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Branches of Government

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Set down the basics of the three branches of government with the reading passage included here. After reading, class members answer five questions related to the passage.

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CCSS: Designed
Concepts
the three branches of government, the legislative branch, the executive branch, the judicial branch, checks and balances, reading comprehension, the house of representatives, the united states senate, the federal government, state government
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Additional Tags
english language arts
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Instructional Ideas
  • Start out a unit of study on the United States government with this reading passage
  • Assign the worksheet for homework
Classroom Considerations
  • This is part of a series of cross-curricular resources
Pros
  • An answer key is provided
  • Cross-curricular resource combines social studies content with reading skills practice
Cons
  • None
Common Core
RI.4.1 RI.5.1