Castle 4

Georgia Standards of Excellence in Social Studies:

• SS4H2.b — Evaluate the major issues debated at the Constitutional Convention: the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, the rights of states to govern themselves (federal system), the Great Compromise, and slavery (Three-Fifths Compromise).
• SS4H2.a — Identify the major leaders of the Constitutional Convention (James Madison, George Washington, and Benjamin Franklin).
• IPS.3 — Information Processing Skill 3: identify issues and/or problems and alternative solutions (developing in Grade 4)
• SS4CG1.b — "We the People" from the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution as a reflection of consent of the governed or popular sovereignty
• SS4CG1.c — The federal system of government in the U.S. (federal powers, state powers, and shared powers)
• SS4CG1.d — Representative democracy/republic
• 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.
• IPS.12 — Information Processing Skill 12: analyze graphs and diagrams (developing in Grade 4)
• SS4CG3.b — Identify and explain the rights in the Bill of Rights, describe how the Bill of Rights places limits on the powers of government, and explain the reasons for its inclusion in the Constitution in 1791.
• SS4CG2 — Explain the importance of freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

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