Levels of Government

Introduction

 

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Welcome: Branches and Levels of Government
Description: Students will research the branches and levels of city, state, and local government.
Grade Level: 3           
Curriculum: Social Studies           
Keywords: government, branches, levels, civics, legislative,executive, judicial

Task

State Government : 1. What are the different branches of government in our state? What do they do?  List names of people who hold Governor's job, Lieutenent Governor's job, state senators and representatives from our area, and where the closest state court is locacted. 2. What are the services provided by the state? 

Federal Government:1. What are the different branches of government in our country?  What do they do?  List names of people who hold the job of President,  Vice President, and our U.S. representatives and senators. 2. What are the services provided by the US government?

Process

Webquest One: Local Government

1. Where is our local government? http://www.cityofweirton.com/government/mayors-office/227

2. Who is our mayor? http://www.cityofweirton.com/government/mayors-office/227 

3. What does the city council do? http://www.lmc.org/page/1/duties-resp-mayor-council.jsp

4. Who are our city council members? http://www.cityofweirton.com/government/city-council/62

5. Who is our city manager and what are the responsibilities of the job? http://www.cityofweirton.com/government/city-managers-office/99  http://www.cityofweirton.com/government/city-managers-office/99

6. What are some of the services of the city? http://www.cityofweirton.com/government/mayors-office/227                              Fire Department, Parks and Recreation, Police Department, Public Works and Utiities 

7. Hancock County is in the first Judicial Court. Who is Hancock County's Judge? http://www.courtswv.gov/lower-courts/counties/hancock.html

**Congratulations! Your sheet on the City Webquest is complete.**   

  

Webquest 2: State Government

1. Who is the governor and what are the job responsibilities? http://www.governor.wv.gov/Pages/default.aspx

2. Who is the Lieutenant Governor, and what are the job responsibilities? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_United_States_lieutenant_governors  Click on "List of Lieutenant Govenors by State." Then scroll down to West Virginia.   

3. Who is the State House of Representative from West Virginia? http://www.house.gov/representatives/ Click W. Then scroll down for the state of West Virginia

4. Who is the State Senator for your area? http://www.manchin.senate.gov/public/

5. Where is the West Virginia Supreme Court? http://www.courtswv.gov/index.html  Click "Supreme Court" Then scroll to the bottom and click "Contact Information"

6. View the virtual tour. http://www.courtswv.gov/index.html                

**Congratulations! Your sheet on the State Webquest is complete!**

 

Webquest 3: The Federal Government

1. Who are the people  running for president, and what are their political parties? http://www.politics1.com/p2016.htm   

 Visit Time for Kids, click on "A New Congress" and tell how many republican seats are in the party? http://www.timeforkids.com/ 

2. Who are the current president and vice president? http://www.whitehouse.gov/our-government Click on "The Administration"

About the Executive Branch: http://www.whitehouse.gov/our-government/executive-branch Write a summary.

About the Legislative Branch http://www.whitehouse.gov/our-government/legislative-branch Write a summary.

3. Who is the US House of Representative member from your area? http://www.house.gov/

4. Who are the senators from West Virginia? http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

5. Who are the Supreme Court Justices? http://www.supremecourt.gov/  http://www.supremecourt.gov/about/members.aspx

6. What justice was nominated by Obama? ( Use above site)

 

Write about each candidate.  How are they similar and different?

Evaluation

Students will be evaluated on:

Completion of the tasks in the webquest.

Cooperation with partner.

Answers submitted.
Evaluation Rubric   
  Beginning Developing   Good                          Outstanding Score
  Completion of the webquest tasks for Local, State, and Federal Governments.                            Several tasks were incomplete and, or incorrect.                      Some tasks were incomplete and, or incorrect.                      2-3  tasks were incomplete or incorrect.                      All tasks were completed correctly.                   
  Cooperation with partner.                                     Disrupted or did not work with the group.                      Helped team members some of the time.                      Helped team members most of the time.                      Worked well with all members of the group, and helped when needed.                   
  Completion of additional research.                            Completed very little research  in addition to the webquest.                      Completed some additional research.                      Completed additional research, but some was incomplete or incorrect.                      Completed all additional research.                   
                                                                              
Total Score:             
Conclusion

Congratulations!

You have completed the webquest on Levels of Government.  You have learned a lot about our country and the way "We the People" choose to run it.