Friday 9/15/2006 Today’s Standards hit: C – Evaluate the major importance of the principles and ideals of civic life I - Analyze historical examples of the importance of the rule of law explaining the sources, purposes and functions of law E – Analyze the principles and ideals that shape the United States and compare them to documents of government.

Intro Activity: 9/15/2006 Why is it important for the towns we live in to have agencies like sheriffs (police), prisons, coroners, judges, juries, etc.? Today’s Standards hit: C – Evaluate the major importance of the principles and ideals of civic life I - Analyze historical examples of the importance of the rule of law explaining the sources, purposes and functions of law E – Analyze the principles and ideals that shape the United States and compare them to documents of government.

Today’s Objectives: 1.Identify the three basic concepts of government that influenced the U.S. 2.Explain how the following landmark documents affected the American Bill of Rights: Magna Carta, the Petition of Rights, the English Bill of Rights 3.List the basic rights found in the American Bill of Rights and from which landmark document they were derived. Today’s Standards hit: C – Evaluate the major importance of the principles and ideals of civic life I - Analyze historical examples of the importance of the rule of law explaining the sources, purposes and functions of law E – Analyze the principles and ideals that shape the United States and compare them to documents of government.

Identify the three basic concepts of government that influenced the U.S C – Evaluate the major importance of the principles and ideals of civic life.

Intro Activity: 9/15/2006 Why is it important for the towns we live in to have agencies like sheriffs (police), prisons, coroners, judges, juries, etc.?

Identify the three basic concepts of government that influenced the U.S. 1.Ordered - orderly regulation (sheriff, coroner, grand jury, county, twp.)  C – Evaluate the major importance of the principles and ideals of civic life.

Identify the three basic concepts of government that influenced the U.S. 1.Ordered - orderly regulation (sheriff, coroner, grand jury, county, twp.) 2.Limited – govt. is restricted in what it can do  C – Evaluate the major importance of the principles and ideals of civic life.

Identify the three basic concepts of government that influenced the U.S. 1.Ordered - orderly regulation (sheriff, coroner, grand jury, county, twp.) 2.Limited – govt. is restricted in what it can do 3.Representative – “Government of, by and for the people”  C – Evaluate the major importance of the principles and ideals of civic life.

Identify the three basic concepts of government that influenced the U.S. These fundamental ideas were brought by the colonist from…  England 1.Ordered - orderly regulation (sheriff, coroner, grand jury, county, twp.) 2.Limited – govt. is restricted in what it can do 3.Representative – “Government of, by and for the people” C – Evaluate the major importance of the principles and ideals of civic life.

What would you do? There are fundamental rights that we are all born with…some of these are specifically written out (freedom of religion) others are implied (freedom to go to public school) If you could assure your children just one “right” throughout their life which would it be and why do you believe this? I - Analyze historical examples of the importance of the rule of law explaining the sources, purposes and functions of law.

Explain how the following landmark documents affected the American Bill of Rights: The Petition of Rights The English Bill of Rights Magna Carta E – Analyze the principles and ideals that shape the United States and compare them to documents of government.

Magna Carta 1215 Right to a trial by jury! Right to due process under the law! Right to own private property! E – Analyze the principles and ideals that shape the United States and compare them to documents of government.

English Bill of Rights 1689 Right to a trial by jury! Right to due process under the law! Right to bear arms! Right to no cruel or unusual punishments! Right to no excessive bails or fines! Right to petition ones government! E – Analyze the principles and ideals that shape the United States and compare them to documents of government.

Virginia Bill of Rights 1776 Right to no excessive bails or fines! Right to no unreasonable searches or seizures! Freedom of Speech! Freedom of the Press! Freedom of Religion! E – Analyze the principles and ideals that shape the United States and compare them to documents of government.

American Bill of Rights 1791 Right to a trial by jury! Right to due process under the law! Right to own private property! Right to bear arms! Right to no cruel or unusual punishments! Right to no excessive bails or fines! Right to petition ones government! Right to no unreasonable searches or seizures! Freedom of Speech! Freedom of the Press! Freedom of Religion! E – Analyze the principles and ideals that shape the United States and compare them to documents of government.

Today’s Objectives: 1.Identify the three basic concepts of government that influenced the U.S. 2.Explain how the following landmark documents affected the American Bill of Rights: Magna Carta, the Petition of Rights, the English Bill of Rights 3.List the basic rights found in the American Bill of Rights and from which landmark document they were derived. Today’s Standards hit: C – Evaluate the major importance of the principles and ideals of civic life I - Analyze historical examples of the importance of the rule of law explaining the sources, purposes and functions of law E – Analyze the principles and ideals that shape the United States and compare them to documents of government.

Today’s Objectives: 1.Identify the three basic concepts of government that influenced the U.S. Ordered Limited Representative Today’s Standards hit: C – Evaluate the major importance of the principles and ideals of civic life I - Analyze historical examples of the importance of the rule of law explaining the sources, purposes and functions of law E – Analyze the principles and ideals that shape the United States and compare them to documents of government.

Today’s Objectives: 2.Explain how the following landmark documents affected the American Bill of Rights: Magna Carta, the Petition of Rights, the English Bill of Rights 3.List the basic rights found in the American Bill of Rights and from which landmark document they were derived. See handout! Today’s Standards hit: C – Evaluate the major importance of the principles and ideals of civic life I - Analyze historical examples of the importance of the rule of law explaining the sources, purposes and functions of law E – Analyze the principles and ideals that shape the United States and compare them to documents of government.

Why write out some rights and not others? Questions to ponder: What were some of our founders saying about the rights we did place in writing? Do they make ‘other’ rights not as important? Tomorrow: The coming of Independence… I - Analyze historical examples of the importance of the rule of law explaining the sources, purposes and functions of law.