National Supremacy iii. Separation of Powers with Integrated Checks and Balances b. Conflict and Compromise over Representative Democracy i. The Connecticut Compromise ii. Conflict and Compromise over Slavery d. What About a Bill of Rights? Congress Sends the Constitution to the States for Ratification i. Article I: The Legislative Branch ii. Article V: The Amendment Process vi. Article VI: Supremacy of the Constitution vii. The Federalist—Anti-Federalist Debate i. The Constitution as a Living, Evolving Document a.
Formal Amendment of the Constitution b. Interpretation by the U. Americans have traditionally distrusted their perception of big government, and the American system puts a variety of limits on governmental authority and safeguards personal rights. Given the present-day international and domestic environment, is this emphasis still practical and workable? Constitution restricts political power in a number of ways—grants of power, denials of power, a separation of institutions, and the Bill of Rights.
Evaluate the effectiveness of these various mechanisms. What are the social, economic, and cultural conditions that promote limited or repressive government?
Do you believe such a change would be for the better or not, in terms of overall government performance and leadership effectiveness? Explain in detail. After they have completed this exercise, ask them to identify key strengths and limitations of the Constitution within a twenty-first-century context—for example, how adequately the Constitution addresses issues such as online privacy.
Finally, encourage students to propose amendments, and get them to justify their choices. Is it needed, and if so, what measures should the delegates consider? Chapter Activities: I.
You will project for the students a chapter-related online video from YouTube. What Students Will Learn In this activity, you are engaging students in effective critical thinking via audiovisuals and the World Wide Web. For optimal results, brief students in the chapter of study first. Then, show the clip. Next, prompt a class discussion about the video. Videos for Chapter 2 on YouTube: 1.
The Declaration of Independence Time: min. This is a reading of The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by a variety of well-known actors.
Wood on the U. Constitution Time: min. Historian Gordon S. Constitution endured for more than years? You will make a blog or forum posting, and later may delegate this function to random students.
Suggested writing topics are chapter-specific for American Democracy Now. What Students Will Learn In this activity, you are engaging students in effective critical thinking via writing. For optimal results, first brief students in the subject matter. Next, allow students to share their ideas with their class members and other classrooms. A Web search will turn up other choices; it may even be possible to use popular social networking sites such as Facebook.
If any of your students blog, what do they currently use? You will direct students to conduct research about topics covered in the chapter. Suggested research topics are chapter-specific for American Democracy Now. Next, have them compare and contrast their own constitutional interpretations with those interpretations issued by the U. Supreme Court. The Connecticut Compromise ii.
Conflict and Compromise over Slavery d. What About a Bill of Rights? Congress Sends the Constitution to the States for Ratification i. Article I: The Legislative Branch ii. Article V: The Amendment Process vi. Article VI: Supremacy of the Constitution vii. The Federalist—Anti-Federalist Debate i. The Constitution as a Living, Evolving Document a. Formal Amendment of the Constitution b. Interpretation by the U. Americans have traditionally distrusted their perception of big government, and the American system puts a variety of limits on governmental authority and safeguards personal rights.
Given the present-day international and domestic environment, is this emphasis still practical and workable? Constitution restricts political power in a number of ways—grants of power, denials of power, a separation of institutions, and the Bill of Rights. Evaluate the effectiveness of these various mechanisms. What are the social, economic, and cultural conditions that promote limited or repressive government?
Do you believe such a change would be for the better or not, in terms of overall government performance and leadership effectiveness? Explain in detail. After they have completed this exercise, ask them to identify key strengths and limitations of the Constitution within a twenty-first-century context—for example, how adequately the Constitution addresses issues such as online privacy. Finally, encourage students to propose amendments, and get them to justify their choices.
Is it needed, and if so, what measures should the delegates consider? Chapter Activities: I. You will project for the students a chapter-related online video from YouTube. What Students Will Learn In this activity, you are engaging students in effective critical thinking via audiovisuals and the World Wide Web. For optimal results, brief students in the chapter of study first. Then, show the clip. Next, prompt a class discussion about the video.
Videos for Chapter 2 on YouTube: 1. The Declaration of Independence Time: min. This is a reading of The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by a variety of well-known actors. Wood on the U. Constitution Time: min. Historian Gordon S.
Constitution endured for more than years? You will make a blog or forum posting, and later may delegate this function to random students. Suggested writing topics are chapter-specific for American Democracy Now. What Students Will Learn In this activity, you are engaging students in effective critical thinking via writing. For optimal results, first brief students in the subject matter.
Next, allow students to share their ideas with their class members and other classrooms. A Web search will turn up other choices; it may even be possible to use popular social networking sites such as Facebook. If any of your students blog, what do they currently use? You will direct students to conduct research about topics covered in the chapter. Suggested research topics are chapter-specific for American Democracy Now.
Next, have them compare and contrast their own constitutional interpretations with those interpretations issued by the U. Supreme Court. Suggested reading and sites: Breyer, Stephen. Random House. Constitution in a contemporary context. Constitution and the constitutions of the states and other nations.
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