Oklahoma Social Studies MWH.C.3.3

MWH.C.3.3 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• MWH.C.3.3.A

  Explain how the major ideas of enlightened philosophy influenced the concepts of natural rights and consent of the governed.

• MWH.C.3.3.B

  Describe the contributions of major Enlightenment thinkers (e.g., Locke, Montesquieu, Voltaire, Rousseau), contrasting the views of Thomas Hobbes regarding the ...

• MWH.C.3.3.C

  Examine the impact of Adam Smith’s theories, as presented in The Wealth of Nations, on modern economic thought and free enterprise.

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What Students Need to Do

Students explain how Locke's natural rights and Rousseau's general will shaped ideas about government by consent. They connect Montesquieu's divided powers and Voltaire's religious tolerance to modern laws. They contrast Hobbes's strong ruler, whose authority came from an agreement, with divine right, and explain how Smith's ideas shaped markets.

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What Mastery Looks Like

A student links Locke's rights to limited government and Rousseau's general will to laws made by citizens. They connect branches of government to Montesquieu, religious freedom to Voltaire, and competing businesses to Smith. They explain that Hobbes's ruler gained authority through an agreement, not God's appointment.

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Common Misconceptions

Some students think Hobbes defended divine right because he supported a strong ruler. Others think Locke's rights come from government or that Smith opposed all business rules. Students may mistake Rousseau's general will for a ruler's personal wishes.

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How to Assess It

Exit ticket: Name the thinkers behind natural rights, divided powers, and market competition. Give one present-day example of those ideas, then explain why Hobbes's ruler was not based on divine right.

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   Have pairs match Locke, Montesquieu, Voltaire, Rousseau, Hobbes, and Smith cards to idea cards: rights, divided powers, tolerance, general will, contract-based ruler, competition.

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   Ask: Would Hobbes or Locke put more limits on a ruler's power? Defend your answer with one claim from each thinker.

3. 03

   Run 'Who said it?' with six slips: rights lawsuit, veto fight, religious ban, public vote, contract-backed ruler, rival bakery prices.

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   Show competing grocery ads and a three-branch government chart; ask how prices reflect Smith and branches reflect Montesquieu.

• USG.C.2.2.D

  Analyze ways in which the Federalist and the Anti-Federalist debates about the nature and extent of government continue in modern times.

• MWH.C.4.1.A

  Examine the influence of Enlightenment philosophy, economic conditions, the rising influence of the middle class, and the excesses and corruption of the French ...

• 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.1.1

  Analyze the influence of religious, political, and philosophical ideas on society.