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LIMITED GOVERNMENT IN AMERICAUSHC Indicator 1.5: Explain how the fundamental principle of limited government is protected by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, including democracy, republicanism, federalism, the separation of powers, the system of checks and balances, and individual rights.
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Learning Objectives1. The students will be able to identify the ways
in which the founding fathers expanded individual rights by limiting the federal government.
2. The students will be able to identify the three branches of government, their functions, and why a separation of powers was created in the Constitution.
3. The students will be able to analyze the Bill of Rights and the reason it was added to the Constitution before receiving ratification.
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Anticipatory Set Review: List 3 weaknesses in the Articles
of Confederation that were amended at the Constitutional Convention.
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• Academic Vocabulary• Key Concepts and Skills
Skill Development (“I Do”)
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Limited Government The Constitutional Convention did
strengthen the Federal Government, but at the same time, it also expanded rights to individuals.
There were two ways the Founding Fathers achieved this…
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Achieving Limited Government
Establish a Democracy: Government derives its power from the consent of the people.
Establish a Republic: The voters elect representatives to make legislative decisions in their best interest.
Add the Bill of Rights: Protection of the people from the government.
Separation of Powers: Creating three branches instead of one.
Federalism: Both National and State Governments are given powers.
Checks and Balances: Each branch holds power over the other.
Expanding Individual Rights
Limiting Federal (Central) Government
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Separation of Powers
Executive Branch-- Enforces the Laws
Legislative Branch:-- Makes the Laws
Judicial Branch:-- Interprets the Laws
The Federal Government is split into three branches and are each given a specific task:
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Checks and Balances Each Branch has power over the other so as
to avoid one branch becoming too powerful. Please refer to the chart on the next page to
better understand the process.
Image retrieved from ccsd-issued smartboard lesson
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Checks and Balances Each Branch has power over the other so as
to avoid one branch becoming too powerful. Please refer to this chart to better
understand the process:
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The Bill of Rights Also known as the First 10 Amendments
to the Constitution. Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists: AF’s
believed the Constitution did not grant enough individual rights, and would not ratify until this need was met.
We will cover the first ten amendments shortly.
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-- Articles I-III of Constitution-- Bill of Rights
Guided Practice
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Analyze Articles I-III of Constitution
1. Judging by the articles, why do you believe the framers separated federal power to three branches, then made checks against each branch?
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Bill of Rights Do you believe there are amendments
that were added that truly speak of the time period they were a part of? If so, which one(s)?
Do you believe that any of the ten amendments listed are relative to today’s world? In other words, did the framers make a relevant constitution that applies to us today, 200+ years later?
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-- One Minute Paper
Closure
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1-Minute Paper Answer the following prompt
“Popular Sovereignty means that power resides in the people. In your opinion, does the Constitution lay out what the government can do, or does portray how the people run the government?
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-- Constitutional Comic Book Activity
Independent Practice
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Independent Practice Use the transcript of the Constitution to
help you! Refer to the handout “Constitutional
Comic Book Activity” for further questions.
You have 45 minutes to work on the comic book.
Differentiation: Instead of formatting it like a comic book, write a short story of the event, not including illustrations.
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Assessment
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Assignment Respond, in paragraph form, to this
prompt:
Synthesize the ways in which the framers created a limited government through democracy, federalism, and republicanism, as well as through the expansion of individual rights and protections from the Federal Government.
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Sources All printed activities derive from the
National Archives website, archives.gov. Graphic of Checks and Balances: ccsd-
issued smartboard lesson.