Oklahoma Social Studies MWH.C.3.1.E
The Standard
- MWH.C.3
- Analyze developments in politics, science, and philosophy contributing to human advancement and the rise of modern institutions of self-government.
- MWH.C.3.1
- Compare theories and forms of government regarding sources of authority and legitimacy.
Analyze government's source of authority under a constitutional monarchy by explaining how and why powers are limited by a written or unwritten constitution (e.g., English Parliament).
Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · MWH.C.3.1
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students trace how a monarch and Parliament get authority from laws, political customs, and elected representation. They explain which royal actions need Parliament’s approval and why those limits were set.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given a royal tax order, a student uses the 1689 Bill of Rights to explain why Parliament must approve the tax. They can explain that Britain has written constitutional laws even though it has no single written constitution.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think an unwritten constitution has no written laws. They may also think a monarch can impose taxes or suspend laws alone, or that Parliament serves only with the monarch’s permission.
How to Assess It
- Ask: “Why can’t a monarch impose a new tax alone under the 1689 Bill of Rights, and what abuse was that rule meant to prevent?”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs two printed clauses from the 1689 Bill of Rights and a mock royal tax order; have them underline the clause that blocks it.
Ask students to write: What could happen if a monarch could suspend laws without Parliament’s consent? Use one clause as evidence.
Sort cards labeled “royal tax decree,” “Parliament approves tax,” and “monarch suspends a law” into permitted or blocked piles; explain each choice.
Show a notice of a UK prime minister’s appointment; have students mark the monarch’s formal act and the elected MPs’ role.
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Related Standards
- 7.C.6
Analyze systems of government by examining their source of authority, principles, structures, and processes.
- MWH.C.3.1
Compare theories and forms of government regarding sources of authority and legitimacy.
- USG.C.1.2
Analyze the essential characteristics of limited versus unlimited systems of government.
- MWH.C.3.2.B
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