How To Take Notes In Mr. Sea’s Class
Jul 14, 2015
1) “Natural-Born Citizens”- Individuals born in the U.S. or born in another nation to at least one
parent who is a U.S. citizen
Multiple lessons can be
written on the same sheet
of paper as long as each
lesson has the proper
title
Essential Questions:
• What are the origins of American government?
• What type of government was established at the Constitutional Convention of 1789?
• How was our government shaped by the historical situation at the time and the philosophical tradition that influenced the framers of the constitution?
John Locke - Every person is born with natural
rights (“life, liberty, property”) and the purpose of
government is to protect citizen’s natural rights
Locke “Natural Rights”
Hobbes
1689
Jefferson
“Enlightenment”
“Man is born in a state of
equality; none higher than the other…
and the purpose of
government is the
preservation of this
equality”
“Enlightenment”
Jean Jacques
Rousseau
“The Social Contract”
1762
“Enlightenment”
Jean-Jacques Rousseau- Citizens give
government power and in return the
government protects citizens’ natural rights
(“The Social Contract” or “Consent of the
Governed”)
“The purpose of government
is the execution of laws and the maintenance of freedom,
but if government
fails to protect natural rights
the Social Contract is
broken”
Thomas Jefferson-
Primary writer of
America’s “Declaration of
Independence” from
Great Britain
Thomas
Jefferson July 4,1776
“Enlightenment”
Which fundamental political idea is expressed
in the Declaration of Independence?
A. The government should guarantee every
citizen economic security
B. The central government and state
governments should have equal power
C. If the government denies its people certain
basic rights, that government can be
overthrown
D. Rulers receive their right to govern from God