ZoomIn on Rules

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Zoom In Inquiry
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Prints Photographs Division
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What does this image tell us about rules and
government?

• Examine the painting carefully. Determine what
  you see and what questions you might ask to get
  the big picture.

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• What do you see

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• Describe who you see in this image.
• Where do you think this image was taken?

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• What new people or things do you see?
• What time period does this painting represent?

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• Make a hypothesis about what is happening in this
  picture.

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• What new things do you see?
• What do you think happened before the event in
  the painting?

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• What new evidence supports or shifts your
  hypothesis?
• Why do you think this painting was created?

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• Christy, H. C. (ca. 1960). Scene at Signing of
  the Constitution of the United States. Library of
  Congress Prints Photographs

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• How did your perception of the image change as
  you saw more of the image?

• What questions did the image leave you with?

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• Understanding the big picture

• How are Good Rules and Government made?

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Examine these historical documents to determine
how they help us understand how good rules are
created.
The Gerrymander. A New Species of
Monster. Library of Congress American Memory
Library of Congress. (n.d.). Transcript of the
"Hay Draft" of the Gettysburg Address. Library of
Congress Exhibitions, The Gettysburg Address
Franklin, B. (1754). Join or Die. Library of
Congress Prints Photographs