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title: "SS4CG3: Government Structure Overview (Georgia Social Studies standard)"
code: SS4CG3
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Social Studies, SS4CG3
subject: social_studies
grades:
  - grade-4
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# SS4CG3: Government Structure Overview

Describe the structure of government and the Bill of Rights.

- Subject: Social Studies
- Appears in: Grade 4, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/social_studies/grade-4.md

## Expectations

- **SS4CG3.a**: Describe how the three branches of government interact with each other (checks and balances and separation of powers), and how they relate to local, state, and federal government.
- **SS4CG3.b**: Identify and explain the rights in the Bill of Rights, describe how the Bill of Rights places limits on the powers of government, and explain the reasons for its inclusion in the Constitution in 1791.

## Georgia Milestones coverage

No Georgia Milestones blueprint cites this standard.

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