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Unit 1: Political Philosophies

Unit 1: Political Philosophies. January 31 st or Feb. 1st: SSCG1, SSCG2, SSCG3, SSCG19. SSCG1 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the political philosophies that shaped the development of United States constitutional government.

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Unit 1: Political Philosophies

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  1. Unit 1: Political Philosophies January 31st or Feb. 1st: SSCG1, SSCG2, SSCG3, SSCG19

  2. SSCG1 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the political philosophies that shaped the development of United States constitutional government. • .

  3. a. Analyze key ideas of limited government and the rule of law as seen in the Magna Carta, the Petition of Rights, and the English Bill of Rights.

  4. b. Analyze the writings of Hobbes (Leviathan), Locke (Second Treatise on Government), and Montesquieu (The Spirit of Laws) as they affect our concept of government.

  5. SSCG2 The student will analyze the natural rights philosophy and the nature of government expressed in the Declaration of Independence.

  6. a. Compare and contrast the Declaration of Independence and the Social Contract Theory. • b. Evaluate the Declaration of Independence as a persuasive argument

  7. SSCG3 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the United States Constitution. • a. Explain the main ideas in debate over ratification; include those in The Federalist.

  8. b. Analyze the purpose of government stated in the Preamble of the United States Constitution. • c. Explain the fundamental principles upon which the United States Constitution is based; include the rule of law, popular sovereignty, separation of powers, checks and balances, and federalism.

  9. SSCG19 The student will compare and contrast governments that are unitary, confederal, and federal; autocratic, oligarchic and democratic; and presidential and parliamentary.

  10. SSCG2: Natural Right Phil. • "When a lamp was turned on in history's timeline"

  11. Life~ • People want to survive • be as free as possible from threats of their security

  12. Liberty~ • PPl. Want to be as free as possible from the domination of others • Be able to make their own decisions • Live as they please

  13. Property~

  14. PPL. Want the freedom to work & gain economic goods, house, car, money…etc.

  15. 1. Locke: Social Contract Theory • For good of society, people agree to give up certain freedoms & empower governments to maintain order

  16. 2. Hobbes: • “In the state of nature” No Gov’t exist!

  17. 3. Divine Right Theory

  18. The idea that God or gods have chosen certain people to rule

  19. 4. Evolution Theory

  20. The idea that States evolved from families….Abraham to Israel!

  21. 5. Force Theory • Gov’t emerged when all the people of an area were brought under the authority of one person or group….

  22. SSCG19: Compare/Contrast Gov’t

  23. Gov’t~ • The institution through which the state maintains social order!

  24. Characteristics of Today's States/Nations in the world • Pop., Territory, & Gov’t

  25. A state has to have Population, Territory, and a Government in order to be recognized as a State!

  26. 1. Unitary Government

  27. Gives all Key Powers to the National Government

  28. 2. Confederal Gov’t

  29. A Loose Union of Independent states

  30. 3. Federal Government

  31. Divides Power between the State and National Powers!

  32. 4. Autocratic Gov’t

  33. A single individual Rules! • Totalitarian Dictatorship

  34. 5. Oligarchic Gov’t

  35. Any system of gov’t in which a small group holds the power!

  36. 6. Democratic Gov’t • “Ruled by the People for the People” • ~President Lincoln

  37. Have the most Freedoms!

  38. a. Representative Democracy

  39. ~A gov’t in which people elect delegates to make laws • ~America’s Democracy!

  40. b. Presidential Democracy • Carry out the laws in the country

  41. 7. Parliamentary Gov’t

  42. Parliament selects the leaders not the citizens of the country!

  43. 8. Anarchy • Political Disorder

  44. 9. Unicameral • One Chamber of legislature

  45. SSCG1: Pol. Phil. That Shaped the US Constitution.

  46. 1. Lock, Hobbes, & Montesquieu • Writing Influenced The American Revolutionaries • US Declared Independence based on the writings

  47. 2. Magna Carta

  48. The Magna Carta which King John of Britain was forced to sign in 1215, provided the idea of limited government.

  49. a. Limited Gov’t

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