FIVE Week Unit
Essential Questions
UNIT ONE: Foundations of United States Government is about...
...the Founding Fathers learning from other...
FORMS OF GOVERNMENT Why do governments exist and what are their functions (Totalitarian, monarchies, democracies, etc.)
...influenced of the...
Enlightenment / Philosophers What philosophies influenced the Founding Fathers in the development of the United States Government
...events leading to the...
Declaration of Independence What are the historical events (foundations) of the United States?
...Natural Rights defined in the...
Declaration of Independence How does the Declaration of Independence promote peoples' rights and define the relationship between people and its government?
...learning from the failed government under the...
Articles of Confederation What are the reasons the Articles of Confederation failed as our first written constitution and laid the foundation for the Constitutional Convention?
...compromises during the...
Constitutional Convention Why is the Constitution referred to as a plethora of compromises?
Supporting Lessons / Homework
Week 3
Week 2
Week 1
UNIT ONE BELLWORK - 5 WEEK UNIT