Fernando M. Reimers et al.

Unit: 6.6

Topic: Comparative Study of the Three Branches of Government

Theme: ICC: interpersonal (one’s own identity and culture and oth—
ers’ identities and cultures); ethics: trust in institutions and
commitment to equality; knowledge: culture (world history
and philosophical traditions); politics: government/ politics
and comparative government); and arts: literature

Area The United States, the United Kingdom, and China

Length Twelve weeks

Part 1
The United States

Goals and Objectives

1. Learn to describe the three branches of government in the United States
and their functions; to describe the Constitution, its purpose, and its
content; and to describe the relationship between the three branches of
government and the government’s relationship with the citizens.

2. Inspire in students a desire to reach out to representatives in the US
government and to participate in organizations working within the
political system.

3. Act by demonstrating an understanding of the three branches of
government and the Constitution through an in—class assessment as
well as through an application of this understanding of the respec—
tive role of each branch to a discussion of a current policy issue.

Skills and Knowledge
1. Students will describe the three branches of government in the
United States and their function and describe the Constitution, its

purpose, and its content.

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