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Grade 4 Social Studies · World 4: A New Government · Level 35
Local, State, and Federal
Match three-branch government at each level to who does what.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 35
- The same plan repeats at every level. There's a federal government for the whole country, a state government for Georgia, and local governments for cities and counties.
- At each level, someone carries out laws, someone makes them, and courts interpret them. Georgia has a governor, the General Assembly, and the Supreme Court of Georgia.
- Local governments often have a mayor and a city council, or a county commission. They handle things near home, like trash pickup and parks.
- The levels fit together. A state or local law can't go against the U.S. Constitution, which is the highest law in the land.
- Try it with a grown-up: find out who runs your town or county, and where its leaders meet.
Georgia Standards of Excellence in Social Studies:
- 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.