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Federalism: Sharing Powers Between States and the National Government
Explain the division of enumerated federal powers, reserved state powers (10th Amendment), and concurrent shared powers in the compound republic.
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Three Branches and Checks and Balances in the Republic
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Explain why the Founders separated powers across the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches, and analyze concrete historical and modern checks and balances.
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5.3.1Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeUse examples from the Constitution to investigate and explain the development, general purpose, and significant foundational principles of the United States government (a compound constitutional republic), as well as earlier documents and philosophies used to help develop the Constitution (for example, the Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, Articles of Confederation, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy).
5.3.3Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeExplain why the Founders established a compound constitutional republic with three branches, and cite historic and current examples of checks and balances.