1. Principles of the Constitution Republicanism

2. Today’s Purpose Understand what the principle of Republicanism means.
Understand why the Founding Fathers would have wanted to include Republicanism in the Constitution.
Prepare to analyze how this principle is reflected in the Constitution.

3. What Will You Need? Republicanism Note Sheet Pen or Pencil Headphones
The internet will be your
resource for this assignment.

4. Read the definition above and see if you can explain out loud what popular sovereignty is. Don’t just read from the screen. Do you get it? If not, read it again. Choose one term/word that is new to you and look it up on dictionary.com and write out the definition on your paper.

5. Basic Understanding If any of these questions are difficult for you to
answer, look up the information online.

6. Historical Context Think about- What is Parliament?
How is it like our Congress?
Answer these questions
in the “Parliament” Box
by viewing the video
Link Here

7. Think about— What do you remember about the House of Burgesses
Think about— What do you remember about the House of Burgesses? How was that Representative Government?
Answer these questions
in the “Virginia House of
Burgesses” box by using
the link HERE

8. Historical Context
How are colonial assemblies and the 2nd Continental Congress early versions of Representative Government?
Answer these questions
by clicking on both links:
First Continental Congress
Colonial Assemblies

9. In the Living Constitution
Answer these questions
by using the Constitution
link HERE

10. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 Link
Elastic Clause
Look at the Elastic Clause (necessary and proper…) (Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: It is the last paragraph of Section 8)
Copy the clause in the box and then summarize what it means.
Copy the clause here…
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 Link
Summary: Don’t get it? Browse the web and find more info……

11. How a Bill Becomes a Law
Create your own graphic showing all the steps of how a bill becomes a law by EITHER:
Watching a video: How a Bill Becomes a Law: Crash Course Government and Politics
OR reading a bulleted summary How a Bill Becomes a Law: Junior Scholastic
Create a chart/graphic here showing the steps in which a bill becomes a law.

12. Final Step
Draw a picture or symbol here of what republicanism means to you.
The final step… Now that you have an understanding of republicanism, create a picture or symbol that represents the concept on the front of your handout.