U2.LP2: Declaration of Independence

Objective: SW evaluate the foundations of American government outlined in the Declaration of Independence in order to create a personal Declaration of Independence.

Homework: Write a M.E.E.A.L. (5 total sentences) format BCR using the following prompt.

Read the quotation below from the Declaration of Independence.

• “Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed”
• Explain the concept of consent of the governed and its importance in establishing the United States of America.
• In your response, include the type of government that consent of the governed would promote and why.

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U2.LP1: Origins of American Government

Objective: Analyze primary source documents in order to examine the origins of American Government.

Vocabulary: social contract and limited government

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