Oklahoma Social Studies 2.C.1.3
The Standard
- 2.C.1
- Explain the importance of the basic principles that provide the foundation of the United States of America’s system of government.
Identify the basic roles of national leaders including the President of the United States of America, members of the United States of America Congress, and justices of the Supreme Court.
Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · 2.C.1
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students name the President, members of Congress, and Supreme Court justices. They match each group to its basic job in the national government.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can explain that Congress votes on bills and the President can sign or veto them. They know the President oversees carrying out laws, while justices decide court cases about laws and the Constitution.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think the President makes laws alone or that Congress carries out laws. Some think Supreme Court justices vote on bills instead of deciding court cases.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Match President, Congress, and Supreme Court justices to these jobs: votes on bills, leads the work of carrying out laws, and decides court cases.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs three leader cards and three job cards to match, then ask them to explain one match.
Ask: When Congress passes a bill, what can the President do, and when might justices get involved?
Play a card game: Read a government job aloud, and have students hold up the matching leader card.
Show a photo of the U.S. Capitol and have students write who meets there and what they do.
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