6.SS.9.B

Identify reasons for limiting the power of government.

Grade 6 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2010

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Vocabulary
reasonspowergovernment
Skills
  • identify (reasons for limiting government power) #dok1
  • explain (reasons for limiting government power) #dok2
Learning Targets
  • I can identify reasons for limiting the power of government. #dok1
  • I can explain why it is important to limit a government’s power in society. #dok2
Big Ideas
  • Limiting government power helps protect individual rights and prevent abuses.
  • The balance of power in government safeguards freedoms in society.
Essential Questions
  • Why might it be important to limit the power of government?
  • What could happen if a government has unlimited power?
  • How do limits on government power protect individual rights?
  • What are some ways societies limit government power?
  • How can citizens help ensure that government power remains limited?