Unit 1: ​Foundations of Government

Critical Vocabulary: 

Lesson 1: Ideals of Democracy

We will explain the ideas trace the history of the British constitutional system, & we will analyze its influence on the development of American political thought.​

Class Materials:

• Pear Deck: Types of Government
• Frayer Models: Dictatorship, Monarchy, Oligarchy, Democracy​Pear Deck: Enlightenment
• Frayer Model: Enlightenment
• Thin Slide: State of Nature
• Thick Slide: Social Contract Theory
• ​Activity: Antz Enrichment

​Lesson 2: Types of Democracy

We will identify the different theories of representative democracy, & we will compare the role of individuals in each.

Class Materials:

• ​Pear Deck: Models of Democracy
• Thin Slides: Initiative, Referendum
• Activity: Models of Democracy Memes
• FRQ: The Models of Democracy

Lesson 3: The U.S. Constitution

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We will explain how the U.S. Constitution emerged from the debate about the weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation as a blueprint for limited government.​

Class Materials: ​

• Pear Deck: Articles of Confederation
• Frayer Model: Confederation
  
• Sketch & Tell: Weaknesses of the Articles
• Pear Deck: The Constitutional Convention
  
• ​Activity: Quick Guide to the Constitution 
• Activity: Bill of Rights Fact or Fib
• Pear Deck: Ratification Debate
• Thin Slide: Faction
• Thin Slide: Tyranny of the Majority
• Activity: Federalist No. 10
  
• Frayer Model: Federalist No. 10 
• Activity: Brutus No. 1
• Frayer Model: Brutus No.1 
• Activity: Federalist No. 51
  
• Wordwall Sort: The Federalist Papers
  
• Activity: Ratification Debate Sketchnotes
  

Lesson 4: American Federalism

We will explain how federalism reflects the dynamic distribution of power between national and state governments.​

Class Materials: 

• Pear Deck: State vs. National Powers
  
• ​Frayer Model: Federalism
• Thin Slides: Supremacy Clause & 10th Amendment
• Wordwall Sort: Federalism
• Thin Slides: Commerce Clause, Elastic Clause
• Activity: McCulloch v. Maryland
• Activity: U.S. v. Lopez
• Cyber Sandwich: Comparing Views on the 10th Amendment

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