Our Political Beginnings. Big Idea The English tradition of ordered, limited, and representative government served as the basis of colonial governments.

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Our Political Beginnings

Big Idea The English tradition of ordered, limited, and representative government served as the basis of colonial governments.

What do you know With you neighbor please discuss and brainstorm what you already know about the Revolutionary Period. K L W

How do we start? The colonist brought with them a rich political tradition Specifically Magna Carta English Petition of Rights English Bill of Rights

Magna Carta King John: 1215 Limited power of government Monarch's power could be limited by citizens Fundamental Rights Trial by jury Due Process of Law

English Petition of Rights Early document supporting the idea that men have rights and establishing the concept of rule of law Included basic rights trial by jury Protection against marshal law protection from quartering of troops Protection of private property

English Bill of Rights Limited power of the monarch no standing army in peacetime Free Elections Rights of petition Parliamentary checks on power

Vocabulary to know Bicameral: consisting of two houses, as in a legislature Unicameral: consisting of one house, as in a legislature Limited Government: the idea that government is not all powerful

Who am I... In your groups I will give you clues and you will have to guess the name of the person from the clues Write the name on your white board and hold it up make sure no one sees your guess

Who is this person John Locke 1st President of the United States and President of the Continental Congress George Washington

George Mason Ben Franklin Wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights

John Adams 2nd President of the United States & a founding father Rousseau

Thomas Hobbes Sam Adams Believed that people were wicked and the government must be strong to control them

Oldest member of the 2nd Continental Congress George Washington Ben Franklin

Sam Adams James Madison Leaders of the Sons of Liberty

John Jay John Locke Wrote Two Treatises of Government: Life, Liberty and Property

Rousseau John Adams Argued that sovereignty should be in the hands of the people

Thomas Jefferson John Jay Helped to write the federalist papers Pres of the Continental Congress

Thomas Jefferson Thomas Hobbes Wrote the Dec. of Independence. 3rd President of the US

James Madison George Mason Known as the Father of the Constitution

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