Social Studies Success Scena rios Imag es Cons

Social Studies Success Scena rios, Imag es, & Cons titutio n Excer pts Principles of Government

Scenarios Directions before activity: • Print the slides on heavy cardstock – 2 per page. Cut them out to make the cards and to use for the scenario activity. • Place your students into groups of 2 or 3. Directions during activity: • Challenge the students to match the cards for each principle – principle, definition and scenarios. • These scenarios could include an image, a written description, a court case, or a political cartoon. • Students will need to be able to defend why they grouped the cards the way they did. Several of the cards could match with different principles. Social Studies Success

3 Way Match Directions: Print the slides on heavy cardstock – 2 per page. Cut them out to make a complete set of 30 cards. Use them for the following games. 3 – Way Match - Challenge the student to match the 3 cards for each principle – title, definition and picture. You can use one set for the whole class by giving each student one card, and then directing them to find their group. Then switch the cards and challenge your students to find the match faster and faster. Social Studies Success

Memory Make 4 -5 sets of cards for Memory. Place the students into groups of 4 -5. Remove one set of cards – either the picture or the definition. Direct students to turn the cards upside down. They will then take turns finding the match by flipping the cards over. Social Studies Success

Pictionary Make 4 -5 sets of cards for Pictionary. Place the students into groups of 4 -5. Place the title cards into envelopes. Direct students to play Pictionary with the cards. Each student will pull a card from the envelope and then attempt to draw a picture to represent the principle. Social Studies Success

Taboo Make 4 -5 sets of cards for Taboo. Place the students into groups of 4 -5. Place the excerpt cards into envelopes. Direct students to play Taboo with the cards. Each student will pull a card from the envelope and then attempt to explain the excerpt without using key words from the principle. Social Studies Success

Charades Make 4 -5 sets of cards for charades. Place the students into groups of 4 or 6. Each group will be made up of two smaller groups of 2 -3 players. Place the principle cards into envelopes. Direct students to play charades with the cards. Each student will pull a card from the envelope and act out the excerpt without speaking while their team attempts to guess the principle. Social Studies Success

Spectrum Create a spectrum out of the principle cards. Which principle is the Most Important? Least? Have the students place the picture cards in a line to represent their thoughts. Most Important Principle of Government Social Studies Success Least Important Principle of Government

Run off the following slides on heavy duty cardstock. Cut out and laminate for the activity Social Studies Success

Limited Government Social Studies Success

Everyone (including government officials and citizens) must obey the law; governmental powers are restricted to those which fall within the guidelines of the Constitution Social Studies Success

Constitution Excerpt The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States. They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place. Social Studies Success

Constitution Excerpt No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State. Social Studies Success

Republicanism Social Studies Success

A philosophy of limited government with elected representatives serving at the will of the people. Citizens vote for their representatives. Social Studies Success

Up to this point, the conviction had prevailed in Europe that monarchy best served the interests of the nation. Now the idea spread that the nation should govern itself. But only after a state had actually been formed on the basis of theory of representation did the full significance of this idea become clear. Until then, a king who ruled by the grace of God had been the center around which everything turned. Now the idea emerged that power should come from below. . These two principles are like two opposite poles, and it is the conflict between them that determines the course of the modern world. Social Studies Success

Constitution Excerpt The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States, and the Electors in each State shall have the Qualifications requisite for Electors of the most numerous Branch of the State Legislature. Social Studies Success

Checks and Balances Social Studies Success

The U. S. Constitution authorizes each branch of government (executive, legislative and judicial) to share its powers with the other branches and thereby limit their activities and power. Social Studies Success

Constitution Excerpt Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the United States. Social Studies Success

In this image, the House of Representatives is meeting to vote on a proposed bill. If it passes, the bill will be sent to the president. Which principle of government is represented in this scenario? Social Studies Success

Federalism Social Studies Success

The distribution of power between a national government and the states within a union. Social Studies Success

Governor Mike Pence is facing a federal lawsuit that challenges his power to block Syrian refugees from resettling in Indiana. The lawsuit, filed Monday night, by the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana, accuses Pence of violating the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution by accepting refugees from other countries but not those from Syria. It comes a week after the Indiana governor — and many of his counterparts around the country — suspended the resettlement of Syrian refugees in their states following terrorist attacks in Paris. Ken Falk, legal director for the ACLU of Indiana, said immigration and refugee resettlement is in the territory of the federal government and states do not have the authority to intrude. "We're saying he doesn't have the right, " Carleen Miller, executive director of Exodus Refugee Immigration, of Pence. "He's actually interfering with our contractual agreements with the U. S. government. “ Which principle of government applies to this case? Social Studies Success

Separation of Powers Social Studies Success

The government is divided into three branches – each with specific roles and responsibilities. Social Studies Success

Constitution Excerpt The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States; Social Studies Success

Constitution Excerpt To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof. Social Studies Success

Constitution Excerpt The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment. Social Studies Success

Popular Sovereignty Social Studies Success

Political power rests with the people who can create, alter, and abolish government by voting. Social Studies Success

Constitution Excerpt We the People of the United States …. do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. Social Studies Success

Individual Rights Social Studies Success

In a democratic culture, human beings are born with certain personal liberties and privileges, which governments should preserve and protect. In our Constitution, these rights are found in the first 10 amendments. Social Studies Success

A certain small town has many choices for people who want to attend religious services, including 5 churches, a synagogue, and a mosque. Which principle of government applies to the right to choose your religion? Social Studies Success

Constitution Excerpt The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it. Social Studies Success

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