6X 03-08-2017 Wednesday Forming a Government Chapter 5 Launch Objective: Describe the founding of American government. Agenda: Prayer Do Now: What are the three most important ideas you would have for government if you had to create one? (notebook check during the do now) Lesson on Ch 5.1 Homework: study notes – potential pop quiz tomorrow.
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Chapter 5 Forming a Government Section 1: Articles of Confederation: What ideas did the Founding Fathers have for government? What was our first government like? Section 2: The New Nation Faces Challenges: Was the first government successful? Why or why not? Section 3: Creating the Constitution: How did the Founding Fathers create the Constitution we have now? Section 4: Ratifying the Constitution: What did it take to make the Constitution the Supreme Law of the land?
Challenge: Create a government! Ah! Who’s going to make the laws? How do we decide? What will be the reasons for the laws? How will laws be made? Who has to follow the laws? How long will the person in charge be in power?
Where did they get their ideas from? 3 Sources: 1. The English Government 2. The Enlightenment 3. American Models of Government
The English Government Rule of law: government officials must also follow the law like everyone else. Magna Carta: the king also had to follow the laws (signed by King John in 1215) English Bill of Rights: A law that was passed that said that the king or queen could not change laws without permission from Parliament. Parliament: a group of people chosen by the citizens to make laws.
The Enlightenment John Locke: a philosopher who believed in a social contract between the ruler and the people – the people will follow the ruler if the ruler makes laws for the good and interest of the people. Baron de Montesquieu: a philosopher who said that the government’s powers cannot be with just one person or group. (separation of powers - example: 3 branches – legislative, executive, judicial)
American Models of Government Constitution: laws are written down so that everyone knows them and they cannot be easily changed. Town meetings: citizens can gather and discuss their ideas. They make decisions together. Virginia House of Burgesses: a group of lawmakers from Virginia who were chosen by the citizens to make the laws. The Mayflower Compact: The first legal document in the Americas that established order and society. It was an agreement among the Pilgrims to be united and create fair rules. VA Statute for Religious Freedom: A law written by Thomas Jefferson for the state of Virginia that says that no person could be forced to follow a certain religion or pay for a church. All people must be allowed to follow their own religious beliefs. Suffrage: the right to vote.
Where did they get their ideas from? The English Government Rule of law: government officials must also follow the law like everyone else. Magna Carta: the king also had to follow the laws (signed by King John in 1215) English Bill of Rights: A law that was passed that said that the king or queen could not change laws without permission from Parliament. Parliament: a group of people chosen by the citizens to make laws. The Enlightenment John Locke: a philosopher who believed in a social contract between the ruler and the people – the people will follow the ruler if the ruler makes laws for the good and interest of the people. Baron de Montesquieu: a philosopher who said that the government’s powers cannot be with just one person or group. (separation of powers - example: 3 branches – legislative, executive, judicial) American Models of Government Constitution: laws are written down so that everyone knows them and they cannot be easily changed. Town meetings: citizens can gather and discuss their ideas. They make decisions together. Virginia House of Burgesses: a group of lawmakers from Virginia who were chosen by the citizens to make the laws. The Mayflower Compact: The first legal document in the Americas that established order and society. It was an agreement among the Pilgrims to be united and create fair rules. VA Statute for Religious Freedom: A law written by Thomas Jefferson for the state of Virginia that says that no person could be forced to follow a certain religion or pay for a church. All people must be allowed to follow their own religious beliefs. Suffrage: the right to vote.
Exit Ticket Which of the following ideas do you think is most important - rule of law, constitution, or social contract? Why?