How the Government Works - United States Civics Self Paced
In this four lesson self paced class students will learn the different parts of the United States government. Students will learn about federal state and local governments as well as the three branches of the federal government.
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4 pre-recorded lessons
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US Grade 2 - 3
What are the three branches of the federal government? What are checks and balances and why do we need them? How is local and state government different than the federal government? We will answer all these questions during this four lesson self paced class. This class is pre-recorded with no live meetings. Each lesson a lesson video will be posted on the classroom page. Each lesson video will be packed with information about government, civics vocabulary words with their meaning and wonderful visuals to help learning make sense. What will students were each lesson? Lesson 1 - What is the government and why do they exist. Breakdown of local state and federal government. What each level of government does for the people and their responsibilities. Lesson 2 - The executive branch of the federal government. Who is the executive branch what are their powers and limitations? Lesson 3 - The legislative branch of the federal government. How is each state represented by both The house of representatives and senate? What are their powers and limitations? Lesson 4 - The judicial branch of the federal government. What are the different levels of the federal court system? What does each level do? What are the powers and limitations? This class will only teach how each part of government is constructed and the members of each level and branch of government. Political opinions will not be discussed and information will be presented from a neutral and factual point of view.
Syllabus
4 Lessons
over 4 WeeksLesson 1:
Lesson 1
What is the government and why do they exist. Breakdown of local state and federal government. What each level of government does for the people and their responsibilities. Lesson 2:
Lesson 2
The executive branch of the federal government. Who is the executive branch what are their powers and limitations? Lesson 3:
Lesson 3
The legislative branch of the federal government. How is each state represented by both The house of representatives and senate? What are their powers and limitations? Lesson 4:
Lesson 4
The judicial branch of the federal government. What are the different levels of the federal court system? What does each level do? What are the powers and limitations? Other Details
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
The main source of information for this class is: https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/United-States-Government/353887
Secondary source of information was:
https://www.ducksters.com/history/us_government.php
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Bachelor's Degree from Geneva College
As a father to an active 7 year old, I know that learning must be fun. The early years of a child’s education is critical not only for their future success but also their enjoyment of learning. I want to start kids off right on this journey. I have a Bachelor‘s degree from Geneva College with over a decade experience teaching children and teens. I have years of experience leading a classroom in both public schools in Ohio as well as online. I previously held credentials through the State of Ohio Department of Education (now expired). I taught in public schools for 2 school years where history and other social studies was part of my duties as an educator. I have over 5 years of experience teaching children on online platforms and have taught thousands of kids to love history. I pride myself on never letting kids get bored yet always be learning. I have a passion for helping children succeed. Reviews
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