Standard 3: Structure and Functions of Government

General Information
Number: SS.3.C.3
Title: Structure and Functions of Government
Type: Standard
Subject: Social Studies
Grade: 3
Strand: Civics and Government

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Related Access Points

This cluster includes the following access points.

Independent

SS.3.C.3.In.0
Recognize leaders of local, state, and federal government, such as the mayor, governor, and president.
SS.3.C.3.In.1
Recognize that the local community has a group that makes the rules and the mayor is the leader.
SS.3.C.3.In.2
Recognize that every state has a set of written laws that its people must follow.
SS.3.C.3.In.3
Recognize that the Constitution is the set of laws that people in the United States must follow.

Supported

SS.3.C.3.Su.0
Recognize a leader of local, state, or federal government, such as the mayor, governor, or president.
SS.3.C.3.Su.1
Recognize that the local community has a group that makes the rules.
SS.3.C.3.Su.2
Recognize that every state has written laws.
SS.3.C.3.Su.3
Recognize the Constitution is a set of written laws.

Participatory

SS.3.C.3.Pa.0
Recognize a leader in government, such as a president.
SS.3.C.3.Pa.1
Recognize that people in authority make rules in the community.
SS.3.C.3.Pa.2
Recognize that states have laws.
SS.3.C.3.Pa.3
Recognize that the United States has laws.

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Lesson Plan

Our United States Government: What's the Main Idea?:

In this lesson, students will learn to determine the main idea by identifying the main topic and key details of informational text. They will use that information to create trading cards about the three levels of government and write an informative paragraph summarizing what they've learned.

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