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  • AP Government
    • Unit 1: Foundations of American Democracy >
      • 1.1 (Ideals of Democracy)
      • 1.2 (Types of Democracy)
      • 1.3 (Government Power)
      • 1.4 (Articles of Confederation)
      • 1.5 (Ratification of the Constitution)
      • 1.6 (Principles of U.S. Government)
      • 1.7 (Federalism)
      • 1.8 (Interpretations of Federalism)
      • 1.9 (Federalism in Action)
      • Test Review
      • Celebration of Knowledge!
    • Unit 2: Interactions Among Branches of Government >
      • 2.1 (The Senate and House)
      • 2.2 (Structures, Powers, and Functions of Congress)
      • 2.3 (Congressional Behavior)
      • 2.4 (Roles and Powers of the President)
      • 2.5 (Checks on the Presidency)
      • 2.6 (Expansion of Presidential Power)
      • 2.7 (Presidential Communication)
      • 2.8 (The Judicial Branch)
      • 2.9 (Legitimacy of the Judicial Branch)
      • 2.10 (The Court in Action)
      • 2.11 (Checks on the Judicial Branch)
      • 2.12 (The Bureaucracy)
      • 2.13 (Discretionary and Rule-Making Authority)
      • 2.14 (Holding the Bureaucracy Accountable)
      • 2.15 (Policy and the Branches of Government)
      • Test Review
      • Celebration of Knowledge!
    • Unit 3: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights >
      • 3.1 (The Bill of Rights)
      • 3.2 (Freedom of Religion)
      • 3.3 (Freedom of Speech)
      • 3.4 (Freedom of the Press)
      • 3.5 (Right to Bear Arms)
      • 3.6 (Balancing Individual Freedom and Public Order)
      • 3.7 (Selective Incorporation)
      • 3.8 (Due Process and Rights of the Accused)
      • 3.9 (Due Process and the Right to Privacy)
      • 3.10 (Social Movements and Equal Protection)
      • 3.11 (Government Responses to Social Movements)
      • 3.12 (Balancing Minority and Majority Rights)
      • 3.13 (Affirmative Action)
      • Test Review
      • Celebration of Knowledge!
    • Unit 4: American Political Ideologies and Beliefs >
      • 4.1 (American Attitudes about Government and Politics)
      • 4.2 (Political Socialization)
      • 4.3 (Changes in Ideology)
      • 4.4 (Influence of Political Events on Ideology)
      • 4.5 (Measuring Public Opinion)
      • 4.6 (Evaluating Public Opinion Data)
      • 4.7 (Ideologies of Political Parties)
      • 4.8 (Ideology and Policy Making)
      • 4.9 (Ideology and Economic Policy)
      • 4.10 (Ideology and Social Policy)
      • Test Review
      • Celebration of Knowledge!
    • Unit 5: Political Participation >
      • 5.1 (Voting Rights and Behavior)
      • 5.2 (Voter Turnout)
      • 5.3 (Political Parties)
      • 5.4 (Why Parties Change and Adapt)
      • 5.5 (Third-Party Politics)
      • 5.6 (Interest Groups Influencing Policy Making)
      • 5.7 (Groups Influencing Policy Outcomes)
      • 5.8 (Electing a President)
      • 5.9 (Congressional Elections)
      • 5.10 (Modern Campaigns)
      • 5.11 (Campaign Finance)
      • 5.12 (The Media)
      • 5.13 (Changing Media)
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  • APUSH
    • Period 1 (1491-1607) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 1 (1.1)
      • Day 2- Native Americans and Europeans (1.2-1.3)
      • Day 3- Columbian Exchange (1.4-1.6)
      • Day 4- Causation in Period 1 (1.7)
    • Period 2 (1607-1754) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 2 (2.1)
      • Day 2- European Colonization (2.2)
      • Day 3- Colonial Regions and Trade (2.3-2.4)
      • Day 4- European/Indian Interactions and Slavery (2.5-2.6)
      • Day 5- Colonial Society (2.7)
      • Day 6- Comparison in Period 2 (2.8)
    • Period 3 (1754-1800) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 3 (3.1)
      • Day 2- Causes of the American Revolution (3.2-3.3)
      • Day 3- The American Revolution (3.4-3.6)
      • Day 4- The Articles of Confederation (3.7-3.8)
      • Day 5- The Constitution (3.9)
      • Day 6- Shaping a New Republic (3.10)
      • Day 7- Culture and Migrations (3.11-3.12)
      • Day 8- Continuity and Change in Period 3 (3.13)
    • Period 4 (1800-1848) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 4 (4.1)
      • Day 2- The Era of Jefferson (4.2)
      • Day 3- Politics and Regional Interests (4.3)
      • Day 4- America on the World Stage (4.4)
      • Day 5- The Market Revolution (4.5-4.6)
      • Day 6- Jackson and Federal Power (4.7-4.8)
      • Day 7- Culture and Reform (4.9-4.13)
      • Day 8- Causation in Period 4 (4.14)
    • Period 5 (1844-1877) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 5 (5.1)
      • Day 2- Manifest Destiny and the Mexican War (5.2-5.3)
      • Day 3- Compromise of 1850 and Regional Conflict (5.4-5.5)
      • Day 4- Failure of Compromise and Secession (5.6-5.7)
      • Day 5- The Civil War (5.8-5.9)
      • Day 6- Reconstruction (5.10)
      • Day 7- The Failure of Reconstruction (5.11)
    • Period 6 (1865-1898) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 6 (6.1)
      • Day 2- Developing the West and South (6.2-6.4)
      • Day 3- Industrialization and Capitalism (6.5-6.6)
      • Day 4- Labor in the Gilded Age (6.7)
      • Day 5- Immigration in the Gilded Age (6.8-6.9)
      • Day 6- Middle Class and Reforms (6.10-6.11)
      • Day 7- Politics in the Gilded Age (6.12-6.13)
      • Day 8- CCOT in Period 6 (6.14)
    • Period 7 (1890-1945) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 7 (7.1)
      • Day 2- Imperialism (7.2-7.3)
      • Day 3- The Progressive Era (7.4)
      • Day 4- World War I (7.5-7.6)
      • Day 5- Society in the 1920s (7.7-7.8)
      • Day 6- The Great Depression (7.9)
      • Day 7- The New Deal (7.10)
      • Day 8- Rise of the Axis (7.11-7.12)
      • Day 9- Fighting World War II (7.13-7.14)
    • Period 8 (1945-1980) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 8 (8.1)
      • Day 2- The Cold War (8.2)
      • Day 3- 1950s Society (8.3-8.5)
      • Day 4- Early Steps in the Civil Rights Movement (8.6)
      • Day 5- The Vietnam War (8.7-8.8)
      • Day 6- The Great Society (8.9)
      • Day 7- The African American Civil Rights Movement (8.10)
      • Day 8- Society in Transition (8.11-8.14)
    • Period 9 (1980-2020) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 9 (9.1)
      • Day 2- Reagan and the End of the Cold War (9.2-9.3)
      • Day 4- Challenges of the 21st Century (9.6)
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  • VA/US Government
    • Unit 1: Foundations of American Democracy >
      • 1-1: Course Introduction
      • 1-2: The Enlightenment
      • 1-3: American Revolution and the Declaration of Independence
      • 1-4: Articles of Confederation and the Constitutional Convention
      • 1-5: Constitutional Compromise and Federal Powers
      • 1-6: Ratification and Amendment of the Constitution
    • Unit 2: Public Opinion and Political Action >
      • 2-1: Political Culture and Socialization
      • 2-2: Political Ideology
      • 2-3: Public Opinion Polls
      • 2-4: Voting Equality
      • 2-5: Voter Turnout and Voter Choice
      • 2-6: Unconventional Political Participation
    • Unit 3: Linkage Institutions >
      • 3-1: Functions of Political Parties
      • 3-2: The Two-Party System in the United States
      • 3-3: The Development of Political Parties through History
      • 3-4: Third Parties
      • 3-5: Introduction to Interest Groups
      • 3-6: Types and Characteristics of Interest Groups
      • 3-7: Lobbying and PACs
      • 3-8: Intro to the Mass Media
      • 3-9: The News Industry
      • 3-10: Review
    • Unit 4: Congress >
      • 4-1: Powers of Congress
      • 4-2: Bicameralism and Reapportionment
      • 4-3: Congressional Elections
      • 4-4: Powers of the House and Senate
      • 4-5: Organization of Congress
      • 4-6: The Legislative Process
      • 4-7: Congress and the Executive Branch
    • Unit 5: Presidency >
      • 5-1: Presidential Nominations
      • 5-2: Presidential Campaigns and Elections
      • 5-3: Presidential Informal Powers
      • 5-4: Executive and Judicial Powers of the President
      • 5-5: Legislative Powers of the President
      • 5-6: Foreign Policy Powers of the President
    • Unit 6: Bureaucracy >
      • 6-1: Introduction to the Bureaucracy
      • 6-2: Functions of the Bureaucracy
      • 6-3: Oversight of the Bureaucracy
    • Unit 7: Judicial Branch >
      • 7-1: Introduction to the Judicial Branch
      • 7-2: Supreme Court Procedures
      • 7-3: Supreme Court Decisions
    • Unit 8: Federalism >
      • 8-1: Introduction to Federalism
      • 8-2: National Supremacy
      • 8-3: State Obligations
      • 8-4: Fiscal Federalism
      • 8-5: Federalism Review
    • Unit 9: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights >
      • 9-1: Intro to the Bill of Rights
      • 9-2: Freedom of Religion
      • 9-3: Freedom of Speech, Assembly, and the Press
      • 9-4: 2nd Amendment & Rights of Criminal Defendants
      • 9-5: Civil Rights
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1.3- Government Power and Individual Rights

Previous Class: Types of Democracy
Next Class: Challenges of the Articles of Confederation

Objective: Explain how Federalist and Anti-Federalist views on central government and democracy are reflected in U.S. foundational documents.

Class Notes for the Day!


Starter: Of all the world's countries, which has the least and most favorable view of the U.S.?

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1. How accurate was your prediction?

2. How surprising is this information?

3. What is the big story that this information tells?

4. What are two things that most of the countries that dislike the U.S. have in common?

5. Why do you think these critics dislike the U.S. so much?

6. What is a consequence of having so many countries dislike the U.S. so much?

7. Do the views of the citizens of a country always translate into the policies and positions of the governments of their countries?

8. How does the information from this chart affect U.S. foreign policy?

9. Many of the countries that dislike the U.S. the most are America's allies. Explain how they could be our allies and dislike us at the same time.

10. How do you think world countries view China?

Bonus: Which state is the most disliked?

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Review

  • Find a partner
  • One person should face the board while the other person faces the back of the room
  • Jacobson will write 4 concepts on the board
  • The person facing the board will have one minute to explain all 4 concepts so their partner can guess each term
  • After the first round, switch spots and we will go again 

Practice Quiz

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Word of the Day: foundational
  • Define it
  • Give an example of it
  • What are some of the foundational documents of the United States?

Opposing Views on Government Power and Individual Liberties

The federalists and anti-federalists were collections of people during the Constitutional Convention that had opposing views on the role of government and the pitfalls that could topple a democratic republic.  We have already read Federalist 10 and Brutus 1 to compare how they view democracy, and today we will look more closely at these groups and these readings to contrast how they viewed the role of government.  Fill in your portion of the chart below:

​2AB     4B

Federalist/Anti-Federalist Debate

Each table will split into 2 people with the Federalist perspective and 2 people with the Anti-Federalist perspective.  Write a short paragraph for each response below.  You may need to take an educated guess--you know who the federalists and anti-federalists are--what would they say?  Quote excerpts from one of the primary source documents (Federalist 10, Brutus ​1) when possible.  Then prepare two questions of your own to ask the opposing side.

  1. What are your thoughts on the Necessary and Proper Clause?
  2. Who should have control over commerce and why?
  3. What should the powers of the president be?
  4. How should the president be elected?
  5. What is the proper role of the federal courts?
  6. How should individual rights be protected?
  7. Question 1
  8. Question 2

Closer: Explain how Federalist and Anti-Federalist views on central government and democracy are reflected in U.S. foundational documents.

  • Make a claim!  2AB  4B
  • Support your claim with TWO pieces of accurate and relevant information.
  • Use reasoning to explain why your evidence supports your claim.
  • Respond to an opposing or alternative perspective.

On Deck

Topic: Challenges of the Articles of Confederation
What to Read: Section 2.2 (pp. 30-33)
Assignments Due: N/A

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  • AP Government
    • Unit 1: Foundations of American Democracy >
      • 1.1 (Ideals of Democracy)
      • 1.2 (Types of Democracy)
      • 1.3 (Government Power)
      • 1.4 (Articles of Confederation)
      • 1.5 (Ratification of the Constitution)
      • 1.6 (Principles of U.S. Government)
      • 1.7 (Federalism)
      • 1.8 (Interpretations of Federalism)
      • 1.9 (Federalism in Action)
      • Test Review
      • Celebration of Knowledge!
    • Unit 2: Interactions Among Branches of Government >
      • 2.1 (The Senate and House)
      • 2.2 (Structures, Powers, and Functions of Congress)
      • 2.3 (Congressional Behavior)
      • 2.4 (Roles and Powers of the President)
      • 2.5 (Checks on the Presidency)
      • 2.6 (Expansion of Presidential Power)
      • 2.7 (Presidential Communication)
      • 2.8 (The Judicial Branch)
      • 2.9 (Legitimacy of the Judicial Branch)
      • 2.10 (The Court in Action)
      • 2.11 (Checks on the Judicial Branch)
      • 2.12 (The Bureaucracy)
      • 2.13 (Discretionary and Rule-Making Authority)
      • 2.14 (Holding the Bureaucracy Accountable)
      • 2.15 (Policy and the Branches of Government)
      • Test Review
      • Celebration of Knowledge!
    • Unit 3: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights >
      • 3.1 (The Bill of Rights)
      • 3.2 (Freedom of Religion)
      • 3.3 (Freedom of Speech)
      • 3.4 (Freedom of the Press)
      • 3.5 (Right to Bear Arms)
      • 3.6 (Balancing Individual Freedom and Public Order)
      • 3.7 (Selective Incorporation)
      • 3.8 (Due Process and Rights of the Accused)
      • 3.9 (Due Process and the Right to Privacy)
      • 3.10 (Social Movements and Equal Protection)
      • 3.11 (Government Responses to Social Movements)
      • 3.12 (Balancing Minority and Majority Rights)
      • 3.13 (Affirmative Action)
      • Test Review
      • Celebration of Knowledge!
    • Unit 4: American Political Ideologies and Beliefs >
      • 4.1 (American Attitudes about Government and Politics)
      • 4.2 (Political Socialization)
      • 4.3 (Changes in Ideology)
      • 4.4 (Influence of Political Events on Ideology)
      • 4.5 (Measuring Public Opinion)
      • 4.6 (Evaluating Public Opinion Data)
      • 4.7 (Ideologies of Political Parties)
      • 4.8 (Ideology and Policy Making)
      • 4.9 (Ideology and Economic Policy)
      • 4.10 (Ideology and Social Policy)
      • Test Review
      • Celebration of Knowledge!
    • Unit 5: Political Participation >
      • 5.1 (Voting Rights and Behavior)
      • 5.2 (Voter Turnout)
      • 5.3 (Political Parties)
      • 5.4 (Why Parties Change and Adapt)
      • 5.5 (Third-Party Politics)
      • 5.6 (Interest Groups Influencing Policy Making)
      • 5.7 (Groups Influencing Policy Outcomes)
      • 5.8 (Electing a President)
      • 5.9 (Congressional Elections)
      • 5.10 (Modern Campaigns)
      • 5.11 (Campaign Finance)
      • 5.12 (The Media)
      • 5.13 (Changing Media)
    • AP Exam Prep
  • APUSH
    • Period 1 (1491-1607) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 1 (1.1)
      • Day 2- Native Americans and Europeans (1.2-1.3)
      • Day 3- Columbian Exchange (1.4-1.6)
      • Day 4- Causation in Period 1 (1.7)
    • Period 2 (1607-1754) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 2 (2.1)
      • Day 2- European Colonization (2.2)
      • Day 3- Colonial Regions and Trade (2.3-2.4)
      • Day 4- European/Indian Interactions and Slavery (2.5-2.6)
      • Day 5- Colonial Society (2.7)
      • Day 6- Comparison in Period 2 (2.8)
    • Period 3 (1754-1800) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 3 (3.1)
      • Day 2- Causes of the American Revolution (3.2-3.3)
      • Day 3- The American Revolution (3.4-3.6)
      • Day 4- The Articles of Confederation (3.7-3.8)
      • Day 5- The Constitution (3.9)
      • Day 6- Shaping a New Republic (3.10)
      • Day 7- Culture and Migrations (3.11-3.12)
      • Day 8- Continuity and Change in Period 3 (3.13)
    • Period 4 (1800-1848) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 4 (4.1)
      • Day 2- The Era of Jefferson (4.2)
      • Day 3- Politics and Regional Interests (4.3)
      • Day 4- America on the World Stage (4.4)
      • Day 5- The Market Revolution (4.5-4.6)
      • Day 6- Jackson and Federal Power (4.7-4.8)
      • Day 7- Culture and Reform (4.9-4.13)
      • Day 8- Causation in Period 4 (4.14)
    • Period 5 (1844-1877) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 5 (5.1)
      • Day 2- Manifest Destiny and the Mexican War (5.2-5.3)
      • Day 3- Compromise of 1850 and Regional Conflict (5.4-5.5)
      • Day 4- Failure of Compromise and Secession (5.6-5.7)
      • Day 5- The Civil War (5.8-5.9)
      • Day 6- Reconstruction (5.10)
      • Day 7- The Failure of Reconstruction (5.11)
    • Period 6 (1865-1898) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 6 (6.1)
      • Day 2- Developing the West and South (6.2-6.4)
      • Day 3- Industrialization and Capitalism (6.5-6.6)
      • Day 4- Labor in the Gilded Age (6.7)
      • Day 5- Immigration in the Gilded Age (6.8-6.9)
      • Day 6- Middle Class and Reforms (6.10-6.11)
      • Day 7- Politics in the Gilded Age (6.12-6.13)
      • Day 8- CCOT in Period 6 (6.14)
    • Period 7 (1890-1945) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 7 (7.1)
      • Day 2- Imperialism (7.2-7.3)
      • Day 3- The Progressive Era (7.4)
      • Day 4- World War I (7.5-7.6)
      • Day 5- Society in the 1920s (7.7-7.8)
      • Day 6- The Great Depression (7.9)
      • Day 7- The New Deal (7.10)
      • Day 8- Rise of the Axis (7.11-7.12)
      • Day 9- Fighting World War II (7.13-7.14)
    • Period 8 (1945-1980) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 8 (8.1)
      • Day 2- The Cold War (8.2)
      • Day 3- 1950s Society (8.3-8.5)
      • Day 4- Early Steps in the Civil Rights Movement (8.6)
      • Day 5- The Vietnam War (8.7-8.8)
      • Day 6- The Great Society (8.9)
      • Day 7- The African American Civil Rights Movement (8.10)
      • Day 8- Society in Transition (8.11-8.14)
    • Period 9 (1980-2020) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 9 (9.1)
      • Day 2- Reagan and the End of the Cold War (9.2-9.3)
      • Day 4- Challenges of the 21st Century (9.6)
    • AP Exam Prep
  • VA/US Government
    • Unit 1: Foundations of American Democracy >
      • 1-1: Course Introduction
      • 1-2: The Enlightenment
      • 1-3: American Revolution and the Declaration of Independence
      • 1-4: Articles of Confederation and the Constitutional Convention
      • 1-5: Constitutional Compromise and Federal Powers
      • 1-6: Ratification and Amendment of the Constitution
    • Unit 2: Public Opinion and Political Action >
      • 2-1: Political Culture and Socialization
      • 2-2: Political Ideology
      • 2-3: Public Opinion Polls
      • 2-4: Voting Equality
      • 2-5: Voter Turnout and Voter Choice
      • 2-6: Unconventional Political Participation
    • Unit 3: Linkage Institutions >
      • 3-1: Functions of Political Parties
      • 3-2: The Two-Party System in the United States
      • 3-3: The Development of Political Parties through History
      • 3-4: Third Parties
      • 3-5: Introduction to Interest Groups
      • 3-6: Types and Characteristics of Interest Groups
      • 3-7: Lobbying and PACs
      • 3-8: Intro to the Mass Media
      • 3-9: The News Industry
      • 3-10: Review
    • Unit 4: Congress >
      • 4-1: Powers of Congress
      • 4-2: Bicameralism and Reapportionment
      • 4-3: Congressional Elections
      • 4-4: Powers of the House and Senate
      • 4-5: Organization of Congress
      • 4-6: The Legislative Process
      • 4-7: Congress and the Executive Branch
    • Unit 5: Presidency >
      • 5-1: Presidential Nominations
      • 5-2: Presidential Campaigns and Elections
      • 5-3: Presidential Informal Powers
      • 5-4: Executive and Judicial Powers of the President
      • 5-5: Legislative Powers of the President
      • 5-6: Foreign Policy Powers of the President
    • Unit 6: Bureaucracy >
      • 6-1: Introduction to the Bureaucracy
      • 6-2: Functions of the Bureaucracy
      • 6-3: Oversight of the Bureaucracy
    • Unit 7: Judicial Branch >
      • 7-1: Introduction to the Judicial Branch
      • 7-2: Supreme Court Procedures
      • 7-3: Supreme Court Decisions
    • Unit 8: Federalism >
      • 8-1: Introduction to Federalism
      • 8-2: National Supremacy
      • 8-3: State Obligations
      • 8-4: Fiscal Federalism
      • 8-5: Federalism Review
    • Unit 9: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights >
      • 9-1: Intro to the Bill of Rights
      • 9-2: Freedom of Religion
      • 9-3: Freedom of Speech, Assembly, and the Press
      • 9-4: 2nd Amendment & Rights of Criminal Defendants
      • 9-5: Civil Rights
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