Through this unit of study students will understand that...
● Rules, laws and government provide for the needs of their citizens and protect their rights and safety
● The structure and function of government is developed by the people in a community over time
● Similarities and differences between the government of their own community and that of other communities of the world
● Community leaders are elected by the citizens to make decisions concerning local laws
● Citizen must fulfill civic responsibilities to support the functions of a community (voting, paying taxes, serving on juries, volunteering, obeying the law, patriotism)
● All citizens have responsibilities within their communities
● People in their own and in world communities are alike and different in the ways they exercise their rights and fulfill their responsibilities
Established Nebraska Goals
● Civic Responsibility: Students will identify and explain the structure and function of their local government. (NE SS 3.1.1)
● Good Citizenship: Students will understand the impact of individual and group decisions at a local level. (NE SS 3.1.2)
● Rules, laws and government provide for the needs of their citizens and protect their rights and safety
● The structure and function of government is developed by the people in a community over time
● Similarities and differences between the government of their own community and that of other communities of the world
● Community leaders are elected by the citizens to make decisions concerning local laws
● Citizen must fulfill civic responsibilities to support the functions of a community (voting, paying taxes, serving on juries, volunteering, obeying the law, patriotism)
● All citizens have responsibilities within their communities
● People in their own and in world communities are alike and different in the ways they exercise their rights and fulfill their responsibilities
Established Nebraska Goals
● Civic Responsibility: Students will identify and explain the structure and function of their local government. (NE SS 3.1.1)
● Good Citizenship: Students will understand the impact of individual and group decisions at a local level. (NE SS 3.1.2)