___ Activity 3
Read about the 
of government.
___ Activity 4
Read about the 
of government.
___ Activity 5
Read about the 
system of the government.
___ Activity 6
Email a paragraph to Mr.
Navis describing why it is so important to clearly define the roles of
the three branches of the U.S. government. In your paragraph, consider
why it is important for each branch to have some way of limiting the other
two branches' power when necessary.
___ Activity 7
Turn to page 243 in your
textbook, Call to Freedom. On the bottom of the page is a diagram of the
Separation of Power and Checks and Balances. Copy this diagram into your
notebook. Create a graphic organizer (chart) with the information given
in the diagram. Include the branch of government, a job description, the
name of the person/people in the branch of government, and the powers they
have over the other two branches of government.
___ Activity 8
The Second, Third, and
Fourth Amendments were designed to address specific problems that colonists
had with British officials prior to the Revolutionary war. Create a diorama
that illustrates a problem addressed by one of these amendments. For example,
create a scene in which British soldiers are staying in a colonist's home.
Label the diorama so that it indicates which amendment is addressing which
problem. Be prepared to display your diorama in the classroom and and explain
its significance.
___ Activity 9
Write a paragraph comparing
and contrasting the election process of how the President is elected in
the United States and Peru.
___ Activity 10
Explain how a bill becomes
a law.
___ Activity 11
You and your group will
be writing a constitution for a new nation. The people of this new nation
wish to set up a democracy based on that of the United States. You have
studied the events in the United States beginning with the Articles of
Confederation and ending with the writing of the US Constitution. You understand
the mistakes that were made so that you will not repeat them in setting
up your own government. Now you must read the U.S. Constitution and evaluate
its strengths and weaknesses in order to write as strong a constitution
as possible for the new democracy. Here are some guidelines that will help
make your project a success:
a.
As a group, review your notes. Highlight the things the framers of the
Constitution did that you wish to repeat, and cross out the examples you
do not want to follow.
b.
Read the U.S. Constitution, not including the amendments. As you read,
stop to understand the meaning of each section and to take notes on what
you think is important enough to include in your constitution as well as
which parts you feel would not be relevant to your new government. Also
note issues you think should have been included in the Constitution but
were not.
c.
Name your new nation and begin writing its constitution. Start by listing
the sections that you will include in your document and assign those sections
to members of your group to write.
d.
Group members should help each other, critique each other's work, offer
suggestions for improvement. Write in modern English, write in a summary
style, not in a detail style as the Constitution was written.
e.
Peer edit each others work then write a final draft. Use a word processor,
use Times or
Palatino font, size 12
for the text.
f.
Feel free to create a map of your country, write a brief history for it,
or create some other supplementary item(s). |
of government.
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