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Government Lesson Plan

Government Lesson Plan

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Government

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Eighth graders analyze the purposes of government. They examine or assess the importance of citizenship to the individual or to society at large (e.g., the importance of voting). Students explain the structure and functions of the three branches of the federal government.

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8th

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Social Studies & History

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