1. Do Now Download Lesson 6: Government Expansion Vocabulary
Scroll to the next slide and complete the Do Now Task in your notebook.

2. Do Now Task Government Expansion:
Copy the term below in your notebook:
Government Expansion:
Power of the national government in Washington D.C. has grown over time.

3. Objective
To acquire an understanding of government expansion through vocabulary and image analysis.

4. Independent Task
Write down the word, definition and complete the task using the information on the slide and the internet.

5. Guided Practice Word #1: Confederation
Definition: A group of independent states that work together.
Task:
Google the Articles of Confederation and write down what they were.

6. Word # 2: Ratify Definition: To approve something.
Task: Google what has the government ratified and write down the answer.

7. Word # 3: Federalism
Definition: The divided powers between the National and State governments.
Task: Write down 2 powers of the national government and 2 powers of state governments on your graphic organizer.

8. Word # 4: Convention Definition: A meeting for a specific purpose.
Task: Use the word convention in a sentence or two to describe the image at right.

9. Word # 5: Constitution
Definition: America’s first plan of government. Legal document that explains how the government works.
Task: Google and answer the following question: How does the United States government work?

10. Word # 6: Debate
Definition: To talk about the reasons for and against something.
Task: Use the word Debate in a sentence to describe the image at right.

11. Word # 7: Compromise
Definition: Both sides who disagree on a topic, give something up that they want to reach an agreement.
Task: Make up a fake conversation: What would the blue person say? What would the red person say? In the compromise.

12. Word # 8: Preamble
Definition: The beginning of the Constitution, which states the purpose of the Constitution.
Task: Write down 2 things that the Constitution of the United States does? Use the image at right or Google.

13. Word # 9: Democracy
Definition: System of government that gives people the power to the people.
Task: According to the image, what is one power people in a democracy have?

14. Word # 10: Amendment
Definition: A change or edit to a document like the Constitution.
Task: According to the image, what are two rights American citizens have under the 1st Amendment?

15. Please turn in your completed graphic organizer to the white bin on Mr
Please turn in your completed graphic organizer to the white bin on Mr. Murtagh’s Desk
Work on your homework packet.
Begin working on Bonus # 1: Expansion Unit Vocabulary (Download from the class website).