Social Studies HS Guide

STRAND 3: Distribution of Power

STANDARD 3.1

PACING

RESOURCES

●​ See Government &

Civics Year at a Glance

●​ Work together as a PLC to determine individual standard pacing.

STANDARDS Students will explain the distribution of power among national, state, tribal, and local governments, in order to identify how needs are met by governance systems. CONCEPTS (Nouns) SKILLS (Verbs) LANGUAGE SUPPORTS ●​ Distribution ●​ Power ●​ National ●​ Explain ●​ Identify ●​ Inform/Explain ●​ Best Practices for MLs in Secondary Content Area Classes

●​ State ●​ Tribal ●​ Local government ●​ Governance Systems

LEARNING PROGRESSIONS

●​ Define governance systems and society needs. ○​ Explain the importance of governance systems in meeting societal needs. ○​ Review the levels of government: national (federal), state, tribal, and local. ■​ Analyze the roles and responsibilities typically assigned to each level of government. ●​ Analyze how power is distributed among national, state, tribal, and local governments. ○​ Compare and contrast the powers and responsibilities of each level. ○​ Reflect on the concept of federalism and its impact on governance in the U.S. ●​ Identify societal needs, examples may include: infrastructure, education, healthcare, etc. ○​ Analyze how these needs vary across different communities and regions. ○​ Examine examples where different levels of government address specific needs effectively or ineffectively.