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Early Stages was specifically created in 1989 to offer the experience of live professional theatre
to economically and culturally deprived students from inner city schools at the Florida Theatre
and in their schools. In 1991, the program served 3,000 students in seven small schools.
Last year, Early Stages served 30,000 students from over 60 schools, with programs for grades
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The Florida Theatre
October 17, 2016
Sponsored by:
The State of Florida,
Department of State,
Division of Cultural Affairs
ABOUT THE PLAY AND GOVERNMENT
With the generous support of:
The State of Florida,
Department of State,
Division of Cultural Affairs
Presents
We the People
CAST
Dawn....................................Najah Johnson
Benjamin Franklin....................Ross Brown
George Washington...............James Franch
John Adams............................Ben Stroman
Thomas Jefferson...André-Chance Goddard
Stage Manager......................Ingrid Pierson
Produced by Theatreworks USA
The taking of pictures and/or making of visual or sound recording is expressly forbidden
Wheelchair accessible seats are available
Large Print Programs
Available Upon Request
1) Dawn wants to be student council president for her college application. How does her understanding of the individual's role in government evolve during the play?
2) The Founders admired the French philosopher Montesquieu’s belief
that government needed internal forces pushing against each other to
prevent tyranny. How did the Founding Fathers accomplish this in the
body of the Constitution?
3) Dawn gets a bill passed to stop Tammy’s perfume use. Dawn thinks
this is a sensible law. Tammy views this as an unreasonable limit on
her freedom. Who has the final word on the legality of the law?
4) Can you name the three branches of government and the checks they
have on each other?
5) The Constitution’s seven Articles that describe how the government
will work. What part of the Constitution limits government’s
power?
6) After losing the perfume court case, Dawn is focused on being President to exert power, but Benjamin Franklin points out that a person cannot just be President because their parent was, or because you want to.
You must be elected. What is the source of true power?
7) The First Amendment to the Constitution guarantees five of our
most cherished rights. List them.
8) In the Preamble, the Founding Fathers were trying to form “a more
perfect union.” What mechanism is there in the Constitution to enable
people to improve on the original document?
9) The election of the President is not one big election but 51 small
elections. What is this system to elect the President of the United States
called? How is each state’s number of electors determined?