State and Local Government Study Guide and Unit Packet

This thorough packet on State and Local Government is a perfect unit guide to help students understand all of the key concepts that they need to know for this unit in Civics or American Government.

The 9-page independent work packet includes engaging pages on all the key aspects of local governments with lots of room for you to personalize it for your state and community. There's also standards-based Essential Questions to guide your whole unit!

It starts off with a short overview reading to introduce students to the role of state and local government in America. It then moves on to pages on:

• Vocabulary
• A map of your local government
• Local government positions to know
• Levels of Government
• Key Concepts
• Images & visual Literacy

Content covered includes county government, town councils, tribal government, state constitutions, and more!

There are engaging analysis questions throughout the packet so that students are not just copying information, but thinking about the key concepts. Pages feature primary source excerpts and quotes, images for students to analyze, and more. The resource can be split up and used as worksheets or as a complete packet!

Also included is an editable Google Docs version of the entire packet. This version features links to great online sources and is perfect for those of you who have gone paperless or use Google Classroom.

A complete answer key is also included for your convenience.

This resource can also be downloaded as part of my complete State and Local Government Unit Plan Bundle.

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