Unit 2 Part 1 Remediation

Unit 2 Part 1 Remediation

Reviews benchmarks SS.7.C.1.1 & SS.7.C.1.2.

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• ​A period of time when scientific discoveries were made and people began to question the purpose of governments.

• Many enlightenment thinkers began to emerge with their own ideas about government-some who even influenced our own government. ​

The Enlightenment

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• Enlightenment thinker who believed all people were born the the Natural Rights of life, liberty, & property.

• Locke also believed in the social contract which is an agreement between the people and their government.

• Locke believed the purpose of government was to protect the peoples natural rights. ​

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​John Locke

• Another Enlightenment Thinker who influenced our government.

• Montesquieu believed the government should be separated into branches so that all branches were equal.

• Montesquieu also believed each branch should be able to check the powers of the others, so that one branch isn't more powerful than the others (checks & balances) ​

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Baron

De Montesquieu

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Match

Match the following

• Social Contract

• Baron de Montesquieu

• John Locke

• Checks & Balances

• Natural Rights

An agreement between the people & their government

Enlightenment thinker who believed the government should be divided into branches

Enlightenment thinker who believed all people were born with Natural Rights.

The ability of one branch to check the power of another branch.

Life,

Liberty, & Property

• An agreement between the people & their government

• Enlightenment thinker who believed the government should be divided into branches

• Enlightenment thinker who believed all people were born with Natural Rights.

• The ability of one branch to check the power of another branch.

• Life,

  Liberty, & Property

Multiple Choice

Which Enlightenment thinker would agree with the image?

• Montesquieu

• Locke

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a natural right Locke believed in?

• Life

• Liberty

• Property

• Pursuit of Happiness

• ​King John's noblemen were fed up with how he was treating everyone, so they drafted the Magna Carta to limit his power, the first document to do so.

• ​Prevented King John from doing certain things and granted the right to a trial by jury.

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Magna Carta

• Signed by the Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower when they realized they had landed in the wrong area.

• Agreed that everyone would follow the laws (rule of law) and created a direct democracy (self-government)

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Mayflower Compact

• Parliament forced William and Mary to sign the document before taking the throne.

• Guaranteed rights to Parliament and citizens, such as no cruel & unusual punishments. ​

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English Bill of Rights

• Written by Thomas Paine in 1776

• ​In his pamphlet, Paine argued that the colonies should govern themselves.

• He said it was "common sense" the colonies did not need to be governed by the King & Parliament. ​

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​Common Sense

Match

Match the following documents to their big ideas.

• Mayflower Compact

• English Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• Common Sense

Document signed by the Pilgrims that created a direct democracy (self-government)

Document that secured rights to Parliament and the people, such as no cruel or unusual punishment

First document to limit the power of king.

pamphlet that encouraged colonists to govern themselves.m

• Document signed by the Pilgrims that created a direct democracy (self-government)

• Document that secured rights to Parliament and the people, such as no cruel or unusual punishment

• First document to limit the power of king.

• pamphlet that encouraged colonists to govern themselves.m

Multiple Choice

Which phrase best completes the diagram?

• Self-government

• separation of powers

• divine right of kings

• natural law

Multiple Choice

What document guaranteed people specific rights and ended excessive bail and cruel & unusual punishment?

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights

• Common Sense

• Mayflower Compact