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AK - B. (3)
understand the United States Constitution, including separation of powers, the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, majority rule, and minority rights
AK - B. (8)
understand the place of law in the American political system
AL - (Political Science) 4.
Compare duties and functions of members of legislative, executive, and judicial branches of local, state, and national governments.
AL - (Political Science) 4.1
Identifying geographic and political districts of legislative, executive, and judicial branches of national, state, and local governments.
AL - (Political Science) 4.2
Describing the organization and jurisdiction of courts within the judicial system of the United States at local, state, and national levels.
AL - (Political Science) 5.
Explain the importance of juvenile, adult, civil, and criminal laws within the judicial system of the United States.
AL - (Political Science) 5.4
Contrasting juvenile and adult laws and their respective court systems.
AR - C.4.7.1
Discuss the different ways executive, legislative, and judicial powers have been organized.
AR - C.4.6.5
Compare and contrast the roles of the judicial branch (e.g., local, state, and federal).
AR - C.4.6.1
Compare and contrast the three branches of government at the state and national levels of government: • executive • legislative • judicial.
AZ - (Civics 8.3.1)
Compare the ways the federal and Arizona governments operate: a. three branches, b. Constitution, c. election process (e.g., congressional and legislative districts, propositions, voter registration).
CA - [8.2.7]
Describe the principles of federalism, dual sovereignty, separation of powers, checks and balances, the nature and purpose of majority rule, and the ways in which the American idea of constitutionalism preserves individual rights.
CA - [8.2.6]
Enumerate the powers of government set forth in the Constitution and the fundamental liberties ensured by the Bill of Rights.
CA - 12.4
Students analyze the unique roles and responsibilities of the three branches of government as established by the U.S. Constitution.
CA - 12.4.5
Discuss Article III of the Constitution as it relates to judicial power, including the length of terms judges and the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.
CA - 12.7.7
Identify the organization and jurisdiction of federal, state, and local (e.g., California) courts and the interrelationships among them.
CO - (2.1) A.
explaining major responsibilities of national, state, and local governments.
CO - (2.3) A.
identifying types of law: juvenile, criminal, civil, and explaining how law protects individual rights and promotes the common good.
CT - 8.1.7.17.
Differentiate the functions (including checks and balances) of the United States' three branches of government, using contemporary examples.
DC - 8.3.6.
Describe the principles of federalism, dual sovereignty, separation of powers, checks and balances, the nature and purpose of majority rule, and the ways in which the American idea of constitutionalism preserves individual rights.