1. Fundamental Principles of American Government
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Please leave one blank page in the front so that you will have a blank left side.
What do you call an alligator in a vest?
An investigator!

2. Standard CE.2a
Essential Understanding: Fundamental political principles define and shape American constitutional government.
Essential Question: What are the fundamental political principles that have shaped government in the United States?
Vocabulary: consent of the governed, limited government, rule of law, democracy, representative government

3. Sample Current Event Report – Let’s do one together.
Who?
What?
When?
Where?
Why? Or How?
Impact?
Personal Opinion?

4. How would you build a building
How would you build a building? You have about one minute to think about the steps you would follow.

7. What is a foundation???

8. What is a fundamental principle?

9. Representative government
People elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct government on their behalf.

10. Rule of law The government and those who govern are bound by the law.
I have to follow the law too!!

11. Consent of the governed
People are the source of any and all governmental power.

12. Government where the people rule.
Democracy
Government where the people rule.
We the people...

13. Brain Pop Video

14. Limited government
Government is not all-powerful and may do only those things people have given it the power to do.
POWER

15. Which fundamental principle is it?

16. I realize that you guys and gals brought me into this office, and you can take me out!

17. We rule!

18. I wear many hats, but one of them is not a crown!

19. Sorry Mr. President, but you can’t speed either!

20. U.S. Capitol Building
Washington, D.C.

21. Everyone pick one of the fundamental principles and be ready to explain how the United States would be different without it.

22. On the left hand side of your notebook, design a building that illustrates the fundamental principles of our government.