Bell Ringer July 29, 2014
•What is a “Founding Father”?
Founding Fathers
• These men wrote and signed the Declaration of
Independence.
• These men were considered brave because it
was considered an act of treason (the crime of
betraying one's country) punishable by
hanging.
John Hancock
• John Hancock was the
representative from
Massachusetts
• President of the Continental
Congress in 1775
• First to sign Declaration of
Independence and is the most
recognizable signature.
Benjamin Rush
• Benjamin Rush was from
Pennsylvania
• He was the treasurer of the U.S.
Mint from 1797 to 1813
• physician, writer, educator,
• He was a Founding Father that
signed Declaration of
Independence and attended the
Continental Congress.
John Jay
• John Jay was a representative from New
York at the Continental Congresses.
• He signed the Declaration of
Independence.
• He helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris
1783 that ended the American Revolution.
• He was a diplomat to England in late 1700s
where he negotiated Jay’s Treaty that
averted threat of another war with the
British
John Witherspoon
• John Witherspoon was an
active clergyman
• A New Jersey representative
that signed the Declaration of
Independence
• He later became President of
modern Princeton University
John Peter Muhlenberg
• John Peter Muhlenberg was a
clergyman.
• He was a soldier during the
Colonial, Revolutionary, and PostRevolutionary eras in
Pennsylvania
• He was elected to the first U.S.
Congress
Charles Carroll
• Charles Carroll was a Catholic
and Senator from Maryland
• He was a signer of Declaration of
Independence
• He was a delegate to
Constitutional Convention
Jonathan Trumbull Sr.
•Jonathan Trumbull Sr.
was the only colonial
governor who supported
the American cause/side
in the Revolution
Closing Task
•You are to create a foldable on the
Founding Fathers. You will answer the
following questions on each of the 7
Founding Fathers:
• Where was the founding father from?
• What were their contributions to American
History? (why are they important)
Bell Ringer July 30, 2014
•What does
“E Pluribus
Unum”
mean?
E Pluribus Unum
• E Pluribus Unum – “Out of many, one”;
• The phrase was proposed to Congress in 1782 for use on
the Great Seal of the United States
• the motto symbolized the 13 original States uniting
together to form one compact and represented body.
Never made the official motto of the country, but
generally accepted as a de facto motto
Declaration of Independence
• The Declaration of Independence announced the
colonies’ freedom from British rule and set forth the
founding principles of the United States of America
found in the first three paragraphs.
Founding Principles
• Some of these principles include
• “all men are created equal”
• unalienable rights
• government derives its power from the consent of the
governed.
U.S. Constitution
• U.S. Constitution – the Constitution of the United States of
America provides a framework for the organization of the
government and defines the responsibilities of:
• The bicameral Congress governance within the legislative branch
of the government
• The President as head of the executive branch of the government
• The Supreme Court as head of the judicial branch of the
government
• The U.S. Constitution is considered the highest law in the
land
Closing Task
•Use the APPARTS strategy to
analyze the Constitution and the
Declaration of Independence.
Bell Ringer: July 31, 2014
•What is the Bill of Rights?
Bill of Rights
•The Bill of Rights exists as the first
10 amendments to the U.S.
Constitution.
Bill of Rights
• Bill of Rights – many opposed the Constitution in 1787
because they believed it did not offer adequate protection
of individual rights.
• The Bill of Rights, ratified in 1791, was created to correct
this. The individual rights protected in the Bill of Rights
include economic rights related to property, political rights
related to freedom of speech and press, and personal rights
related to bearing arms and maintaining private property.
st
1
Amendment
•This amendment guarantees freedom of
religion, speech, and the press, and
protects the right of assembly.
nd
2
Amendment
•This amendment protects the right
to keep and bear arms.
rd
3
Amendment
•This amendment guards against
the forced quartering of troops.
th
4
Amendment
•This amendment protects against
unreasonable searches and
seizures.
th
5
Amendment
•This amendment guarantees a trial by
jury and “due process of law,” and
guards against double jeopardy (being
charged twice for the same offense)
and self-incrimination.
th
6
Amendment
•This amendment outlines the rights of the
accused, including the right to have a
"speedy and public" trial, the right to be
informed of the charges made against him,
the right to call witnesses in his defense,
and the right to have an attorney in his
defense.
th
7
Amendment
•This amendment lays out the rules
of common law. (the right of trial
by jury)
th
8
Amendment
•This amendment protects against
“cruel and unusual punishments.”
th
9
Amendment
•This amendment ensures that the
individual rights that are not enumerated
in the Constitution are secure—that is, that
these rights should not be automatically
infringed upon because they are omitted
from the Constitution
th
10
Amendment
• This amendment limits the power of federal
government by reserving for the states all powers
that are not explicitly granted to the federal
government by the Constitution, nor denied to the
states.
Closing Task
• Students will work in pairs or groups of three and complete
the following:
• 1. Each group will be assigned an amendment.
• 2. They will create a poster answering the following questions on
their assigned amendment: What is the amendment, explain in
your own words and draw a picture that represents the
amendment.
• 3. Once complete students will hang posters for classmates to
see and preform a gallery walk while completing a handout.
Bell Ringer 8-1-14
•Why is the Constitution and the
Bill of Rights important to the
people of the United States?
•The belief in the Constitution and
the rights in the Bill of Rights helps
bond Americans together and gives
the hope of liberty and a better
future for themselves and their
children.
Liberty
•Liberty – individuals are free to pursue
their own work.
Egalitarianism
•Egalitarianism – there are no social class
distinctions; the poor do not defer to the
rich and vice versa.
Individualism
•Individualism – hard work and labor are
considered key to becoming successful.
Populism
•Populism – all individuals are allowed
an opinion and are able to voice it.
Laissez-Faire
•Laissez-Faire – hard work and money
making lead to success.
American Values v. Other Nations
•American values reinforce and reward
the spirit of hard work and money
making vs. other nations’ notions of
heredity and that a person is destined
to remain in one social group.
Closing Task
•Students will write half a page
comparing and contrasting the
American values v. the values of China,
Cuba or North Korea.