3.C&G.1 Understand the development, structure and function of local government.

3.C&G.1.1 Summarize the historical development of local governments.

3.C&G.1.2 Describe the structure of local government and how it functions to serve citizens.

3.C&G.1.3 Understand the three branches of government, with an emphasis on local government.

3.C&G.2 Understand how citizens participate in their communities.

3.C&G.2.1 Exemplify how citizens contribute politically, socially and economically to their community.

3.C&G.2.2 Exemplify how citizens contribute to the well-being of the community's natural environment.

3.C&G.2.3 Apply skills in civic engagement and public discourse (school, community)

Vocabulary: government, citizens, natural environment, checks and balance, towns, cities, laws