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Welcome to Social Studies Unit 5: We the People
Do Now: PAST: (Information and skills from old units!)
Match the causes of the revolution with the names of the Acts.
Quartering Act
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
Tea Act
Coercive/Intolerable
Acts
23rd MARCH 2011
A. 1767- Tax on glass, paper, lead and tea were
taxed and allowed British officers to search
homes
B. 1765- Colonists had to house and feed British
soldiers
C. 1773- Colonists were required to buy all tea
from England
D. 1765- Tax on all documents, from newspapers to
playing cards
E. 1764- Tax on Sugar and other imports from
England
F. 1773- Naval blockade of Boston Harbor until the
ruined tea from the Boston Tea Party was repaid
PRESENT: (Information and skills from this unit!)
Answer the questions below about the Constitution. *Use your notes from Monday!!!!
1) What type of government did Great Britain have? ___________________________________________
2) How is a monarchy different from a democracy? _________________________________________________________
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3) What is the Constitution? __________________________________________________________________________________
4) What does the Bill of Rights protect? _____________________________________________________________________
5) When was the Constitution written? ___________________________________________
FUTURE: (NEW! Information based on This Day in History video!)
1) Who was kicked out of the Massachusetts Bay colony? _______________________________________
2) Which sport played in its first Stanley Cup tournament in 1894? _________________________
3) Why didn’t the law about women’s equality become law in 1972? ________________________________
4) Which of the Acts did Great Britain put on the colonies on this day in 1765? __________________________
What did this law say? ______________________________________________________________________________________
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Review Part I: The Constitution (Use Monday’s Notes!)
1) What type of government did Great Britain have? ___________________________________________
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2) What is a democracy? _________________________________________________________________
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3) What are the three branches of government? ______________________________________________
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4) Why did the Founding Fathers create “separation of powers”? _________________________________
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5) What are “checks and balances”? _______________________________________________________
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Review Part II: The Branches of Government: Executive Branch
A. Take notes in your Travel Journal about the Executive Branch.
B. Read pages 16-17 about the Executive Branch. Read the sample question; then make up at
least two text questions about the Executive Branch based on the passage. You must include
the correct answer in RAD. Record the questions in your Travel Journals and label them
“Executive Branch Questions”.
Q: Executive-Sample: What are the two main responsibilities of the vice president?
A: One responsibility of the vice president is to take over the presidency if anything happens to the
president. The second main responsibility of the vice president is to be president of the Senate and vote
in the event of a tie.
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Review Part III: The Bill of Rights
1) What is the Bill of Rights? ____________________________________________________________
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2) What does the Bill of Rights protect? ____________________________________________________
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3) Choose two of the amendments in the Bill of Rights and explain them in your own words.
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Below, each of the first 8 amendments has been explained again. Think of a situation in which that
right could be broken. See the sample for help.
Sample:
1. Guarantees freedom of religion, speech, assembly, and press, and the right of people to
protest against the government.
Example: A newspaper editor printed an opinion article saying that government was wrong to go to war
in the Middle East, and a SWAT team came to his office and arrested him.
The United States Bill of Rights
1. Guarantees freedom of religion, speech, assembly, and press, and the right of people to
protest against the government.
example: _________________________________________________________________________
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2. Protects the rights of people to bear arms (weapons).
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example: _________________________________________________________________________
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3. Protects the rights of people to not have troops living in private homes.
example: _________________________________________________________________________
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4. Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures.
example: _________________________________________________________________________
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5. Protects the rights of the accused. People have the right to remain silent, have a lawyer,
and protection from double jeopardy (being tried for the same crime twice).
example: _________________________________________________________________________
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6. Guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial.
example: _________________________________________________________________________
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7. Assures the right to a jury trial.
example: _________________________________________________________________________
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8. Protects against excessive bail, or cruel and unusual punishment.
example: _________________________________________________________________________
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Read each situation. Determine which amendment right was broken and explain. YOU MUST
INCLUDE THE NUMBER OF THE AMENDMENT AND how the law was broken in the particular
situation.
Situation: A woman came home to find that the police had broken into her house and searched it for
drugs. When she asked for the warrant they refused to answer her question.
Which right was broken? ___________________________________________________________________________________________
Explain how it was broken. _________________________________________________________________________________________
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Situation: After being accused of hitting a car and leaving the scene of the crime, Luke went through a
private trial without a jury.
Which right was broken? ___________________________________________________________________________________________
Explain how it was broken. _________________________________________________________________________________________
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Situation: The state of Florida declared a state of emergency after a hurricane hit. They passed a law that
required everyone to allow firemen to live in their homes for 2 months.
Which right was broken? ___________________________________________________________________________________________
Explain how it was broken. _________________________________________________________________________________________
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Situation: After going to trial for running eight red lights, a man was sentenced to death by hanging on a
traffic light.
Which right was broken? ___________________________________________________________________________________________
Explain how it was broken. _________________________________________________________________________________________
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Now, let’s spend some time in your groups creating your Bill of Rights rap/chant/song/poem.
Remember: you MUST include the amendments in ORDER with their numbers and explanations in
your OWN words.