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Origins of American Government

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The document outlines the agenda and activities for a lesson on analyzing primary source documents related to the origins of American government. Students will examine the Magna Carta and John Locke's Two Treatises of Government, using the AP-PARTS framework to evaluate the sources. As an exit slip, students will reflect on what they learned, what confused them, and what they want to know more about.

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Objective SWBAT analyze primary source documents in order to examine the origins of American Government. Warm-Up Make a Frayer Model for Unitary Government DEFINITION DRAWING or DESCRIPTION Unitary Government EXAMPLE NON-EXAMPLE
Agenda Objective and Warm-Up INM: The Magna Carta and Locke GP: How to evaluate a Primary Source Document IP: Evaluating Two Treatises of Government Exit Slip
How you did as a class...
a government where leaders do not have all of the power. U.S.A. govt is limited because of the Constitution A totalitarian dictatorship DEFINITION DRAWING or DESCRIPTION limited government EXAMPLE NON-EXAMPLE
when society agrees to give up control to a government in exchange for a benefit. You agree to follow class rules in order to receive knowledge When somebody forces you to do something you dont want to. DEFINITION DRAWING or DESCRIPTION social contract EXAMPLE NON-EXAMPLE
The Magna Carta Presents the concept of limited government . Government cannot do things, such as tax people, without the approval of the majority Says that people are born with natural rights life, liberty, and property Government cannot take them away without a good reason
Thomas Hobbes A social contract theorist Believes people will be at war without government Without government, life is horrible and full of conflict Government should have unlimited authority The rights of people should not be a concern
John Locke A social contract theorist Believes that people are naturally peaceful Society enters an agreement to be governed in return for protection in a justice system If society doesnt like the government, then it can change it Men have rights by their nature: life , liberty , and property
Primary Source Documents What is a Primary Source document? A document or speech that is closest to the person, information, period, or idea that is being studied. Ex. A YouTube video of a fight. Non-Ex. Reading an article about the fight. How do we analyze a Primary Source document? We use the AP-PARTS system.
What is AP-PARTS? Fill in the blanks... uthor lace and time rior knowledge udience eason he main idea ignificance Who created it? When and where was it produced? What do you already know? For whom was it created? Why was it produced? What is the source trying to say? Why is it important? A P P A R T S
Guided Practice Take out a copy of the Government text book Turn to page 35, and the section titled Limited Government. READ IT. Then turn to page 802. We are going to examine the Magna Carta as a class and fill in our AP-PARTS graphic organizer.
British Landowners (Nobles) and signed by King John England in 1215 People are born with natural rights: Life, liberty, and property. For King John and the Nobles To remind the King that his power was limited. Governments power is limited in England. The natural rights of people cannot be taken away. It served as a model for limiting the powers of government, such as in the U.S.A. A P P A R T S
Independent Practice Partner with a person next to you; Turn to page 806 in your text; Complete the AP-PARTS graphic organizer for Two Treatises of Government ; You have 25 minutes to complete the graphic organizer.
Homework: Fill in the flashcard worksheet by writing in the definition for each term included. All terms were covered in Unit 1.
Exit Slip: You will have 5 minutes to complete todays exit slip. Please only write the letter of your answer in the appropriate blank. Complete it in silence. When you are done, carefully check over your answers. After checking your answers, please begin your homework.
3, 2, 1, See Ya! What are 3 things that you learned today? What are 2 things that confused you? What is 1 thing you want to know more about?

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Origins of American Government

  • 1. Objective SWBAT analyze primary source documents in order to examine the origins of American Government. Warm-Up Make a Frayer Model for Unitary Government DEFINITION DRAWING or DESCRIPTION Unitary Government EXAMPLE NON-EXAMPLE
  • 2. Agenda Objective and Warm-Up INM: The Magna Carta and Locke GP: How to evaluate a Primary Source Document IP: Evaluating Two Treatises of Government Exit Slip
  • 3. How you did as a class...
  • 4. a government where leaders do not have all of the power. U.S.A. govt is limited because of the Constitution A totalitarian dictatorship DEFINITION DRAWING or DESCRIPTION limited government EXAMPLE NON-EXAMPLE
  • 5. when society agrees to give up control to a government in exchange for a benefit. You agree to follow class rules in order to receive knowledge When somebody forces you to do something you dont want to. DEFINITION DRAWING or DESCRIPTION social contract EXAMPLE NON-EXAMPLE
  • 6. The Magna Carta Presents the concept of limited government . Government cannot do things, such as tax people, without the approval of the majority Says that people are born with natural rights life, liberty, and property Government cannot take them away without a good reason
  • 7. Thomas Hobbes A social contract theorist Believes people will be at war without government Without government, life is horrible and full of conflict Government should have unlimited authority The rights of people should not be a concern
  • 8. John Locke A social contract theorist Believes that people are naturally peaceful Society enters an agreement to be governed in return for protection in a justice system If society doesnt like the government, then it can change it Men have rights by their nature: life , liberty , and property
  • 9. Primary Source Documents What is a Primary Source document? A document or speech that is closest to the person, information, period, or idea that is being studied. Ex. A YouTube video of a fight. Non-Ex. Reading an article about the fight. How do we analyze a Primary Source document? We use the AP-PARTS system.
  • 10. What is AP-PARTS? Fill in the blanks... uthor lace and time rior knowledge udience eason he main idea ignificance Who created it? When and where was it produced? What do you already know? For whom was it created? Why was it produced? What is the source trying to say? Why is it important? A P P A R T S
  • 11. Guided Practice Take out a copy of the Government text book Turn to page 35, and the section titled Limited Government. READ IT. Then turn to page 802. We are going to examine the Magna Carta as a class and fill in our AP-PARTS graphic organizer.
  • 12. British Landowners (Nobles) and signed by King John England in 1215 People are born with natural rights: Life, liberty, and property. For King John and the Nobles To remind the King that his power was limited. Governments power is limited in England. The natural rights of people cannot be taken away. It served as a model for limiting the powers of government, such as in the U.S.A. A P P A R T S
  • 13. Independent Practice Partner with a person next to you; Turn to page 806 in your text; Complete the AP-PARTS graphic organizer for Two Treatises of Government ; You have 25 minutes to complete the graphic organizer.
  • 14. Homework: Fill in the flashcard worksheet by writing in the definition for each term included. All terms were covered in Unit 1.
  • 15. Exit Slip: You will have 5 minutes to complete todays exit slip. Please only write the letter of your answer in the appropriate blank. Complete it in silence. When you are done, carefully check over your answers. After checking your answers, please begin your homework.
  • 16. 3, 2, 1, See Ya! What are 3 things that you learned today? What are 2 things that confused you? What is 1 thing you want to know more about?