Alabama Social Studies SS24.6.12

SS24.6.12 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• SS24.6.12a

  Describe how the Magna Carta, Petition of Right, and English Bill of Rights contributed to the development of limited government.

• SS24.6.12b

  Compare and contrast how Enlightenment thinkers interpreted the purpose of government and the relationship between government and citizens.

• SS24.6.12c

  Develop an argument supporting the idea that the Iroquois Confederacy’s form of representative government influenced attempts of the colonies to unite as one na...

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What Students Need to Do

Students trace how earlier English documents limited rulers. They compare thinkers’ views on why governments exist and what citizens can expect from them. They use evidence to argue how the Haudenosaunee Confederacy may have influenced colonial plans for unity.

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What Mastery Looks Like

Students can name a limit on rulers from each English document and contrast Hobbes’s and Locke’s views of citizens’ rights. They can cite Franklin’s 1751 letter as evidence that Haudenosaunee unity gave colonists an example for joining together.

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Common Misconceptions

Students may think the Magna Carta protected everyone equally, though it first protected a narrow group. They may confuse Hobbes’s support for a strong ruler with Locke’s right to replace a government that violates rights. They may also claim the U.S. Constitution was copied from the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.

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How to Assess It

Exit ticket: Name one limit on rulers from an English document, contrast Hobbes and Locke, and cite Franklin’s 1751 letter to support a claim about colonial unity.

1. 01

   Have groups arrange dated cards for the three English documents on a paper timeline, then clip one limit on rulers beneath each.

2. 02

   Read short quotes from Hobbes and Locke, then ask: When may citizens challenge a ruler, and why?

3. 03

   Play a card sort matching taxes without Parliament, jail without cause, and blocked elections to the English documents that challenged them.

4. 04

   Read Franklin’s 1751 letter about the Six Nations, then sketch a student council where separate classrooms send representatives to make shared decisions.

• SS24.USG.1

  Explain how Enlightenment principles informed the structure and principles of the United States government, its founding documents, its institutions, and the di...

• SS24.6.4b

  Differentiate among the various forms of colonial governments and identify examples of self-government in the colonies, including the Mayflower Compact, New Eng...

• SS24.USG.2

  Describe how the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and events of the American Revolution influenced the drafting and ratification of t...

• SS24.8.15b

  Summarize how major provisions in the Petition of Right and the English Bill of Rights influenced early forms of constitutional government.