Unit 1 Day 4
Objective: Trace
the English roots
of American
democracy:
Magna Carta,
English Bill of
Rights, and
Petition of Right.
English Roots:
Magna Carta, Petition of Right, English Bill of Rights
Day 4
• Objective: Trace the English roots of
American democracy: Magna Carta, English
Bill of Rights, and Petition of Right.
• Key Vocabulary: Magna Carta, English Bill
of Rights, Petition of Right
Daily Randomness
• Why go to NAU?
– 18,000 students (not small, not huge)
– 2 males for every 3 females
– Skiing, hiking, hunting, fishing,
camping, fun stuff!
– Flagstaff is a cool place!
– Highs in the 80s in the summer!
Louie the Lumberjack
Review of Key Vocabulary
1. Government…define…example
2. Why do dictatorships continue to
exist? 2 to 4 sentences
3. Oligarchy…define…example
4. Autocracy…define…example
5. Indirect Democracy (Representative
gov’t or Republic) …define &
example
6. Direct Democracy-define & example
7.
When done correctly and effectively what
is so appealing about the concept of
democracy? 2 to 4 sentences
8. A Common Thread…use in a
sentence
Write your answers
on 1 sheet of paper.
You can work with
the person or
people next to you.
Groups of 1, 2, or 3.
YOU ARE TURNING
THIS IN FOR A
GRADE!
You have 10
minutes.
Today we are looking for a….
Magna Carta
Petition of Right
English Bill of
Rights
• What do these
documents have in
common?
• But first let’s analyze
some easier
examples.
WHAT DO THESE THINGS HAVE IN
COMMON?
WHAT ABOUT THESE THINGS?
WHAT ABOUT THESE?
AND ONE MORE….
Ok, ok one more…
• The lady from Full House…
• Kelly Kapowski from Saved
By the Bell…
• Lois from Superman the
TV show…
Define the following concepts…
• LAW AND ORDER
• LIMITS ON GOVERNMENT
• REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT
After your definition you need to include a
real world example.
FOR EXAMPLE:
If the word was “Dictatorship”…A
government ran by a small group of elites
(oligarchy) or one person (autocracy); where
the people have very little power. A real
world example is North Korea being headed
by Kim Jong Un.
Read and complete the following…
• Read each excerpt.
• In your notes, create a
table that has 3 columns.
– Magna Carta
– Petition of Right
– English Bill of Rights
• In your own words, right
down key concepts/
ideas that you see in the
readings.
• You should have 3
bullets for each reading.
Magna
Carta
Petition English
of Right Bill of
Rights
Compare your
main ideas to…
• The Bill of Rights
(1st 10 amendments
to the Constitution)
– Amendments are
changes
– Freedoms and
protections against
the government
Write…
Write one clear and concise
paragraph (5 to 8 sentences)
that describes what the three
English documents did to the
king’s power.
Use examples from the readings.