Make New Page for Cornell Notes • Title these notes Development of Democracy • Draw a line 2” from left edge of paper • On left, write slide titles • On right, write notes on slides • At end of session, write 2 sentence summary at bottom • Use bullets and indentations Journal: Pretend….and Write • Write “#1. Journal on the left column • Write your answer next to #1 on right • Pretend you and 30 other people are stranded on a deserted island with no chance of being rescued…. – What 3 rules would you establish for your community and why? Debriefing “Creating a Government” Your Homework • Ask an adult and you write their responses or summary of it on the 9/11 Interview page • Get their signature Terrorism • = The use of violence against people or property in order to force changes in societies or governments – Why? • Independence • change societies • destroy “forces of evil” • Effects of 9/11 – Fear – Dept. of Homeland Security • Aviation Security • Patriot Act – Wars The Ideology of Al Qaeda • “Terrorists vs. Freedom Fighters?” • 4 goals: – 1. Drive out Americans and US from all Muslim countries – 2. Destroy Israel – 3. Create one big Islamic nation – 4. “Jihad” (=“holy” war): kill all non “pure” Muslims Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq • 2001 declaration of war against Af gov = TALIBAN – For assisting Al Qaeda • 2003 against Iraq – Bush argued that they had: • A nuclear weapon • An evil government • Links to Al Qaeda • 2 out of 3 of Bush’s arguments false (lied or bad intelligence?) • War in Iraq lasted 11 years, Af ongoing..... Write A Summary…. Pick ONE for a total of FOUR sentences: Sentence #1: In this lesson, I learned __________________________ about _________________________. The notes explained that _______________________________________________________. Sentence #2: ______________________ is important information about the topic of ___________________. A key detail from the text is _____________________________________________________. Sentence #3: ______________________ helped me understand how/that ___________________________. Another important point from the notes is __________________________________________. Sentence #4: By studying ________________________________, I realized/discovered _______________. As a result of learning about ________________________, I now understand_____________. Let’s Discuss, Then Write • Discuss – How did you feel? – Give an example of when the majority agreed on a decision. • Advantages? • Disadvantages? – Give an ex. Of when one person made decisions for the entire class. • Advantages? • Disadvantages? • Write answer on “Development of Democracy” page – Based on this experience, can people be trusted to govern themselves? Give examples from this to support your opinion. Definitions • Autocracy – Government in which power rests with one person – Symbol? • Democracy – Government in which the people have power – Symbol? Use Whiteboards: Autocratic or Democratic? • • • • • • • • Ms. Dean says there’s a quiz Friday Jack, Jane and Juan decide on which movie to go to by discussing possibilities and voting Fresh Freeze manager decides to give workers a 50 cent raise Your mom listens as you complain about not being able to stay our late and then decides to let you stay out one hour later Your family members all choose to go to the beach for vacation even though you wanted to go camping in the mountains. Pat plans a surprise romantic date for Jordan. He took her to dinner at Mazzottis and then to a concert Elected Mayor Bass Jackson decides to build a city hall. The citizens of Eureka vote to pass a tax to increase school funding. Types of Democracy • Representative Democracy – when the ppl elect someone to make decisions for them • Draw a symbol • Direct Democracy – when the ppl vote on every law • Symbol? T - Chart Democracy Advantages Disadvantages • Generate a list of several advantages and disadvantages of. Use our simulation to get your thoughts moving! •Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.” Winston Churchill Activity: Learn How Demo Developed in Ancient Greece • Let’s partay! – What station? – What volume? – This activity will use the 4 forms of gov’t from Ancient Greece to select a station and volume Let’s Try Monarchy • The earliest form of government • One person: king, queen or emperor has all power to make decisions • Who wants to be the king? • Prince? • King, program the radio! Uh – Oh, the King Died! • Go to the cemetery, King! • Now the Prince is King Debrief Monarchy • Subjects: How did you feel? • King? • Prince? • Who makes the decisions in a monarchy? – Disadvantages? – Why do you think this was the first form of government to develop in ancient Greece? Read about Monarchy Read and fill out chart Let’s Try Oligarchy • Let’s use the oligarchy form of gov’t w/ the radio! • Oligarchy developed in Greece as alternative • A few individuals (aristocrats and wealthy mid class) have power Aristocrats and Middle Class • 3 students = Aristocrats – Musicians in family? – Powerful by birth • 5 stu’s = Middle class – Taken music? – Wealthy & talented, but no power Debrief Oligarchy • Citizens, how did you feel? • How did you feel when a member of the mid class was allowed to help the aristocrats? • Who makes decisions in Oligarchy? – Advantages? – Disadvantages? – Why do you think this developed after monarchy in ancient Greece? Read about Oligarchy • Fill out chart Let’s Try Tyranny • Discontent with leaders of oligarchies led to rise of new leaders called tyrants – One individual seizes power by force and rules alone – Tyranny not = cruelty – Tyrant often mid class and military leaders Tyrant’s style • Blue jeans? – Gifts? Debrief Tyranny • Tyrant: – How did you feel? • Everyone else: – How did you feel? • Who makes decisions in a tyranny? – Disadvantages? – Advantages? • Why do you think this developed after oligarchy in Greece? Let’s Try Democracy • 510 B.C.E, after overthrowing a harsh tyrant, citizens of Athens chose to share political power – Majority vote Debrief Democracy • How did it feel? • Who makes the decisions? • Advantages? • Disadvantages? • Why do you think democracy developed in Ancient Greece? Speaking of Democracy • “The ballot is stronger than the bullet.” Abe Lincoln • “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power” Abe Lincoln • “The great thing about democracy is that it gives every voter a chance to do something stupid”. Art Spander • “Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking.” Clement Atlee • “Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.” Winston Churchill • “When the government fears the people that is LIBERTY. When the people fear the government, that is TYRANNY.” Unknown • “The greatest fallacy of democracy is that everyone’s opinion is worth the same.” Robert Anson Heinlein A Challenge For You To Attempt • Try to do this task, using ½ of your paper: – Draw 9 stars like this: * * * * * * * * * – Draw 1 line through all the stars. Follow these rules: • • • • • Don’t break your line; must be continous Make the least number of corners as possible Go through each star only once No intersecting lines No super curvy lines 1. How This Connects to the Enlightenment Era • Revolutionary thinkers “think outside the box • Philosophers challenged old ideas about government, world and people • Democracy was RE born from these ideas • Looked at human nature – – – – – – Reason Natural laws Happiness Progress Liberty What’s the best type of government? Read and Cornell Note Pages 195-200 • You will have 20 minutes tomorrow to finish • Do one bullet per red / black titled section and also one for each picture or chart • Total 19 sections • Write a summary at the end or no credit! Press Conference With Enlightenment Philosophers – What’s the best form of government? • • • • • • • Roles – Actor – Historian – Public Relations Agent – Investigative Reporter Get into groups of 4 and pick roles Write your role and answer questions on the “Press Conference” Page Today, questions Monday, prep your actor Tuesday, your role’s tasks Wednesday, showtime! Discussion of Press Conference • Place your thinker on the spectrum and make sure actor knows why he/she is where he is. • Whose ideas did you like the best? Why? • Whose ideas did you like the least? Why? • How might the time period they lived in affect their views? • Which thinkers do you think are the most influential in the development of democracy? • Write a summary of this discussion, including who would be your chief advisor if you were the president of the U.S. Comparing Bills of Rights French British U.S. • Make a 3 column t -chart with the titles • Go through your country’s rights and paraphrase them in bullets in the appropriate column • Then, find someone from the other 2 countries and write no or yes if they do not have or do have that same right • Then write a sentence as a summary comparing the 3 bills of rights. Similarities, differences and traits of each. How do the Bills of Rights Compare? • French and U.S. are similar – – – – 1787, 1789 Ppl focused Enlightenment’s influence No mention of King • British about balance between King and Parliament – 1689 – written before the Enlightenment