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Unit Summary
Grade: 12
Content Standards:
12.1.1 -Analyze the influence of ancient Greek, Roman, English, and leading European political thinkers such as John Locke, Charles-Louis Montesquieu, Niccolò Machiavelli, and William Blackstone on the development of American government.
12.1.3 - Explain how the U.S. Constitution reflects a balance between the classical republican concern with promotion of the public good and the classical liberal concern with protecting individual rights; and discuss how the basic premises of liberal constitutionalism and democracy are joined in the Declaration of Independence as “self evident truths.”
12.1.4 - Explain how the Founding Fathers’ realistic view of human nature led directly to the establishment of a constitutional system that limited the power of the governors and the governed as articulated in the Federalist Papers.
12.1.5 - Describe the systems of separated and shared powers, the role of organized interests (Federalist Paper Number 10), checks and balances (Federalist Paper Number 51), the importance of an independent judiciary (Federalist Paper Number 78), enumerated powers, rule of law, federalism, and civilian control of the military.
12.1.6 - Understand that the Bill of Rights limits the powers of the federal government and state governments.
12.2.1 - Explain how economic rights are secured and their importance to the individual and to society (e.g., the right to acquire, use, transfer, and dispose of property; right to choose one’s work; right to join or not join labor unions; copyright and patent).
12.3.2 - Explain how civil society makes it possible for people, individually or in association with others, to bring their influence to bear on government in ways other than voting and elections.
12.4.2 - Explain the process through which the Constitution can be amended.
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.1 Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, connecting insights gained from specific details to an understanding of the text as a whole.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.5
Analyze in detail how a complex primary source is structured, including how key sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text contribute to the whole.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.2.b
Develop the topic thoroughly by selecting the most significant and relevant facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience's knowledge of the topic
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.6
Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.3.e
Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on what is experienced, observed, or resolved over the course of the narrative.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.1.d
Respond thoughtfully to diverse perspectives; synthesize comments, claims, and evidence made on all sides of an issue; resolve contradictions when possible; and determine what additional information or research is required to deepen the investigation or complete the task
Big Ideas:
- Declaration of Independence
- Constitution
- Bill of Rights
- Republic
- Separated and Shared Powers
- The Founding Fathers
Essential Questions:
How did previous Republics influence the development of the American government?
How does the Bill of Rights limit government power?
How did the Federalist Papers guide the views of the Founding Fathers?
In what ways did the Federalist Papers influence ideas such as checks and balances and separated and shared powers?
How are the ideas of Republicanism and Liberalism established in the Constitution?
Unit Assessments:
Mind Map of the different political thinkers and their ideas.
Short Answer Quiz on the Founding Fathers and the Declaration of Independence.
Essay at the end of the unit answering a given prompt concerning the influence of the Federalist Papers on the Constitution or the influence of political thinkers on how the Founding Fathers crafted the Declaration of Independence.
Grade: 12
Content Standards:
12.1.1 -Analyze the influence of ancient Greek, Roman, English, and leading European political thinkers such as John Locke, Charles-Louis Montesquieu, Niccolò Machiavelli, and William Blackstone on the development of American government.
12.1.3 - Explain how the U.S. Constitution reflects a balance between the classical republican concern with promotion of the public good and the classical liberal concern with protecting individual rights; and discuss how the basic premises of liberal constitutionalism and democracy are joined in the Declaration of Independence as “self evident truths.”
12.1.4 - Explain how the Founding Fathers’ realistic view of human nature led directly to the establishment of a constitutional system that limited the power of the governors and the governed as articulated in the Federalist Papers.
12.1.5 - Describe the systems of separated and shared powers, the role of organized interests (Federalist Paper Number 10), checks and balances (Federalist Paper Number 51), the importance of an independent judiciary (Federalist Paper Number 78), enumerated powers, rule of law, federalism, and civilian control of the military.
12.1.6 - Understand that the Bill of Rights limits the powers of the federal government and state governments.
12.2.1 - Explain how economic rights are secured and their importance to the individual and to society (e.g., the right to acquire, use, transfer, and dispose of property; right to choose one’s work; right to join or not join labor unions; copyright and patent).
12.3.2 - Explain how civil society makes it possible for people, individually or in association with others, to bring their influence to bear on government in ways other than voting and elections.
12.4.2 - Explain the process through which the Constitution can be amended.
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.1 Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, connecting insights gained from specific details to an understanding of the text as a whole.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.5
Analyze in detail how a complex primary source is structured, including how key sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text contribute to the whole.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.2.b
Develop the topic thoroughly by selecting the most significant and relevant facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience's knowledge of the topic
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.6
Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.3.e
Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on what is experienced, observed, or resolved over the course of the narrative.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.1.d
Respond thoughtfully to diverse perspectives; synthesize comments, claims, and evidence made on all sides of an issue; resolve contradictions when possible; and determine what additional information or research is required to deepen the investigation or complete the task
Big Ideas:
- Declaration of Independence
- Constitution
- Bill of Rights
- Republic
- Separated and Shared Powers
- The Founding Fathers
Essential Questions:
How did previous Republics influence the development of the American government?
How does the Bill of Rights limit government power?
How did the Federalist Papers guide the views of the Founding Fathers?
In what ways did the Federalist Papers influence ideas such as checks and balances and separated and shared powers?
How are the ideas of Republicanism and Liberalism established in the Constitution?
Unit Assessments:
Mind Map of the different political thinkers and their ideas.
Short Answer Quiz on the Founding Fathers and the Declaration of Independence.
Essay at the end of the unit answering a given prompt concerning the influence of the Federalist Papers on the Constitution or the influence of political thinkers on how the Founding Fathers crafted the Declaration of Independence.