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Principles & Influences of American Government

Explore the principles that shape American democracy and the influential figures and documents that have impacted the country's governance. Learn about the rule of law, limited government, consent of the governed, individual rights, and representative government. Discover how Enlightenment thinkers like Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Charles de Montesquieu influenced American democracy. Examine important documents such as the Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, and Mayflower Compact that have shaped the principles of American government.

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Principles & Influences of American Government

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  1. Principles & Influences of American Government Activities for 1.3 & 2.1

  2. Principles of Am. Democracy, p. 9 • Turn to p. 24 in textbook. • Define each term, then illustrate an example: • Rule of Law • Limited Government • Consent of the Governed • Individual Rights • Representative Government • Put on the Board to review.

  3. Rights, Duties & Responsibilities • Complete sheet for p. 10. • Assign Unit 1 projects, rubric and due date. • Show Symbaloo board for links.

  4. Chapter 1 Essentials, p. 11 • Copy the following vocab. words, then write the page on which the definition can be found in your notebook: Popular Sovereignty, Naturalization, Republic, Direct Democracy, Federalism, Rule of Law • For each of the 3 sections in your notebook, complete the following exercises: • WHAT was the section about? • SO WHAT-Why is it important? • NOW WHAT-What about this section is controversial?

  5. Course Objective for Today CE.CG.1.2: Explain how Enlightenment & other theories impacted the DOI, Constitution & BOR to promote liberty, justice & equality. • What was the Enlightenment? • What ideas came from the Enlightenment? • How did these ideas impact the US? • How do these ideas affect us today?

  6. Enlightenment Philosophers • Work with your small group. Number each other 1-4 • Divide paper into quarters. List each of the following on each quarter: • Thomas Hobbes • John Locke • Jean Jacques Rousseau • Charles de Montesquieu • Read pp. 21, 34-35 & the handout. Then, for each of the philosophers: • State their country of origin • Name of Book they wrote • Explain one belief they wrote about. • What principle of American democracy best sums up their ideas? (See p. 9 of your notebook!)

  7. Important documents to US:Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, & Mayflower Compact Jigsaw groups. Read pp. 33-34, 36-37. • Write the name & year of the document. • Write participants involved in creating the document. • Write the significance of the document. • List the principle that the document illustrates. (See p. 9 of notebook again.)

  8. Assignment • Jigsaw groups. • Read Chapter 2.4. Complete the timeline with the dates. • You may also wish to review Chapter 2.1 and include key dates from the information in that section on your timeline.

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