Lesson Plan

Week of: Aug 19-23

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American Govt

Monday

Standard(s):SSCG3 (c). Explain the fundamental principles of the United States Constitution, including limited government, the rule of law, federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances, and popular sovereignty

LT: I will explain the fundamental principles of the United States Constitution, including limited government, the rule of law, federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances, and popular sovereignty. 

SC:I can identify the 6 fundamental principles of the United States Constitution 

• I can explain the principle of limited government as it states that no government is all powerful and has to operate under the consent of the governed

• I can explain the principle of rule of law as it states that no person or government is above the law 

• I can explain the principle of federalism as it states that it is the method of distributing power amongst national and regional governments 

• I can explain the principle of separation of powers as it states that each of the three branches of government have separate powers and responsibilities 

• I can explain the principle of checks and balances as it is a system that ensures that powers are not abused 

• I can explain the principle of popular sovereignty as it states that people are sovereign and have all the power  

Lesson/Activity: Principles of  Govt Graphic Organizers

Separation of Powers Activity or “Principles in the News”

Tuesday

Standard(s):SSCG4 (a).Describe the structure, powers, and limitations of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, as described in the Constitution.

SSCG4 (b). Analyze the relationship between the three branches in a system of checks and balances and separation of powers.

LT: I will analyze the relationship between the three branches in a system of checks and balances and separation of powers 

SC:  I can explain the principle of separation of powers as it states that each of the three branches of government have separate powers and responsibilities 

I can explain the principle of checks and balances as it is a system that ensures that powers are not 

Lesson/Activity: 3 Branches/Limits on Branches Notes  Checks and Balances Activity (from Magic School AI 

Review

Resources: Magic School AI

Wednesday

Standard(s): SSCG16; SSCG3c; SSCG4a&b

LT: All of Above

SC: All of Above

Lesson/Activity: Assessment over “mini unit” foundations of govt

Resources: all of above

Thursday

Standards

SSCG1 (a): Determine how governments differ in geographic distribution of power, particularly unitary, confederal, and federal types of government. 

SSCG1 (b): Determine how some forms of government differ in their level of citizen participation particularly authoritarian (autocracy and oligarchy) and democratic. 

SSCG1 (c):Determine how the role of the executive differs in presidential and parliamentary systems of governments.

LT:

I will determine the differences between the distribution of power that is held through different types of government systems.

I will determine how citizen participation differs in different forms of government

I will determine how the role of the executive differs in presidential and parliamentary systems of government. 

SC:I can define characteristics of unitary, confederal, and federal government systems

• I can identify the similarities of power in unitary, confederal, and federal types of government.

• I can identify the differences of power in unitary, confederal, and federal types of government. 

• I can define citizen participation

• I can determine citizen participation in an authoritarian government

• I can determine the difference between autocracy and oligarchy

• I can determine citizen participation in a democratic government 

• I can determine the difference between authoritarian and democratic governments

• I can define the term “executive” 

• I can determine how the executive is elected in a presidential system of government

• I can determine how the executive is chosen in parliamentary systems of government

• I can determine the differences between how the executive is chosen/elected in a presidential and parliamentary systems of government

Lesson/Activity: Graphic Organizer/Gallery Walk
Resources: Students of History

Friday

Standard:

SSCG1 (d)  Differentiate between a direct democracy, representative democracy, and/or a republic.

LT:

I will differentiate between the different types of democracies

SC:

• I can determine characteristics of a direct democracy 

• I can determine characteristics of a representative democracy 

• I can determine characteristics of a republic 

Lesson/Activity: Graphic Organizers; Achieve Article