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Agenda October 12 or 13. Socratic Seminar Prep Work Socratic Seminar: Democracy Vs. Republic Please take out the following items: Polybius’ Rome After the Punic Wars Roman Republic Chart Democracy vs. Republic T-Chart Twelve Tables/Bill of Rights Chart
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Agenda October 12 or 13 • Socratic Seminar Prep Work • Socratic Seminar: Democracy Vs. Republic • Please take out the following items: • Polybius’ Rome After the Punic Wars • Roman Republic Chart • Democracy vs. Republic T-Chart • Twelve Tables/Bill of Rights Chart • Roman Republic and Individual Rights answers
Socratic Seminar Prep Work • Please take out the following items: • Polybius’ Rome After the Punic Wars • Roman Republic Chart • Democracy vs. Republic T-Chart • Twelve Tables/Bill of Rights Chart • Roman Republic and Individual Rights answers
Prep Work • Define the following words • Value • Culture • Individual • Rights • Common Good • What is the difference between a Democracy and a Republic. • Which form of government provides the most freedom and rights to the people? • How did Rome’s Republic work? Use the Polybius reading to answer this question. How did the Athenian Democracy work? • What was the importance of the 12 tables? What did it offer Roman citizens and why was it created? Why did Athens not have something like this for their Democracy? • Do the benefits of protecting individual rights outway the downsides? Explain.
Opening Question • We are trying to understand the differences between the Athenian government and the Roman government. Why and how each government formed differently. What the advantages and disadvantages are to a Democracy and a Republic. • Seminar One (Inside Circle) • How do the values of a culture influence the role and rights of the individual? • Seminar Two (Outside Circle) • How can individual rights and a nation’s view of the common good create stability or conflict?
Reflection • In thinking about the 14th amendment debate what is more important: protection of individual rights or the effect the amendment and its consequences are having on the American economy? Explain your answer. • Why did both Athens's democracy and Rome’s republic eventually fail and turn into Empires ruled by single individuals?