Unit 5- Precedents of the Early Republic
General Concepts: Precedents
Enduring Understandings (Big Ideas):
 A government’s actions impact its citizens.
 Decisions in the past influence the present.
 Societies resolve conflicts through legal procedures, force, and/or compromise.
 People tend to justify their actions based on ideals and principles.
Essential Questions:
 According to the founding fathers, in what ways should the government participate in a free
enterprise system?
 How does setting precedents influence the office of the president?
 Did the Supreme Court under John Marshall give too much power to the Federal government at the
expense of the states?
 What major arguments and discussions occurred concerning the role of the new federal
government?
 How did the Federalist and Democratic-Republican visions for the United States differ?
Academic Vocabulary:
 Judicial Review
 Loose/Strict Interpretation
 Precedent
 Domestic
Language of Instruction:
 Free Enterprise
 Inaugural Address
 Landmark Supreme Court Cases
 Civic Virtue
 Precedent
 Tariff
Student Understanding (student friendly TEKS)
 1A – I can identify the early republic.
 1B – I can put events in chronological order.
 1C – I can explain why 1803 is important.
 5A – I can describe how leaders handled major problems within the U.S.
 5B – I can summarize arguments about the economy.
 5C – I can explain how political parties were created in the U.S.
 10A – I can locate important places and regions in the 1600s, 1700s, and 1800s.
 14A – I can explain why the new nation developed a free enterprise system of economics.
 14B – I can describe how a free enterprise system helped the U.S. in the 1700s and 1800s.
 18A – I can identify the origin of judicial review and legislative and executive responses.
 18B – I can summarize the issues, decisions, and significance of landmark Supreme Court cases.
 20B – I can evaluate the different roles of the Founding Fathers as models of civic virtue.
 21A – I can identify different points of view of political parties and interest groups on important
historical and current issues.
 22A – I can analyze the leadership qualities of elected and appointed leaders.
 22B –I can describe the contributions of key political, social, and military leaders.
Unit 5 – Early Republic – Precedents 2013-14
Unit 5- Precedents of the Early Republic
General Concepts: Precedents
The student will:
History Strand
and be able to:
identify the major eras and events in U.S. history
through 1877, including the …ratification of the
Constitution, religious revivals such as the Second
Great Awakening, and the early republic (8.1A)
understand traditional
historical points of reference
in U.S. history through 1877
apply absolute and relative chronology through the
sequencing of significant individuals, events, and
time periods (8.1B)
explain the significance of the following date(s): 1787,
writing of the U.S. Constitution;
1803, Louisiana Purchase (8.1C)
understand the challenges
confronted by the government
and its leaders in the early
years of the republic
describe major domestic problems faced by the
leaders of the new republic such as maintaining
national security, building a military, creating a
stable economic system, setting up the court system,
and defining the authority of the central government
(8.5A)
summarize arguments regarding protective tariffs,
taxation, and the banking system (8.5B)
explain the origin and development of American
political parties (8.5C)
Geography Strand
understand the location and
characteristics of places and
regions of the United States,
past and present
locate places and regions of importance in the United
States during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries
(8.10A)
Economics Strand
understand the origins and
development of the free
enterprise system in the
United States
explain why a free enterprise system… developed in
the new nation, including minimal government
intrusion, taxation, and property rights (8.14A)
describe the characteristics and the benefits of the
U.S. free enterprise system during the 18th…century
(8.14B)
Unit 5 – Early Republic – Precedents 2013-14
Mastery Level
Unit 5- Precedents of the Early Republic
General Concepts: Precedents
Government/ Citizenship Strands
understands the impact of
landmark Supreme Court
cases
identify the origin of judicial review and analyze
examples of congressional and presidential responses
(8.18A)
summarize the issues, decisions, and significance of
landmark Supreme Court cases, including Marbury
v. Madison, McCulloch v. Maryland, and Gibbons v.
Ogden (8.18B)
understand the importance of
voluntary individual
participation in the
democratic process
evaluate the contributions of the Founding Fathers as
models of civic virtue (8.20B)
understand the importance of
the expression of different
points of view in a
constitutional republic
identify different points of view of political parties and
interest groups on important historical and
contemporary issues (8.21A)
understands the importance
of effective leadership in a
constitutional republic
analyze the leadership qualities of elected and
appointed leaders of the United States such as
George Washington and John Marshall… (8.22A)
describe the contributions of significant political,
social, and military leaders of the United States such
as… John Paul Jones and James Monroe… (8.22B)
Unit 5 – Early Republic – Precedents 2013-14