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Warm-up: What does democracy mean? What are the ideas behind it? What are the duties it requires of its citizens?

Reconstruction & Evolving Democracy

Democracy “Ideas” Worth of an individual Equality of all persons Majority rule, minority rights Necessity of compromise Individual freedom

Democracy “Institutions” Constitution - The Preamble explains the purposes of the Constitution, and defines the powers of the new government as originating from the people of the United States. All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives. Government - representative democracy Federalism - system of government in which a written constitution divides power between a central, or national, government and several regional governments Bill of Rights - things guaranteed that the government can’t deny a citizen Freedom

Democracy-- “Political Processes” Citizen participation Free and fair elections Voting

American Democracy to 1860 Bill of Rights Declared independence from Britain 1776 Established new government with Constitution: Separation of Powers Checks & Balances Federalism Bill of Rights First 10 Amendments to Constitution Voted for representatives from each state to sit in federal government Congress Only white males could vote Senators chosen by state delegates

Activity: Federalism Activity