Contitutional+Foundations


 * UNIT TITLE Constitutional Foundations for the United States Democratic Republic_ __GRADE 11__

DESIGNED BY Antusa Dasgupta __DATE___8 / 23/ 2010 || To understand the roots of the ideas in the Constitution.
 * Stage 1 – Desired Results ** ||
 * Goal/Purpose of Unit
 * Goal/Purpose of Unit

New York State Learning Standards || Students will understand __that__… The Constitution is the Supreme Law of the Land.The basic Principles of the Constitution are Limited Government, Federalism, Separation of Powers, and Checks and Balances. || Essential Question(s) Can the power be shared between the National and State Governments? ||
 * Enduring Understandings
 * Knowledge

Students will know…… Vocabulary: Preamble, Popular Sovereingnty, Limited Government, Separation of Powers, Federal System, Checks and Balances, Elastic Clause, Unwritten Constitution, Delegated Powers, Implied Powers, Concurrent powers, Reserved powers, Legislative, Executive, Judicial, Census, Electoral College, Bureaucracy, Jurisdiction, Judicial Review, amendment, Due Process of Law, Equal Protection Clause, Bill of Rights. || Skills Students will be able to…… * separate the tasks of national and state governments under the columns of delegated, concurrent and reserved powers to demonstrate the system of federalism ||
 * draw a diagram showing the Checks and Balances System
 * draw a diagram showing the major steps of how a bill becomes a law
 * Stage 2 – Assessment Evidence ** ||
 * Pre-Assessment [|Citizenship test]
 * Pre-Assessment [|Citizenship test]

Assessments Castle Learning, Short Questions, Multiple Choice, Teacher made Tests, [|Thematic essay - Constitutional Principles - Individual Rights] Performance Tasks 1. Look in a newspaper to find articles that illustrate how the federal system works. You may find articles that illustrate federal powers, state powers, and powers that both levels of government share. Sort the articles. 2. You have to organize a government. Explain to your classmates, the " people", what you think might be some advantages and disadvantages of a federal system of government. * Which responsibilities and powers would you give to the national government?
 * Which powers would you give to the state governments?
 * Which powers would you keep for the people? ||
 * **Stage 3 – Learning Plan**

Learning Experiences

Required Materials for Unit: Primary source material: Simplified U. S. Constitution, Bill of Rights. Books Texts //We the People// Center for Civic Education, //The United States History and Government// Prentice Hall. Web Connections [|Constitution simplified] [|US constitution] Other Posters, Magazines

Lessons on: Why was a new form of government necessary? Writing the Constitution. Key Compromises at the Convention. Ratifying of the Constitution Basic Priciples of the Constitution Federalism in the Constitution. The Basic Organization and Functions of Government Under the Constitution ||