroleum, nuclear power, solar power, etc.).
Generate resourceAnalyze the different types of government throughout history, such as dictatorship, monarchy, aristocracy, representative democracy, and direct democracy.
Generate resourceDefine dictatorship, monarchy, aristocracy, representative democracy, and direct democracy.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast the different types of government related to source of authority, how leaders are chosen, limits on power, and the role of citizens.
Generate resourceDiscuss why the United States was established as a representative democracy.
Generate resourceEvaluate the importance of checks and balances to a representative democracy.
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