Class Notes for the Day:
Starter: How free is the world?
1.How accurate was your prediction?
2.What most surprised you about the map and tables?
3.What is the big story that this map tells?
4.Why do you think that is?
5.How do you think Freedom House defines and measures “Freedom”?
6.What geographical patterns or trends do you find in the map?
7.What is the most free region of the world?
8.What is the least free region of the world?
9.What do you think is the main explanation for why some parts of the world are
free and others aren't?
10.Explain whether this is all generally good news or bad news.
11.Do you think the U.S. should take a role in making the world more free?
Democracy Pre-Conditions
What are the necessary pre-conditions for a democracy to flourish?
- Let's Build a List! Use Freedom House as a reference.
- Select a country and rate each factor 1 (good) to 5 (bad).
- How does your country rank?
- How does the U.S. rank?
Decline of democracy around the world
- Where do you see the world headed in the next few decades?
- Where do you see the U.S. headed in the next few decades?
Word of the Day: foundational
- Define it
- Give an example of it
- What are some of the foundational documents of the United States?
Declaration of Independence
Read the Declaration of Independence and complete the following:
- Select the 5 most important words and briefly explain why you chose them
- What is Thomas Jefferson's main idea?
- How does his main idea relate to the Enlightenment and the ideals of...
- natural rights
- popular sovereignty
- social contract
- republicanism
Closer: How democratic was the Declaration of Independence?
- Make a claim here!
- 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.
Next class: The Articles of Confederation and the Constitutional Convention
Quiz next class: Origins of the Constitution
Quiz next class: Origins of the Constitution