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New Hampshire Frameworks Correlations
Kids in the House 
Learn about role the Office of the Clerk plays in the U.S. House of Representatives and learn about the legislative process and its effect on citizens. You can find out how laws are made, go back in time and learn about important events that have taken place on the floor of the House, learn about some of the people who have served in the U.S. House of Representatives, or try your hand at a House trivia game. You will also find a collection of lesson plans.
Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Elementary, Middle Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: No
Social Studies: Civics and Government
Curriculum Standard 1
Students will demonstrate an understanding of the purpose of government and how government is established and organized.
Proficiency Standards
By the end of grade six students will be able to:
- Describe the major things governments do in their school, community, state, and nation including making school rules; building and maintaining highways; establishing courts of law; and providing for the defense of the nation.
- Describe, by using examples, government in terms of the people and institutions that make, apply, and enforce rules and laws including the resolution of disputes about rules and laws.
- Explain that the basic purposes of government in the United States are to protect the inalienable rights of individuals and to promote the common good.
Curriculum Standard 2
Students will demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental ideals and principles of American democracy; the major provisions of the United States and New Hampshire Constitutions; and the organization and operation of government at all levels including the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
Proficiency Standards
By the end of grade six students will be able to:
- Explain that the United States Constitution, including the Bill of Rights and other amendments, and the New Hampshire Constitution, including its amendments, are written documents that set forth the purposes and organization of the federal and state government.
- Describe and compare the primary functions of the three branches of government including the passing of laws by the legislative branch; the carrying out and enforcement of laws by the executive branch; and the interpretation of laws and the protection of rights by the judicial branch.
- Identify, describe, and compare the structure and major responsibilities and services of government at the local, county, state, and federal levels
- Describe how public officials are chosen and how laws and/or policies are made at the local, county, state, and federal levels.
Proficiency Standards
By the end of grade ten students will be able to:
- Describe the legislative and political processes by which a bill becomes a law or a governmental policy is established at the state and federal levels.
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