The FRAME Routine
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is about…
How three world-changing documents from very different times in human history eventually led to the government and rights that we have as
Americans.
Main Idea
Main Idea
Main Idea
The Magna Carta
The Mayflower Compact
The English Bill of Rights
Essential Details
A
Essential Details
Essential Details
1620 – Age of European
Colonization
1689 – Dawn of the British
Empire
Pilgrims and “Strangers” agree
to self-government and majority
rule
King Charles is deposed during
the Glorious Revolution, a
bloodless coup (takeover)
Limited the power of the
English King
Two disagreeing parties
agreeing to work together
Old King gets kicked out – New
King & Queen guarantee
people’s rights
Constitutional Influence:
Limited Central Government
Constitutional Influence:
Representing People of differing
political stances
1215 – Medieval Ages
English noblemen risk their lives
to force King John to respect their
rights
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So What? (What’s important to understand about this?) – Can you pursue happiness any way you want?
Rarely in life do great things, such as preserving freedom, happen purely by chance – it involves people taking risks, making reasonable
compromises, and doing what is morally right
Extend Understanding:
E
Constitutional Influence:
Government Guarantees the
Rights of the People
Strategic Instruction Model (SIM™) University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning (KUCRL.org)
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Key Topic
The Influence of Historic
Documents on US Government