Agenda Critical Thinker Training Productivity Increasing Minute Origin of American Government Notes Productivity Increasing Minute Philosophers Notes Bingo! Homework Finish Bingo board/look over material for today. Work on your Project!
Prefix/Root/SuffixMeaning Bene-Good, well Bi-Two, twice, once in every two Cede,ceed,cessGo, yield cent/i-Hundred, hundredth Write a sentence for each prefix or root, using a word that begins with or uses that root.
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Magna Carta (1215) o The king needed money to finance a war, so he made a deal with the nobles. o The King is subject to his own rules.
Property could not be seized by the government Taxes had to be approved by a council of important of men People could not be put on trial without witnesses against them. Trial by Jury.
Parliament o English law making body o Gained strength and removed King James II o Bicameral legislature (lawmaking body. 2 Houses: House of Lords and House of Commons)
King James was an unpopular ruler. He was replaced by William and Mary in Because no one died in the transfer of power, this became known as the Glorious Revolution. William and Mary signed the English Bill of Rights into law.
Limited the power of the King by saying the king could not: o Impose excessive taxes o Control the army o Create special courts that took away the people’s rights.
Also guaranteed that the people of England should have: o Freedom of Speech o Fair Trail by Jury o No excessive Bail or punishment
Law based on custom and tradition. Courts were created to enforce these laws. These courts would rule on cases and would establish precedents (rulings to base decisions on later).
John Peter Zenger was put on trial for criticizing the royal governor of New York in a newspaper in Criticizing government officials was illegal at the time. Zenger was found not guilty because his comments were true. Zenger’s trial was the first step in freedom of the press in America.
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Life Without government would be “ solitary, poor, brutish and short” State of Nature Humans naturally compete for territory, resources and power. Wrote Leviathan
Government powers are derived from consent of the governed in which the government serves the people. Natural Rights: Life, liberty and property Wrote Second Treaties of Government
Social Contract: Agree to give up some freedoms in exchange for protection of natural rights. Social Contract=Solution to State of Nature
Enlightenment Writer who believe in the Separation of Power 3 Branches of Government
Wrote about religious tolerance and freedom of speech. Separation of Church and State
Wrote the Wealth of Nations. Invisible hand that guides people to optimal use of resources in any economy. Free Market Economics (laissez faire)
To practice all the information we learned today I want you to make a 5 x 5 Bingo board with a free space in the middle. I want you to use your notes and fill your spaces with the names of documents and philosophers that we had from todays notes, as well as the definition of, what they accomplished, or how they were influential. Winners of Bingo will have a choice between Extra Credit on a quiz or a small packet of candy tomorrow.