History Sub Plan 1

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6th - 12th Grade

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Cindy Andrade

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Roots of Democracy

Open Ended

Brainstorm: What are some ideas or principles that

American democracy is founded upon?

Type response here

Before Modern Democracy

Historically, rulers/governments have come in the form of a monarchy.
Rulers were selected to rule based the idea(s) that they were:

1. selected by God (divine rule) OR

2. were of a royal blood line (heredity)

So, how did things come to change?

Poll

Based on what you just read,

which Enlightenment idea do you think is most significant?

Natural Rights

Consent of the Governed

Republicanism

Multiple Choice

An agreement where citizens give up some rights in exchange for

government protection is called ____.

consent of the governed

natural rights

social contract

Multiple Choice

____ are the fundamental rights that all people are born with.

consent of the governed

natural rights

social contract

Multiple Choice

____ is the idea that a country's leader should be

chosen by the people via election.

social contract

natural rights

republicanism

Let's learn more about the ideas of Enlightenment thinkers!

Open Ended

1) What did Hobbes believe was the natural state for humans?

2) How did Hobbes view the social contract? What did he think government should be like?

Type response here

Open Ended

1) How did Locke's beliefs on the natural state of humans differ from Hobbes?

2) How did Locke view the social contract?

What did he believe government should be like? What role should people play?

Type response here

Open Ended

How does Rousseau's view of the social contract differ from Hobbes and Locke?

Type response here

Poll

Whose ideas do you most agree with?

Hobbes-

Due to the brutality of human nature, we need authoritative government

Locke-

Governments are created by the people & their role is to protect the life, liberty, and property of the people; if governments do not follow our will we can remove them

Rousseau-

Society limits freedoms; In order to be truly free people must be willing to submit to the general will (what the majority wants)

Multiple Choice

To Montesquieu liberty means that people

have the freedom to do whatever they want

have a piece of mind and feel safe

Multiple Choice

Separation of powers means

everyone follows the law

the ruler has the power to separate the people

government (and its powers) are divided into different parts

Poll

To what degree do you think the ideas of Enlightenment thinkers influenced the United States' system of government?

There was little influence.

There was some influence.

There was significant influence.

Open Ended

Reflect: How might the world be different today if Enlightenment thinkers did not develop their

ideas and philosophies on government?

Type response here

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