1. Monday-Why do we need a government
Government- a system people use to give rights and rules, split power and control the people. (Makes, enforces, interprets the laws)
Ex. Cities, states and countries all have a government.

2. Monday- Objectives
Content Objective: I can understand why we need government by acting out and giving examples of life without government
Language Objective: I can write to explain why we need government using the life without government chart including two reasons on what life would be like in schools, communities and countries.
KESSEROUANI

3. Life without government activity
Graphic organizer

4. Levels of Government Local- Mayor (Makes decisions for the city)
State- Governor (Makes decisions for the State)
Ex. Gives drivers license
Federal- President (Makes decisions for the country)

5. Tuesday- Objective
Content Objective: I can understand the preamble to the constitution by summarizing how the preamble is the introduction to the constitution
Language Objective: I can write to explain the preamble to the constitution using the sentence stems
Popular sovereignty is….
The constitution is…..
The preamble is….

6. Tuesday- What is the constitution
Popular Sovereignty: The power and authority of the government come from the people.
Constitution: A written document that describes the government and its the highest law of the land.
Preamble: The introduction to the constitution that describes the purpose of government.
Popular sovereignty
Constitution
Definition: Written document that created the government system for the U.S
Ex. Describes the laws citizens must follow
Preamble
Definition: The introduction to the constitution
Ex. Explains the purpose of our federal government

7. Why do you think these are written in such large letters?
WE THE PEOPLE
Why do you think these are written in such large letters?
What do you think these words mean?
The power to govern belongs to the people who have created the government

8. Classroom constitution
Why do we need government Exit slip