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Title: Get to Know Our Government


1
Get to Know Our Government!
  • By Mr. DeVries
  • 2nd Grade

2
Overview 2nd Grade Social StudiesUS
Government Unit
  • The United States has three levels of government
    They are local, state, and national. You will
    learn about each level and a few other tidbits!

3
Introduction
  • The United States is a big country that is made
    up of 50 states and each state has their own
    government also! Click here to see a map of the
    US.
  • The state governments meet in the state capital.
    Do you know what Iowas state capital is?
  • Each state is made up of many counties and in
    each county there are many cities and towns.
    Each county and city/town also has their own
    government. Do you know what county Spirit Lake
    is in?

4
What is Government?
  • To keep order and keep people safe, each
    community has a government. A government is a
    group of citizens that runs a country.
  • Most people in government are elected. They are
    elected when people vote for them into office.
  • Voting is a right that citizens have to elect
    their leaders.

5
Local Government
  • Local governments can be county or city
    governments. Click here to find the county
    Spirit Lake is in.
  • Spirit Lake is the county seat. The county seat
    is where the court house is at.
  • Towns also have mayors and city council. Click
    here to find out who our mayor is in Spirit Lake.
  • The local government also has many other people
    to help you. Take a look here to learn more
    about them.

6
State Government
  • The United States has 50 states!! Each state has
    their own capital. Click here to find Iowas
    capital!
  • Each state has government has a leader called a
    governor. Find Iowas governor here.
  • Each state also has a legislature which is like a
    city council but much larger.
  • The picture of the bird is Iowas state bird
    which is the American Goldfinch. To learn more
    about Iowa click here.

7
National Government
  • Our countrys government has worked well for over
    200 years!
  • Our nations capital is Washington D.C. Click
    here to learn about it!
  • The state and national government is made up of
    three branches. Click here to learn about each
    branch.
  • The president works in the White House. Here is
    some information about the White House.
  • The congress meets in the US Capital building.
    Here is a picture of the Capital.
  • Here is a picture of where the Supreme Court
    sits.

8
Poster/Assignment
  • I will have you make a poster with a partner
    describing two things you learned about each
    level of government.
  • Split the poster paper into three sections and
    label one section local, one section state, and
    one section national.
  • Feel free to draw and color pictures and design
    it however you want.
  • Have fun!!

9
Checklist for Evaluation
  • ____ Student found the county Spirit Lake is in.
  • _____ Student learned the three levels of US
    government.
  • ____ Student found out who the Spirit Lake mayor
    is.
  • ____ Student found out the state capital of Iowa.
  • ____ Student found learned the governor of Iowa.
  • ____ Student learned about the three branches of
    government.
  • ____ Student made a poster showing they learned
    information about each level of government.

10
Congratulations!!
  • You have finished the web quest on US Government.
    Thank you for coming along! If you want to
    learn more about the US Government visit this
    website.
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