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SS3CG1U.S. Representative Democracy

Describe the elements of representative democracy/republic in the United States.

Appears in: Social Studies, Grade 3

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Expectations

  • SS3CG1.a

    Describe the three branches of national government: executive (president), legislative (Congress), and judicial (Supreme Court of the United States).

  • SS3CG1.b

    Describe the three branches of state government: executive (governor), legislative (Georgia General Assembly), and judicial (Supreme Court of Georgia).

  • SS3CG1.c

    State the main responsibility of each branch: executive (enforcing laws), legislative (making laws), judicial (determining if laws are fair).

Georgia Milestones coverage

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Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.