Building a New Nation
We will be using a new textbook for the last two quarters: We the People
Objectives – The student will be able to:
a.Describe how Europe’s philosophies and policies affected the political structure of the American Colonies.
b.Identify how democratic principles such as the rule of law, consent of the governed, representative democracy, and the limitation of power influenced our founding documents.
c.Explain the balance between providing for the common good and protecting individual rights.
d.Explain the characteristics of limited and unlimited government.
e.Identify and explain the meaning and importance of democratic principles and values of the United States Government that evolved during the Revolutionary period.
f.Analyze the principles articulated in the Articles of Confederation and the successes and failures in meeting the challenges of governing.
g.Explain the contributions of people associated with the drafting of the Constitution.
h.Analyze how individuals with varying economic and regional interest contributed to the first political parties and special interest groups.
i.Describe the significance of the principles of the U.S. Constitution.
a.Describe how Europe’s philosophies and policies affected the political structure of the American Colonies.
b.Identify how democratic principles such as the rule of law, consent of the governed, representative democracy, and the limitation of power influenced our founding documents.
c.Explain the balance between providing for the common good and protecting individual rights.
d.Explain the characteristics of limited and unlimited government.
e.Identify and explain the meaning and importance of democratic principles and values of the United States Government that evolved during the Revolutionary period.
f.Analyze the principles articulated in the Articles of Confederation and the successes and failures in meeting the challenges of governing.
g.Explain the contributions of people associated with the drafting of the Constitution.
h.Analyze how individuals with varying economic and regional interest contributed to the first political parties and special interest groups.
i.Describe the significance of the principles of the U.S. Constitution.
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