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History, Civics & Social Studies · Grade 3

Local Government and Civic Participation

Third graders untangle the many local governments that serve an Illinois community (city or village, county, township, school district and special districts), see how a council makes an ordinance and how it is carried out and judged, follow the money in a local budget, and practise the ways citizens, including young people, take part.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 85 minutes
  • Local government check: 9 questions
  • Ways to answer: choose an answer, highlight a text, match pairs, type a number, put in order and sort into groups
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What learners will discover

  • Identify the kinds of local government in Illinois (municipality, county, township, school district, special district) and the services each provides.
  • Explain how a local government makes, carries out and judges laws (ordinances).
  • Explain how local governments pay for services with taxes and decide spending in a budget.
  • Describe ways citizens participate in local government and the responsibilities of citizens.

Lessons

  1. Many local governments 3 steps2 practiceabout 22 min
  2. Making, carrying out and judging local laws 4 steps2 practiceabout 22 min
  3. Following the money 4 steps3 practiceabout 20 min
  4. Citizens take part 4 steps2 practiceabout 21 min
  5. Local government check 9 questions at the end

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