Content Standard: Civics and Government
B. Purpose and Types of Government
Students will understand types and purposes of governments, their evolution, and their relationships with the governed.
Common Assessment(s)

Performance Indicators Students will be able to:	Essential Elements (Specific grade level learning objectives)			Suggested Performance Activities	Suggested Classroom Assessments	Vocabulary
2. Compare and contrast the structures of local, state, and national government.	Local, State and U.S. governments with focus on national (awareness level)			The students will review branches of government in Maine and then expand to U.S. government. Silver Burdett Ginn text, pages 299, 303-309. Comparison matrix.	The students will make a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting local, Maine, and U.S. governmental structure using words or pictures.	federal system legislative executive judicial
4. Identify key representatives in legislative branches and the heads of executive and judicial branches in Maine and in the United States government.	Maine and U.S. (awareness level)			The students will fill out a form identifying key legislative representatives and executive and judicial heads in Maine and the U.S. and do short biographies. They will write letters to these officials. They will make a mobile. the students will play the Jeopardy quiz game.	The students will be given a quiz on key people. They will complete a chart by filling in names of the president, etc.	legislature legislative executive judicial convention inauguration political party