3rdSS3.4Rules+and+Laws

Back to 3rd grade =3.4 Students understand the role of rules and laws in our daily lives and the basic structure of the U.S. government.= [|Ben's Guide to Government for Kids]

Discuss the importance of public virtue and the role of citizens, including how to participate in a classroom, in the community, and in civic life.
==Know the histories of important local and national landmarks, symbols, and essential documents that create a sense of community among citizens and exemplify cherished ideals (e.g., the U.S. flag, the bald eagle, the Statue of Liberty, the U.S. Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Capitol).== [|Ben Franklin's Guide to Symbols]

Understand the three branches of government, with an emphasis on local government.
[|Ben's Guide to Goverment]

Describe the ways in which California, the other states, and sovereign American Indian tribes contribute to the making of our nation and participate in the federal system of government.
==Describe the lives of American heroes who took risks to secure our freedoms (e.g., Anne Hutchinson, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King, Jr.).==