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Grade 8 · Government and Citizenship: Checks, Balances and Civic Action
Grade 8 civics worksheet using the US Constitution as a model: describe the legislative, executive and judicial branches, match six checks and balances, sort rights and responsibilities of citizens, calculate and compare voter turnout from a school election graph, and plan a civic action proposal.
About this worksheet
- Learning goal
- I can explain checks and balances and plan civic action.
- Level
- Level 4 of 5 (Stretch)
- Learning path
- Civics, step 3 of 3
- Teaching style
- Guided practice. Clear steps: an example, then practice that builds to independence.
- Ages and thinking
- Ages 13–14 · Apply and explain · British spelling
- Includes
- Worksheet, clear instructions and an answer key for grown-ups
- US standards
- C3 D2.Civ.1.6-8, D2.Civ.4.6-8, D2.Civ.10.6-8
- National Curriculum in England
- Key Stage 3 · Citizenship: parliamentary democracy, active citizenship
- Australian Curriculum v9
- Year 8 · HASS Civics and Citizenship (democracy and participation)
- Pages
- 2
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- Grades
- 8th Grade
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