Name: _______________
Hour: ________
Daily Questions: Foundations of Government
January 18
No School
January 19
No School
January 20
Introductions
January 25
Introductory
Reading
January 26
I can use the
functionalist
Perspective of
Government to
begin to understand
its necessity.
V1
SA 1
February 2
I can compare the
four origins of State
theories.
V 12-15
SA 3
January 27
Functions and
Dysfunctions of
Legislation/Voter
ID.
V 2-4
SA 1
February1
I can analyze the
state of nature and
ultimately express
the need for
governmental
structure.
V1
SA 2
February 8
I can classify
governments from
around the world
into categories based
on participation,
location, and
legislativepresidential
relationship.
V 16-24
SA 6
February 15
No School
February 22
Foundations of
Government Exam
Prep
February 3
I can identify the
four characteristics
of the "state."
V 7-10
SA 4-5
January 21
Syllabus/Class/iPad
Procedures
January 28
I can examine the
functions and
dysfunctions of
government.
V 5-6
SA 1
January 22
Pre-Assessment
February 4
I can describe how
power is divided
between different
types of government.
V 16-24
SA 6
February 5
I can describe how
power is divided
between different
types of government.
January 29
Saints
and
the
Roughnecks
Discussion.
Card Simulation
February 9
I can list and
describe the basic
concepts of
democracy.
V 25-31
SA
February 10
I can identify the
major documents
that created the
foundation for the
United States
government.
V 32SA
February 11
I can explain how
the Preamble to the
Constitution defines
the purposes of
government.
V
SA 7
February 12
No School
February 16
I can explain how
the Preamble to the
Constitution defines
the purposes of
government.
V 25-31
S7
February 23
Foundations of
Government Exam
Prep
February 17
Texas v. Johnson
Simulation
SA 7
February 18
I can explain the
principals and
powers listed in the
Constitution.
V 25-31
SA 8
February 19
I can explain the
structure of the
Minnesota state
government.
V 25-31
S5
February 24
Super Tuesday Prep
February 25
Super Tuesday Prep
February 26
Super Tuesday Prep
Please write what you know in sentence form for each of the following:
1. Government:
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2. Judicial Power:
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3. Legislative Power:
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4. Executive Power:
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5. Dictatorship:
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6. Democracy:
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7. Four Characteristics of a State:
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8. Population:
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9. Territory:
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10. Sovereignty:
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11. Government in a State:
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12. Force Theory:
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13. Evolutionary Theory:
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14. Divine Right Theory:
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15. Social Contract Theory:
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16. Autocracy:
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17. Oligarchy:
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18. Authoritarian:
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19. Totalitarian:
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20. Unitary Government:
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21. Federal Government:
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22. Confederate Government:
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23. Presidential Government:
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24. Parliamentary Government:
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25. 5 Concepts of Democracy:
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26. Individual Worth:
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27. Equality:
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28. Majority Rule:
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29. Compromise:
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30. Individual Freedom:
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31. Free Enterprise System:
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32. Magna Carta:
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33. Petition of Rights:
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34. English Bill of Rights:
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35. Declaration of Independence:
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36. Articles of Confederation:
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37. Constitution:
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38. Preamble:
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39. Bill of Rights:
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40. Bicameral Legislature:
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41. Unicameral Legislature:
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42. 6 Principles of the Constitution:
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43. Popular Sovereignty:
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44. Limited Government:
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45. Separations of Powers:
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46. Checks and Balances:
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47. Federalism:
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48. Expressed Powers:
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49. Implied Powers:
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50. Exclusive Powers:
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51. Concurrent Powers:
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Short answer questions can be answered through the use of complete sentences, thinking maps, or
graphic organizers.
1. Examine the functions and dysfunctions of government.
2. Use the cartoon below to explain the “State of Nature”.
3. Contrast the Divine Right Theory of government with the Social Contract Theory of
government.
4. List the four characteristics of the state and explain what each means.
5. Is Minnesota a “state” according to the above required characteristics? Why or why not?
6. Explain the relationship between the legislative, executive and judicial powers of government.
7. What does the Preamble’s stated goal of “…to form a more perfect union” suggest?
8. Outline the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.