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Created by the EIU History Department to assist students of Eastern Illinois University in meeting the Illinois state standards for specialization in the social sciences.
Social Science - Standard 7
The competent social science teacher understands the organization and functions of government at national, sate, and local levels in the United States.
Knowledge Indicators - The competent social science teacher:
Classes at EIU:
 
7A. Understands the organizational structure of national, state, and local government.
PLS 1153G
 

PLS 2603

 
 
7B. Understands the operations of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government.
PLS 1153G
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PLS 2603

 
7C. Understands the funcitons of national, state, and local governments.

PLS 2603

 
Performance Indicators - The competent social science teacher:
 Classes at EIU:
7D. Explains how and why powers of the national government are distributed, shared, and limited in a federal system.
PLS 1153G

PLS 2603

 
7E. Analyzes the relationships among national, state, and local governments.

PLS 2603

 
Assistance with comprehending this standard:
Read an essay further defining this standard.
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Web-Site Last Updated 4-20-2005