Democracy Essential Lessons

Image Source - Jacques Nathan Garamond - “The progress of democracy seems irresistible, because it is the most uniform, the most ancient, and the most permanent tendency which is to be found in history.” –Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America, 1835. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.

A More Perfect Union:
Democracy

Skill Focus
Change and Continuity

Compelling Question
Did the men who have been credited with the founding of the United States want democracy for all people?

Democracy
Essential Lessons

Essential Lessons are content lessons that are required by all students to complete.
Mr. Wince will ask to see your notes throughout the quarter and give feedback and engage in conversations about the content.

Directions for Overview/Introduction videos

We will watch these together as a class
Create a page in your notes and write down 5 things that you learned and/or found interesting.
You should work with a partner.

Growing Our Vocabulary

Directions:
These words need to be added to your personal glossary with definitions.

Federalism
Democracy
Constitutional Amendment
Constitutionalism
Liberalism
Federalist
Antifederalist

You need to add 3 words that you came across throughout these Essential Lessons that you learned and add them to your glossary.

What is Democracy?

Concepts and Fundamental Principles of Democracy

Founding Documents:
Declaration of Independence

Founding Documents:
US Constitution

27 The Most Perfect Album

Additional Lessons
Democracy

Helpful Lessons can help you better understand different aspects of the concept of Democracy.
These Lessons are not mandatory but would add to your learning about this time period.

These may be articles/videos/podcasts about our topics and there may or may not be specific instructions to do something with them other than read/watch/listen and see how it can add meaning to your understanding.

A More Perfect Union:
Democracy Essential Lessons