Section Title: SS.7.C.1.9 - Rule of Law
Objective: Define the rule of law and recognize its influence on the
development of the American legal, political, and governmental systems.
Essential Question(s): How does the rule of law protect individual rights
and preserve the common good? What are some characteristics that a society has
when they operate under the rule of law? How does rule of law protect citizens
from arbitrary and abusive uses of government power?
Textbook Chapters: N/A
Section Title: SS.7.C.2.1 - U.S. Citizenship
Objective: Define the term "Citizen" and identify legal means of becoming a
U.S. Citizen.
Essential Question(s): What are the legal means of becoming a U.S.
citizen? What is the citizenship process in the U.S.?
Textbook Chapters: Chapter 3, Lessons 1, 2, 3
Section Title: SS.7.C.2.2 - Citizen Obligations
Objective: Evaluate the obligations citizens have to obey laws, pay taxes,
defend the nation, and serve on juries.
Essential Question(s): Why do citizens have to obey laws, pay taxes,
defend the nation, and serve on juries? What is the importance and significance
of citizen obligations to society, government, country? What is the difference
between rights, obligations and responsibilities?
Textbook Chapters: Chapter 3, Lesson 3
Section Title: SS.7.C.1.1 – Enlightenment Ideas
Objective:
Recognize how Enlightenment ideas, including Montesquieu’s view of
separation of power and John Locke’s theories related to natural law and how
Locke’s social contract influenced the Founding Fathers.
Essential Question(s):
What were the philosophies of Enlightenment
philosophers such as Montesquieu, John Locke and others? What influence did the
Enlightenment philosophers have on the government created by the Founding
Fathers? What are natural rights? How are John Locke’s political theories, social
contract and natural law, interconnected?
Textbook Chapters:
Chapter 4, Lesson 1
Section Title: SS.7.C.1.2 – Key Documents
Objective:
Trace the impact that the Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights,
Mayflower Compact, and Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense had on colonists’ views of
government.
Essential Question(s):
How did the Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights,
Mayflower Compact, and Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” influence the colonists’
views of government? Why did the American colonists have the rights of
Englishmen? What was the feudal system? How did the feudal system impact the
documents that influenced the early colonists? What were some important rights
of Englishmen? What were the important ideas from the Magna Carta that
influenced the Founders? What was the English Bill of Rights? What was the
purpose of the following documents: Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights,
Mayflower Compact, “Common Sense?” Why did American colonists have the
rights of Englishmen? How and why were the colonists’ influenced by the idea
limited government? Describe feudalism and some of the positives and negatives
of the system. What is the rule of law and how does is apply to the Magna Carta?
What was the purpose in creating Parliament? How would the English Bill of Rights
affect and influence the early American colonists? What was the significance of
the Mayflower Compact? What were the goals of Thomas Paine’s Common Sense?
Textbook Chapters:
Chapter , Lesson
Section Title: SS.7.C.1.3 – Leading to the Declaration
Objective:
Describe how English Policies and responses to colonial concerns
led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence.
Essential Question(s):
How did British policies such as the Stamp Act,
Declaratory Act and the Townshend Acts affect Colonists‟ way of life? What
were the purposes of the 1st and 2nd Continental Congress?
Textbook Chapters:
Chapter 4, Lesson 3
Section Title: SS.7.C.1.4 – Declaration of Independence
Objective:
Analyze the ideas (natural rights, role of the government)
Essential Question(s):
What were the grievances stated in the Declaration
of Independence?
Textbook Chapters: The Declaration of Independence, Textbook pages
109-112
Section Title: SS.7.C.1.5 – Articles of Confederation
Objective:
Identify how the Articles of Confederation led to the writing of
the Constitution.
Essential Question(s):
Why were the Articles of Confederation weak? How
did the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation lead to the writing of the
Constitution?
Textbook Chapters:
Chapter 5, Lesson 1
Section Title: SS.7.C.1.8 – Federalists and Anti-Federalists
Objective:
Explain the viewpoints of the Federalist and the Anti-Federalists
regarding the ratification of the Constitution and inclusion of a bill of rights.
Essential Question(s):
What were the weaknesses of the Articles of
Confederation that created the need for a new constitution? How do the
Federalists and Anti-Federalists compare and contrast to one another? How did
the debates between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists shape the United
States Constitution and inclusion of a bill of rights?
Textbook Chapters:
Chapter 5, Lesson 2
Section Title: SS.7.C.2.8 – Political Parties
Objective:
Identify America’s current political parties, and illustrate their
ideas about government.
Essential Question(s):
How do political parties affect society today? Why
is it necessary to have different political ideologies?
Textbook Chapters:
Chapter 10, Lesson 1
Section Title: SS.7.C.2.9 – Political Participation
Objective:
Evaluate candidates for political parties, and illustrate their ideas
about government.
Essential Question(s):
What are the constitutional requirements to run
for federal office? What are the requirements to run for state and local political
offices? How do experience, platforms, debates, and political advertisements
affect the way we evaluate the qualifications of candidates for public office?
Textbook Chapters:
Chapter 10, Lesson 1
Section Title: SS.7.C.2.10 – Influencing Government
Objective:
Examine the impact of media, individuals, and interest groups on
monitoring and influencing government.
Essential Question(s):
What are the methods used by interest groups to
monitor and/or influence the government? What are the methods used by the
media to monitor and/or influence the government? How do media, individuals, and
interest groups impact the media?
Textbook Chapters:
Chapter 10, Lesson 2
Section Title: SS.7.C.2.11 – Political Communication
Objective:
Analyze media and political communications (bias, symbolism,
propaganda).
Essential Question(s):
What are the different methods of influencing
and/or monitoring government and how are they used? What are bias, symbolism,
and propaganda? How do bias, symbolism, and propaganda impact public opinion?
Textbook Chapters:
Chapter 10, Lesson 2