Description
Describe how the Constitution limits the powers of government through separation of powers and checks and balances.
Lesson Plan
Benchmark Content Resources for Teachers
Civics On Demand—An Introduction to Benchmark Based Content for Teachers
SS.7.C.1.7 Highlights: Organizing Power in the Constitution | .ppt |
Florida Joint Center for Citizenship Civics Assessment Items
Each benchmark assessment bank includes items aligned to low, moderate, and high complexity.
SS.7.C.1.7 Questions | .docx |
SS.7.C.1.7 Answers | .xslx |
SS.7.C.1.7 Questions and Answers with Explanations | .docx |
Escambia-FJCC Civics Review Site Items Escambia |
Civics End-of-Course Assessment Test Item Specifications from FLDOE
Additional Resources to Support this Benchmark
The Avalon Project at Yale Law School | http://avalon.law.yale.edu |
Library of Congress | http://www.loc.gov |
National Archives | http://www.archives.gov/ |
National Constitution Center | http://constitutioncenter.org/ |
Our Documents | http://www.ourdocuments.gov |
Sunnylands Civics Games | http://games.sunnylandsclassroom.org |
iCivics Correlations | Anatomy of a Constitution Lesson: http://www.icivics.org/teachers/lesson-plans/anatomy-constitution Branches of Power Game: http://www.icivics.org/games/branches-power The Constitution: Rules for Running the Country Webquest: http://www.icivics.org/web-quests/constitution-rules-running-country Separation of Powers: What’s for Lunch? Lesson: http://www.icivics.org/teachers/lesson-plans/separation-powers-whats-lunch-updated |