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Ideas Behind the Constitution Learning Objectives: SWBAT explain the ideas of government Americans got from the Ancient Romans such as a republic. SWBAT explain the ideas of government Americans got from British traditions such as Rule of Law, Limited Government, and Individual Rights. SWBAT explain the ideas of government Americans got from John Locke’s writings such as Natural Rights. SWBAT explain the ideas of government Americans got from the Baron of Montequieu’s writings such as Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances. SWBAT explain the ideas of government that developed as American traditions such as Federalism and Civilian Control of the Military. Chapter 7 section 3 pgs

Chapter 7 section 3 pg. 211 Ideas Behind the Constitution

Chapter 7 section 3 pg. 211 Ideas Behind the Constitution

Chapter 7 section 3 pg. 211 Ideas Behind the Constitution From the ideas of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, we took the idea of: a republic / a republican form of government which means, that we elect people to run the government for us. This is also known as Representative Government.

Chapter 7 section 3 pg. 212 Ideas Behind the Constitution

Chapter 7 section 3 pg. 212 Ideas Behind the Constitution This is why at first we didn’t pay our Senators and Representatives.

Chapter 7 section 3 pg. 212 Ideas Behind the Constitution Americans had to beware of too strong a leader like a dictator. Julius Caesar

Chapter 7 section 3 pg. 212 Ideas Behind the Constitution

Chapter 7 section 3 pg. 213 Ideas Behind the Constitution

Chapter 7 section 3 pg. 213 Ideas Behind the Constitution King John The Magna Carta limited the power of the king and said that all people must follow the same laws and rules. This is our Core Constitutional Principle of Rule of Law.

Chapter 7 section 3 pg. 213 Ideas Behind the Constitution

Chapter 7 section 3 pg. 213 Ideas Behind the Constitution We used this idea when we added a list of Individual Rights to the Constitution.

Chapter 7 section 3 pg. 213 Ideas Behind the Constitution

Chapter 7 section 3 pg. 213 Ideas Behind the Constitution From this came our ideas of self-government which led to the Core Constitutional Principle of Federalism.

Chapter 7 section 3 pg. 213 Ideas Behind the Constitution

Chapter 7 section 3 pg. 213 Ideas Behind the Constitution We made sure that we had Civilian Control of the Military.

Chapter 7 section 3 pg. 213 Ideas Behind the Constitution

Chapter 7 section 3 pg. 214 Ideas Behind the Constitution John Locke

Chapter 7 section 3 pg. 214 Ideas Behind the Constitution From John Locke’s ideas we made sure to include Natural Rights that all citizens have which are written into our Declaration of Independence.

Chapter 7 section 3 pg. 214 Ideas Behind the Constitution Baron de Montesquieu

Chapter 7 section 3 pg. 214 Ideas Behind the Constitution From the Baron of Montesquieu’s writings we used the ideas of Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances in our government.

Chapter 7 section 3 pg. 214 Ideas Behind the Constitution

Chapter 7 section 3 pg. 214 Ideas Behind the Constitution