Day
2: Constitutional SYSTEMS Name:
LT1b.
I can describe how the powers of government are separated and how they are kept
in balance.
LT1e.
I can identify and describe the major principles behind the American
Constitution.
** If you were absent today, complete THIS WORKSHEET.
DO NOW:
The GUIDING PRINCIPLES of the CONSTITUTION
Using the DICE,
review six of the Constitution’s guiding principles. Write below and try to
describe them
with a partner.
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7. RULE of LAW
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TASK 1:
Examining GUIDING PRINCIPLES of the CONSTITUTION-- RULE of LAW
Watch this
video and then complete the activity on the WORKSHEET: http://youtu.be/q0MTEm2a7PA
TASK 2: One partner
must choose to examine Consent of the Governed and the other
should examine
Separation of Powers. Once you have chosen, watch the correct video and
complete the sheet for your video. After you watch the videos, you AND your
partner must
discuss the questions under TASK 2 to create answers that are high
quality.
Consent: http://youtu.be/_-pDcYF64rs and
Separation: http://youtu.be/Nnqk-yGzYYg
TASK 3: Reading the CONSTITUTION... Start in class, complete for HW.
HOMEWORK:
1. Read the CONSTITUTION (either the student-friendly version OR the REAL THING).
2. Complete the WORKSHEET. Explain what each article does briefly but clearl.
BONUS- Find ONE news video LINK to a CONSTITUTIONALLY important current event. To
turn it in, you must click on COMMENT below here in the BLOG. Then paste the URL. THEN,
explain in one sentence (or more) why you think this has to do with the CONSTITUTION. I've
already added my example.
I picked http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nbc-news/51622085.
ReplyDeleteIt is the White House spokesman Jay Carney explaining that the US Federal Courts plan to try the Boston Marathon bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, NOT as an enemy combatant, but as a US citizen. I chose this one because it shows the trust that the Office of the President has in the American rule of law. We expect that he deserves a fair trial and that he will receive a fair ruling. As an American citizen, he is guaranteed that right-- the right to a fair trial, as guaranteed by the fifth, sixth, and seventh amendments. Ideally, if found guilty, his punishment will not violate the eighth amendment-- the right to a punishment that is neither cruel nor unusual.