SS.7.C.1.1
Recognize how Enlightenment ideas including Montesquieu's view of separation of power and John Locke's theories related to natural law and how Locke's social contract influenced the Founding Fathers.
SS.7.C.1.2
Trace the impact that the Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, Mayflower Compact, and Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" had on colonists' views of government.
SS.7.C.1.3
Describe how English policies and responses to colonial concerns led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence.
SS.7.C.1.4
Analyze the ideas (natural rights, role of the government) and complaints set forth in the Declaration of Independence.
SS.7.C.1.5
Identify how the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation led to the writing of the Constitution.
SS.7.C.1.6
Interpret the intentions of the Preamble of the Constitution.
SS.7.C.1.7
Describe how the Constitution limits the powers of government through separation of powers and checks and balances.
SS.7.C.1.8
Explain the viewpoints of the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists regarding the ratification of the Constitution and inclusion of a bill of rights.
SS.7.C.1.9
Define the rule of law and recognize its influence on the development of the American legal, political, and governmental systems.
SS.7.C.3.10
Identify sources and types (civil, criminal, constitutional, military) of law.
Recognize how Enlightenment ideas including Montesquieu's view of separation of power and John Locke's theories related to natural law and how Locke's social contract influenced the Founding Fathers.
SS.7.C.1.2
Trace the impact that the Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, Mayflower Compact, and Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" had on colonists' views of government.
SS.7.C.1.3
Describe how English policies and responses to colonial concerns led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence.
SS.7.C.1.4
Analyze the ideas (natural rights, role of the government) and complaints set forth in the Declaration of Independence.
SS.7.C.1.5
Identify how the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation led to the writing of the Constitution.
SS.7.C.1.6
Interpret the intentions of the Preamble of the Constitution.
SS.7.C.1.7
Describe how the Constitution limits the powers of government through separation of powers and checks and balances.
SS.7.C.1.8
Explain the viewpoints of the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists regarding the ratification of the Constitution and inclusion of a bill of rights.
SS.7.C.1.9
Define the rule of law and recognize its influence on the development of the American legal, political, and governmental systems.
SS.7.C.3.10
Identify sources and types (civil, criminal, constitutional, military) of law.