Unit 1
Unit 1 Project 01 US Constitution Scavenger Hunt
Answer the following on separate paper. Using the US Constitution printed in your textbook (on using the link below), search for the following answers. You may work with a partner, but every student is required to turn a Scavenger Hunt in, and keep the answers in their Notebooks for the entirety of the course.
Unit 1 Project 01 US Constitution Scavenger Hunt
PDF Handout to the left.
PJ01 US Constitution Scavanger Hunt.pdfLesson 0 - What is Civic Virtue?
The United States Founders believed that certain civic virtues were required of citizens in order for the Constitution to work. Numerous primary sources—notably the Federalist Papers and the Autobiography of Ben Franklin—point us to the “Founders’ Virtues.” Students will explore some civic virtues as an integral part of the course introduction.
Lesson 1 - Why Government?
Students will be able to identify the basic ideas on government from Thomas Hobbes and John Locke; define the terms: state of nature, natural rights, sovereign, and trace the development of the idea of the social contract from Thomas Hobbes to John Locke.
Read Text: Chapter 1 Basic Theories of Government
Download Handout: Why Government?
Homework: HW2
Lesson 2 - The Sovereign State
In this lesson, students learn four features of a sovereign state. Graphic organizers and mini-quizzes help reinforce the information. Using what they learned, students then create a fictional country and decide on a variety of features their new state will have.
Read Text: Chapter 1 Basic Theories of Government
Download Handout: The Sovereign State