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U.S. Government and Politics
Mr. Rodefeld Room 22
Irondale High SchoolU.S. Government
September 14th, 2018
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1st Hour 8:35 - 9:312nd Hour 9:37 - 10:33
3rd Hour 10:39 - 11:354th Hour 11:41 - 1:115th Hour 1:17 - 2:136th Hour 2:19 - 3:15
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Today in Class:Origins of
Democracy
● Review Preamble● Intro to the U.S. Constitution● Purpose of government
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Today’s Homework:Your Letter is Due on Monday
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Tomorrow in Class
Origins of Democracy
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Review types of government● Classifications of government
○ Who can participate? What is the power distribution? Relationship between making laws and executing.
● Indirect democracy● 3 basic forms of power distribution in govt.
(Benefits / drawbacks)○ Unitary○ Confederal○ Federal
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Please Read pp. 19-21 and 24 -26
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Origins of Democracy● The roots of democratic government in today’s
world has a deep history.○ The U.S. government was certainly built upon
the past.● What influences have established the American
form of democracy?
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Roots / Stages of Democracy● Athenian Democracy (Greece)● Roman Republic● Feudalism● Sovereignty● Democracy
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Roots of Democracy● Focus on the distribution of power from Athens, Greece to
today.○ Athenian Democracy = direct democracy →
referendums○ Roman Republic = republic → vote on leaders
Republic - a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly by them
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Roots of Democracy● Focus on the distribution of power from Athens, Greece to
today.
○ Feudalism = marked collapse of centralized authority (enter the Lord-vassal relationship) → state power
○ Sovereignty = rise of monarchies (centralize government with broad authority) → National govt.
○ Democracy = limited government, separation of powers, federalism → Most like US today
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Key concepts of sovereignty● Sovereignty = authority in decision making● Power = Ability of one person to get another person to act
in accordance with the first person’s intentions.○ Power is essential to answering the questions of “Who
Governs?” and “To what ends?”● Authority = The right to use power
● Legitimacy = The right and acceptance of an authority ○ Example: United States – the U.S. Constitution gives
legitimacy
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Impact of European colonialism● European colonization brought about new
developments in modern government.○ Britain’s colonial efforts led to the American
Revolution and creation of the United States and its constitutional government.
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Impact of the Enlightenment Era● The enlightenment thinkers (1700s - Europe) had a lot of
influence on the development of the American government and its key documents.
● The Enlightenment is all over the US constitution. Ideas in the constitution came from several different Enlightenment thinkers.
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Impact of the Enlightenment Era● Enlightenment thinkers
○ Thomas Hobbes: Social Contract - Life would be bad without government. Believed in Monarchy not democracy
○ Montesquieu: French philosopher wrote supporting ideas of separation of power (3 Branches of government Leg, Ex, Jud) with checks and balances.
○ Blackstone: believed in “common law” the idea that legal decisions should be made based on past decisions
○ Volitaire: protection of civil liberties
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Impact of the Enlightenment Era● The idea of democracy/popular sovereignty
began to spread - the concept that government can only exist with the consent of the governed.○ State of nature → natural rights → social contract theory
→ consent of the governed
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Activity / Lesson Warm-up● Introduction:
○ What is a principle?○ Principle = a fundamental truth that serves
as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior or for a chain of reasoning.
○ Name/list some principles of democracy that you know.
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Conclusions / Takeaways● Quick write and report out:
○ Summarize the origins / roots of American democracy