CIVICS UNIT 1 - FOUNDATIONS OF GOVERNMENT
"If A is success in life, then A equals X plus Y plus Z. Work is X; Y is play; and Z is keeping your mouth shut." - Albert Einstein
UNIT 1, LESSON 1 - DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
Learning Objective: Students will be able to explain why the Declaration of Independence was signed and understand the meaning (in both historical and modern times) of the phrases “All men are created equal” and “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”.
Learning Objective: Students will be able to explain why the Declaration of Independence was signed and understand the meaning (in both historical and modern times) of the phrases “All men are created equal” and “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”.
- Complete the READING for this lesson
- Complete the NOTES for this lesson
- Complete the supplemental assignment – Investigating the Declaration of Independence
- Complete the additional reading – The Death Penalty
- Complete the additional assignment – You Decide: Life or Death
- Alternative Assignment - NORWAY PRISON
UNIT 1, LESSON 2 - ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
Learning Objective: Students will be able to explain why America’s first attempt at democracy (the Articles of Confederation) was a failure.
Learning Objective: Students will be able to explain why America’s first attempt at democracy (the Articles of Confederation) was a failure.
- Complete the READING for this lesson
- Complete the NOTES for this lesson
- Complete the supplemental assignment – Evaluating the Articles of Confederation
- Complete the additional reading and assignment – Tinker v. Des Moines
- Complete the additional assignment – How Disruptive is Disruptive?
- Alternative Assignment - MORSE v. FREDERICK
UNIT 1, LESSON 3 - CONSTITUTION
Learning Objective: Students will be able to explain the compromises made in the Constitution and identify the opposing forces in the struggle for ratification of the Constitution.
Learning Objective: Students will be able to explain the compromises made in the Constitution and identify the opposing forces in the struggle for ratification of the Constitution.
- Complete the READING for this lesson
- Complete the SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS for this lesson
- Complete the NOTES for this lesson
- Complete the supplemental assignment – Federalists vs. Anti-federalists
- Complete the additional assignment – The Social Contract
- Alternative Assignment - DRESS CODE - SCHOOL POLICY
- THE FOUNDING FATHERS UNITE (3:00)
- CONSTITUTIONAL COMPROMISES (8:56)
- THE THREE-FIFTHS COMPROMISE (1:51)
- THE THREE-FIFTHS COMPROMISE EXPLAINED (4:31)
- FEDERALISTS VS ANTI-FEDERALISTS (4:44)
- CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION: FEDERALISTS VS ANTI-FEDERALISTS (5:44)
- THE U.S. CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS (5:52)
- BARNEY FIFE AND THE PREAMBLE (4:03)
UNIT 1, LESSON 4 - BILL OF RIGHTS AND FORMAL AMENDMENTS
Learning Objective: Students will be able to describe the rights stated in the Bill of Rights and explain how those rights protect individual liberties. Students will be able to explain the process in order to enact a formal amendment and understand why enacting a formal amendment is so difficult.
Learning Objective: Students will be able to describe the rights stated in the Bill of Rights and explain how those rights protect individual liberties. Students will be able to explain the process in order to enact a formal amendment and understand why enacting a formal amendment is so difficult.
- Complete the READING for this lesson
- Complete the NOTES for this lesson
- Complete the supplemental assignment – Bill of Rights Situations
- Complete the additional assignment – The 28th Amendment?
- Alternative Assignment - THREE THAT GOT AWAY
UNIT 1, LESSON 5 - PRINCIPLES OF GOVERNMENT
Learning Objective: Students will be able to describe the major principles of our government, specifically the concepts of separation of powers, checks and balances, and federalism.
Learning Objective: Students will be able to describe the major principles of our government, specifically the concepts of separation of powers, checks and balances, and federalism.
- Complete the READING for this lesson
- Complete the NOTES for this lesson
- Complete the supplemental assignment – Separation of Powers
- Complete the supplemental assignment – Who’s Checking Who
- Complete the supplemental assignment – Federalism (or Federal System)
- Alternative Assignment - CALIFORNIA COURT SYSTEM