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ches of Government Part of the Same Tree?
What Are the 3 Branches of What Are the Duties of the 3 What is the Purpose of the
US Government? Branches Outlined in the US Checks and Balances?
Constitution?
Formative Performance Task I Formative Performance Task II Formative Performance Task III
Pretend you are a tour guide and Use the evidence in each Write a persuasive paper in
your group visits a building Constitution Article to determine support or opposing checks and
housing a specific branch of balances? Do you believe a
any overlaps and or connections to
government. Write out a guide for specific branch should have
the information you will present. duties between the branches. absolute control? Why would the
One group of kindergarteners founding fathers have this
and one group of 5th graders. clause?
Students will work in groups of four. The group will work together to construct a Class Constitution
and 3 branches with duties. Once the group has created a constitution and 3 branches, they will
construct a flow chart of checks and balances among the branches. Each person will write a
reflective paper on how well or difficult was the process to write a class constitution.
Source:K12Reader
SUPPORTING QUESTION 1 SOURCE C
http://www.ducksters.com/history/us_cabinet.php
SUPPORTING QUESTION 1 SOURCE D
https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/cabinet
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