Unit 1.3 – Government Of, By, & for the People

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WARM UP (written response in your daily commentary spiral notebook):

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In the Gettysburg Address (1865), Abraham Lincoln talked of our commitment to a “government of, by, and for the people.”

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What do you think it means to say that the government is “of, by, and for the people”?

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Unit 1.3 – Of, By, & For the People

Today’s OBJECTIVE(S) - THESE DOWN:

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I explain the concept of consent of the governed – I can use social contract theory to define the mutual obligations between people and their government •

TODAY’S PLAN

– Warm up – Discussion of Laws & their purpose – Notes: • The Social Contract • Civic Duties & Responsibilities – Mayflower Compact – – Finish Democracy Posters Homework: Poems/Songs: • Of, By, and For the People – QUIZ TOMORROW!

Class Discussion Guidelines

1. Raise hand to be called upon. 2. State your name before you speak (for now) 3. Do not interrupt another student or the teacher.

4. LISTEN to each person.

5. Before you speak, SUMMARIZE the comment of the person before you.

Class Discussion

• What would life be like if there were no government and no laws?

Thomas Hobbes, Englishman in the 1600s stated that without government life would be:

“solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.”

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Without government there is no law .

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Without law there is no order .

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Without order there is no safety .

Textbook p. 7

So, why do people create governments?

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2 key reasons

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Safety & Security

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To protect their rights

This is called the SOCIAL CONTRACT • People agree to follow laws in exchange for protection • IN OTHER WORDS, WE AGREE CREATE A GOVERNMENT

Social Contract Theory

• • Main idea: – people give power to a government in exchange for protection and security Key philosophers: – John Locke –

ALL PEOPLE HAVE “NATURAL RIGHTS” &

governments must protect those rights •

natural rights – life, liberty, property

Government Of, By & For the People

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Government Responsibilities

Create order Enforce laws Protect the rights of the people • •

Your Responsibilities

Follow the laws Participate in civic life

4 main Functions of ALL governments:

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Keep Order a. pass and enforce traffic laws b. establish courts 2.

Provide Security a. prevent crime b. protect citizens from foreign attack 3.

Provide Services a. Provide libraries, schools, hospitals, parks, water, utilities, etc .

4. Guide the Community a. Manage the economy b. Conduct foreign relations

CIVIC DUTIES

• What does it mean to be a “good” citizen?

• Civic duties – things we MUST DO – Obey Laws – Most important duty – Pay Taxes – Register for the draft - males between the ages of 18-25 are required to register for the military draft – Jury duty – Attend School – At least until age 16

Duties and Responsibilities of Citizenship • • • •

I. Responsibilities

we SHOULD DO: – things Be Informed: know what’s up in your community, state, and the nation Speak up and Vote Respect Others’ Rights Respect Diversity

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A More Just Society

• Is it a civic responsibility to work for a better, more just society?

“Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them, and these will continue till they are resisted with either words or blows, or both. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”

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Frederick Douglass

When should we have a revolution?

• When government fails to provide security or fails to protect our rights?

“God forbid we should ever be 20. years without…a rebellion. The people can not be all, and always, well informed. The part which is wrong will be discontented in proportion to the importance of the facts they misconceive. If they remain quiet under such misconceptions it is a lethargy, the forerunner of death to the public liberty.” -- Thomas Jefferson

Examples of Justice / Freedom fighters

Union Movement Womens Suffrage Movement

Examples of Justice / Freedom fighters

Civil Rights: 1963 March on Washington Union Movement

Examples of Justice / Freedom fighters

2010 – 19 people arrested for protesting resegregation of Wake County Schools

Unpacking the Mayflower Compact

“Having undertaken…a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia, we do…solemnly and mutually, in the presence of God, and one of another,

covenant and combine our selves together into a civil body politic, for our

better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid; and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the Colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience. …

The Mayflower Compact (1619)

• 1 st example of self governance by colonists

INDIVIDUAL HOMEWORK: Of, By, and For the People

• CREATE: – A song, poem, rap, or piece of art that –

reflects what Lincoln’s description of a “government of, by, and for the people” means to you.

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Suggestions:

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Include: what does government have to do for you under the social contract?

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What are your civic duties?

Group Work

1. Finish Posters from Yesterday: – What does democracy look like?

– Use words, images, and art to show what you think democracy is all about – Post on back wall when done

Gallery Walk

1. Hang your posters up on the back wall & around the room 2. As you move around the room, fill out the chart form for at least 5 posters other than your own 3. Return to your assigned seat with 10 minutes left in class

Share Out

• Read Poems/perform raps

ANNOTATE: The Mayflower Compact

1. Read the document carefully – Circle words you don’t understand – Underline important concepts – Write comments on the text • Text to text connections • Text to self connections