Principles

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Principles Influences of American Government

• Activities for 2.1

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Course Objective Focus

• CE.CG.1.2 Explain how Enlightenment other
  theories impacted the DOI, Constitution BOR to
  promote liberty, justice equality.
• What was the Enlightenment?
• What ideas came from the Enlightenment?
• How did these ideas impact the US?
• How do these ideas affect us today?

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Enlightenment, p. 12

• Define the term.
• Enlightenment a European intellectual movement
  around 1680-1780 emphasizing reason and
  individualism rather than tradition. 
• What ideas came from this movement?
• How did this change the world?

Hobbes
Locke
Rousseau
Montesquieu
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Enlightenment Philosophers

• Work with your small group. Number each other 1-4
• Complete both the text and handout readings
• Thomas Hobbes (p. 21)
• John Locke (p. 34-35)
• Jean Jacques Rousseau (p. 35)
• Charles de Montesquieu (p. 35)
• Read pp. 21, 34-35 the handout. Then, for each
  of the philosophers
• State their country of origin
• Name of Book they wrote (Look on the handout!)
• Explain one belief they wrote about. (Use a quote
  from the handout to illustrate this belief.)
• What principle of American democracy best sums up
  their ideas? (See p. 9 of your notebook!)

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Important documents to USMagna Carta, English
Bill of Rights, Mayflower Compact

• The 1s in each group should collect the handouts
  and return them to me.
• Return to seats straighten the room.
• Fill appointment clock for activity.

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Appointment Clock Activity

• Make an appointment for each time slot with a
  different classmate for each other than your
  elbow partner.
• Write their name on the line they should write
  yours on their line.
• Have a seat when you complete your appointment
  card.

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Founding Documents, p. 13

• Setting up the page
• 1200 The Magna Carta (p. 33)
• Skip about 5 lines
• 300 The Mayflower Compact (p. 36)
• Skip about 5 lines
• 600 The English Bill of Rights (p. 34)
• Skip about 5 lines
• 900 Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (p. 37)

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Founding Documents, p. 13

• Read the document and pp. 33-34, 36-37.
• Write the year of the document.
• Write participants involved in creating the
  document.
• Write the significance of the document.
• Write what American principle the document
  represents. (See p. 9!)
• Discuss each document with quotes.

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2.1 Exit Ticket

• Why do you think Americans study the
  Enlightenment today?
• Explain how it shaped our country.
• Which document that we studied today (on p. 13 of
  your notebook) do you think is the most important
  to the US?
• Explain why.

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Assignment

• Jigsaw groups.
• Read Chapter 2.4. Complete the timeline with the
  dates.
• You may also wish to review Chapter 2.1 and
  include key dates from the information in that
  section on your timeline.