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U.S. GovernmentLesson Steps

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Complete Previous Standard Review Standard SSCG1
Review Quiz
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Standard Elements

• SSCG2
• The student will analyze the natural rights
  philosophy and the nature of government expressed
  in the Declaration of Independence.
• Elements
• a. Compare and contrast the Declaration of
  Independence and the Social Contract Theory.
• b. Evaluate the Declaration of Independence as a
  persuasive argument.
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Enduring Understandings

• The students will understand that new ideas about
  self government contributed to the Declaration of
  Independence.

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Essential Questions

• 1. How is the Declaration of Independence
  divided?
• 2. How does the Declaration of Independence
  compare and contrast with the Social Contract?
• 3. Why would the new government be based on
  rule of law?

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Class Activities

• Ideas behind the
• Revolution
• Guided Reading
• and
• Video Analysis
• Ticket out the Door

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Standards 12 Review Quiz

• 1. How is Thomas Jefferson related to the
  Declaration of Independence?
• 2. What type of government that is not all
  powerful?
• 3. What type of colony is not granted by the
  King?
• 4. How is Thomas Paine related to Common Sense?
• 5. What type of government serves the will of the
  people?
• 6. What type of Legislature consist of one house?
• 7. How is Social Contract related to Natural
  Rights?
• 8. How is the Preamble related to the Declaration
  of Independence?
• 9. What are Natural Rights?
• 10. How did the English Bill of Rights affect
  English Government?