Project+1+-++Foundations+of+American+Government

__Objectives for this project__: GOVT.1 The student will demonstrate mastery of the social studies skills responsible citizenship requires, including the ability to a) analyze primary and secondary source documents;

GOVT.2 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the political philosophies that shaped the development of Virginia and United States constitutional government by a) describing the development of Athenian democracy and the Roman republic; b) explaining the influence of the Magna Carta, the English Petition of Rights, and the English Bill of Rights; c) examining the writings of Hobbes, Locke, and Montesquieu; d) explaining the guarantee of the “rights of Englishmen” set forth in the charters of the Virginia Company of London; e) analyzing the natural rights philosophies expressed in the Declaration of Independence; f) examining George Mason’s Virginia Declaration of Rights, Thomas Jefferson’s Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, and James Madison’s leadership role in securing adoption of the Bill of Rights by the First Congress.

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__Sample Products__:


 * "The United States Constitution" by Ryann Juels (thompson2b)
 * "English Bill of Rights" by Jalae Brown (govt4a)
 * "U.S." Constitution" by Caroline Manley (govt4a)

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