From Checks and Balances to Individual Rights: The Bill of Rights...

Hello all Individuals,

      Yesterday you all did a phenomenal job interacting with text and media in order to understand CHECKS and BALANCES.  use those same skills you used yesterday to understand the Bill of Rights today.  Remember, the Bill og Rights is that part of the Constitution that really demonstrates the Constititutional principle of INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS.  This is the part of the constitution the Anti-Federalists want so badly.  Why did some of the Framers want the Bill of Rights?  Do we still need a Bill of Rights today?  What do you think?

      Your Learning target is the same from yesterday so you should have no problem hitting it again today. 

Media in History

I can identify main ideas, analyze supporting details, and evaluate inferences within discipline specific readings

      Here are the links you will need for the day.  The first one is for you all to watch individually.  The second, is for the whole class to watch along with the reading. 

       The Bill of Rights: Brainpop

       Whole Class Video

Have a great day,

C

From the cluttered mind of C, Teacher
School District of Waukesha
Waukesha STEM Academy

Checks and Balances...

Hey Gang,

      When you come into the room, take a seat, get your History Book, and open to page 182.  When you have opened to page 182 grab 3 notecards.  When you have grabbed 3 notecards, meet me in circle with all of your notecards.  When you are in circle, read the learning target below and think about how we might go about hitting it today. 

Media in History

I can identify main ideas, analyze supporting details, and evaluate inferences within discipline specific readings

The Branches of Government set aside by the Constitution.
School House Rock

Article 1 of the Constitution:  The Legislature

How a bill becomes a law...

Article 2 of the Constitution: The Executive

Powers of the Executive...

Article 3 of the Constitution: The Judiciary

The Supreme Court...



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School District of Waukesha
Waukesha STEM Academy

Does It Still Matter...

This is the cover of the Time magazine I found.

Howdy Y'all,

      A CONSTITUTION is a legal framework for government.  It tells how a government is organized and run.  Most constitutions are in writing, but some have unwritten parts.  If a constitution tells a government how to run, then what are the purposes of government?  How should governments be organized?  How are people selected to serve in government, and how is government supposed to go about doing business? 
      Having a constitution does not mean that a nation has a CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT.  A constitutional government means that there are limits on the powers of government: Limited Government.  This means there are things the government cannot do and actions it may not take.  Our constitution limits the powers of government.  The limits are written into the Constitution. 

      Last summer I found an article in Time Magazine that totally applies to what we are learning right now.  We have spent a lot of time learning about the history of the constitution, but what about today?  Does the constitution still matter today?  Can we still use the ideas set forth in the constitution to guide our actions even in the 21st century?  The link below will take us to the Time article and a related article on how our Bill of Rights looks today.   

Document Under Siege

Our Bill of Rights

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School District of Waukesha

Waukesha STEM Academy

Constitutional Principles...

Hey gang,

      Before you look at the video, get out your notecards and a We The People book.  Think about this... How have we met this learning target with the activities we have been doing in class so far?

Media in History

I can identify main ideas, analyze supporting details, and evaluate inferences within discipline specific readings

Here is one student's view of Constitutional Principles.

From the cluttered mind of C, Teacher
School District of Waukesha
Waukesha STEM Academy