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ORIGINS & PURPOSES OF LAW & GOV.

SS.7.C.1.1: 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.

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  1. Enlightenment Philosophers: Locke, Voltaire, and Montesquieu (total length: 3:23) from video: All About the Enlightenment: The Age of Reason

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SS.7.C.1.2: 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. Pgs.: 142, 108 Q 7-8

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  1. Common Sense (total length 2:43) from 18th Century Turning Points in U.S. History: 1767-1783
  2. The Declaration of Rights (total length 0:36) from the The Declaration of Independence: A Foundation of Ideas for a New Age
  3. King George Rejects Petition for Peace: Thomas Paine's Common Sense (total length 2:36, only watch 1:15-2:25) from The American Revolution: Rebellion and Preparing to Fight
  4. The Magna Carta: Checks and Balances on Power, Medieval England, 1215 (total length 1:04) from The American Revolution: From Colonies to Constitution: Shaping the New Nation
  5. The Mayflower Compact: The Birth of Self-Government in America 1620 (total length 1:13) from the American Revolution: From Colonies to Constitution: Shaping the New Nation
  6. Thomas Paine and the American Revolution (total length 1:16) from World History: The Modern Era

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SS.7.C.1.3: Describe how English policies and responses to colonial concerns led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence. Pgs.: 96, 100, 101, 102

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  1. Writing the Declaration of Independence (total length 4:31) from American History: Foundations of American Government

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SS.7.C.1.4: Analyze the ideas (natural rights, role of the government) and complaints set forth in the Declaration of Independence.

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  1. The Charges Against King George III (total length 7:25) from Just the Facts: American History: The Declaration of Independence
  2. The principles of the Declaration of Independence (total length 1:38) from the Declaration of Independence: A Foundation of Ideas for a New Age

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SS.7.C.1.5: Identify how the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation led to the writing of the Constitution. Pgs.: 119, 120, 132, 144 Q 7-8

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  1. Articles of Confederation: 1781-1788 (total length 1:26) from The American Revolution: From Colonies to Constitution: Shaping the New Nation
  2. Composing the Constitution (total length 3:35, stop at 1:48) from American History: Foundations of American Government
  3. Constitutional Convention (total length 3:37) from Constitution Day: Background Celebration
  4. The Constitutional Convention: May-September, 1787 (total length 1:01) from the American Revolution: From Colonies to Constitution: Shaping the New Nation
  5. Shays' Rebellion (total length 2:10) from A History of the U.S. Constitution: 1774-1803

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SS.7.C.1.6: Interpret the intentions of the Preamble of the Constitution.

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  1. The purpose of the Constitution (total length 2:37, start at 1:07) from The Constitution and Constitution Day: A Beginner's Guide

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SS.7.C.1.7: Describe how the Constitution limits the powers of government through separation of powers and checks and balances. Pgs.: 139

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  1. Checks and Balances (total length 2:40) from the Almost Painless Guide: U.S. Constitution
  2. Checks and Balances (total length 1:27) from Our Federal Government: The Legislative Branch
  3. Checks and Balances (total length 2:44) from Understanding the Constitution: The Legislative Branch
  4. Checks and Balances in the U.S. Constitution (total length 1:00) from Understanding the Constitution: Creating the Federal Government
  5. Other Supreme Court Responsibilities (total length 2:24) from Our Federal Government: The Judicial Branch
  6. Separation of Powers (total length 6:39,start at 2:37) from TLC Elementary School: Separation of Powers
  7. Separation of Powers (total length 0:36) from Understanding the Constitution: The Legislative Branch
  8. Separation of Powers in the U.S. Constitution (total length 0:32) from Understanding the Constitution: Creating the Federal Government
  9. The United States Government: A System of Checks and Balances (total length 1:20) from Enviro-Tacklebox: Module 03: Topics and Issues in Environmental Science: Enviro Rules

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SS.7.C.1.8: Explain the viewpoints of the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists regarding the ratification of the Constitution and inclusion of a bill of rights. Pgs.: 128

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  1. The Anti-Federalists' Bill of Rights (total length 3:16) from Just the Facts: The Constitution: The Bill of Rights and Constitutional Amendments
  2. The Constitution (total length 4:02, start at 2:44) from TLC Elementary School: We the People: A History
  3. The Drive for Ratification (total length, start at 1:30) from the Standard Deviants School American Government: The Constitution of the United States
  4. Establishing the Bill of Rights (total length 3:50) from American History: Foundations of American Government Series
  5. Federalists and Anti-Federalists (total 1:49) from Just the Facts: Documents of Destiny: Creating a New Nation

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SS.7.C.1.9: Define the rule of law and recognize its influence on the development of the American legal, political, and governmental systems.

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SS.7.C.3.10: Identify sources and types (civil, criminal, constitutional, military) of law. Pgs.:438, 441

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