III. Civics Perspective

Content Standard 1: Later Elementary
All students will identify the purposes of national, state, and local governments in the United States, describe how citizens organize government to accomplish their purposes, and assess their effectiveness. (Purposes of Government)

Benchmarks
1. Distinguish among local, state, and national government in the United States and describe the roles of government institutions at all three levels.

Content Standard 4: Later Elementary
All students will explain how American governmental institutions, at the local, state, and federal levels, provide for the limitation and sharing of power and how the nation’s political system provides for the exercise of power. (American Government and Politics)

Benchmarks
1. Distinguish among making, enforcing, and interpreting laws.

2. Explain how law is used to manage conflict in American society.

3. Explain the basic organization of the local, state, and federal governments.