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Federalism
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Federalism Division Of powers between National
And State Governments.

• Rajinder K. Chopra
• Ganesha High School
• Pomona, California

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About Me

• As a Social Science Department Chair at Ganesha
  High School in Pomona, California I have
  found,Technology to be a very powerful tool to be
  incorporated into my curriculum. I use it to give
  my students a different perspective of world
  views when they browse through various
  News-Papers around the Globe for their various
  projects.
• This project is just the beginning to incorporate
  Technology into my classroom curriculum..

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Assignment Description

• This CTAP 295 project was designed for my
  American Government students to learn about the
  division of powers between National and State
  governments.
• It was designed to be both educational and
  interactive for the student.
• Site Link http// ctap295.ctaponline.org/rchop
  ra

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Standards Addressed

• Standard for Twelfth Grade
• United States Government
• This unit addresses the following California
  History/Social Science Content Standard for
  twelfth grade United States Government.
• Standard 12.7 Students analyze and compare the
  powers and procedures of the national,state,tribal
  and local governments.

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Standards Addressed

• Standard for Twelfth Grade
• United States Government
• Standard 12.7
• Using a Graphic Organizer,(On a Venn Diagram) the
  students will be able to compare and contrast
  powers of the National Government with the State
  Government. ways in which his or her health and
  well-being can be enhanced and maintained.
• This standard will really be helpful for my
  students in order to succeed in life. By
  identifying local powers, they will be able to
  Know where to go if they have to pull an electric
  power for their backyard or a room addition
  permit.

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Educational Objectives

• By the end of the lesson, the students will -
• Describe the difference between the
  expressed,implied,and inherent powers.
• Compare and contrast powers of the national
  government with the state governments using a
  graphic organizer. understanding of this subject
  area in comparison to the pre and post tests.

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Overview of Student Activities

• Introductory Activity
• Teacher shows transparencies on the overhead and
  discusses about the national and state
  governments.
• Teacher also projects terms related to national
  and/or state governments.
• Enabling Activity
• Using the web sites,students will browse through
  various newspapers to access some pictures and
  have them identified with the national and state
  level. From each picture students will answer
  WH questions and record their information drawn
  from the pictures on a venn diagram. Students
  will add at least two more examples of each type
  of power in the appropriate section of the graph.
• Culminating Activity
• Divide the students into three groups and have
  each group discuss Delegated, Reserved,and
  Concurrent powers in their respective group. As a
  culminating activity assign each group to draw a
  picture of national,state or concurrent power and
  write a paragraph about it. When finished, have
  the students present this information to other
  groups.

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Rajinder K.Chopra, CTAP 295 Technology in the
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