SS3CG1U.S. Representative Democracy
Describe the elements of representative democracy/republic in the United States.
Appears in: Social Studies, Grade 3
Expectations
SS3CG1.aDescribe the three branches of national government: executive (president), legislative (Congress), and judicial (Supreme Court of the United States).
SS3CG1.bDescribe the three branches of state government: executive (governor), legislative (Georgia General Assembly), and judicial (Supreme Court of Georgia).
SS3CG1.cState the main responsibility of each branch: executive (enforcing laws), legislative (making laws), judicial (determining if laws are fair).
Georgia Milestones coverage
No Georgia Milestones blueprint cites this standard.