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Government - Democracy
Government - Democracy
1. What is a democracy?
Why Socrates Hated Democracy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLJBzhcSWTk&t=17s
2. Why do we use a Representative Democracy and how does it work?
3. Evaluate John Locke's Social Contract Theory
4. Compare a Democracy to a Monarchy/Dictatorship and a Communist/Social government - use the following link to find your information: https://www.livescience.com/33027-what-are-the-different-types-of-governments.html
5. What are the purposes of Government according to the Preamble of the Constitution?
6. Summarize the Bill of Rights PURPOSE and MAIN CONCEPTS.
7. View John Locke - Unalienable Rights
Chief Justice Oliver W. Holmes quote
Scale of Justice
Define the how the Declaration of Independence came to be.
COMPLETE AS GROUP Declaration of Independence DBQ
List the four parts of the Declaration of Independence
List the American Creed.
What issues still exist under the American Creed?
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Ted Talks Internet and Democracy: https://www.ted.com/talks/pia_mancini_how_to_upgrade_democracy_for_the_internet_era
11. View: MLK: I Have a Dream Speech; MLK: Voting; Malcolm X: Ballot or Bullet speech
Debate the issues and determine best solutions utilizing a Representative Democracy - Write an Argument Paragraph blog on your website.
Include an image
Include a video
Include an article link.
Use the DEBATE PAGE LINKS TO FIND:
5 FACTS
3 Pros and 3 Cons
Two facts to support your issue's solution
Create a 5 Why and Action Plan: 5 Why Action Plan
1. In government it is vital that we debate topics of concern.
2. Begin with:
What is Government?
What are the various forms of government and how do the differ?
Create a chart to compare and contrast - the following three questions
Who has the power of legislation?
Who has the power of executive?
Who has the power of judicial?
3. List the Purposes of government as listed in the Preamble of the Constitution
What is the Scale of Justice
What is Justice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThKZRtjx20I
She’s a witch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrzMhU_4m-g
How does the quote effect our political debate:
"The right to swing my fist, ends at the tip of another man's nose." - Justice Holmes
"Majority rules, but, minority rights."
Debate the following: go to Debate Topics
Is the American Dream still alive?
How do we restore faith in Government and government functions?
How does Representative Democracy work? How can it be used to create public policies?
Choose one of the following issues below to write a blog on:
Include:
What the issue is
a 5 Why Action Plan of why the issue is occurring
An Action-Plan, and how it can be implemented using Representative Democracy
Complete using Close Reading - Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X
Review Amendments 13-15 and 19.
Review and analyze Plessy v. Fergusson and Brown vs. Board of Education
What would be justifiable consequences for such issues as:
Gun control
Opioid Crisis
Abortion and/or birth control
Martin Luther King Jr./Letter from Birmingham Jail
Racial Inequality - see: Root of Racism
Political participation - See "The Ballot or the Bullet"
Segregation and Xenophobia - See Racism in the Headlines and Fear and Loathing at a Trump Rally
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