US History - U.S. Constitution - The Six (6) Principles

EQ: What are the basic principles of the U.S. Constitution?

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1a Demonstrating Knowledge of Content and Pedagogy 1b Demonstrating Knowledge of Students 1c Setting Instructional Outcomes 1d Demonstrating Knowledge of Resources 1e Designing Coherent Instruction 1f Designing Student Assessments Rubric: Domain 1	2a Creating an Environment of Respect and Rapport 2b Establishing a Culture for Learning 2c Managing Classroom Procedures 2d Managing Student Behavior 2e Organizing Physical Space
Domain 3: Instruction	Domain 4: Professional Responsibilities
3a Communicating With Students 3b Using Questioning and Discussion Techniques 3c Engaging Students in Learning 3d Using Assessment in Instruction 3e Demonstrating Flexibility and Responsiveness	4a Reflecting on Teaching 4b Maintaining Accurate Records 4c Communicating with Families 4d Participating in the Professional Community 4e Growing and Developing Professionally 4f Showing Professionalism Rubric: Domain 4

The Six (6) Principles of the U.S. Constitution

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Popular Sovereignty is the idea that power is in the hands of the people. The term itself means majority control. I chose a "vote" button to depict this concept because the act of voting is a power that the people use to make decisions within the government.

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Limited Government is the idea that the power of the government is to be restricted. This way our government can't be like the King who believed in dominant power. This concept helped create the Bill of Right and in doing so, people are given rights such as freedom of speech and the right to bare arms. The picture i chose was a cowboy tangled in his own rope. This is to represent that the government is restricted/ "limited movement".

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Separation of Powers is the idea that all three branches, legislative, executive, and judicial, have equal power. Laws are made, enforced, and judged. I chose a picture of a scale because when thing are balanced, that means that they have equal weight. Equal weight-Equal power.

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Checks and Balances is the idea of a separate power. A branch has the ability to limit the actions of another. Each brach has this ability. A branch can only do something with the approval of the other branches. I chose a picture of a two way arrow because it represents how one branch must make a decision, but has to be approved by the other "two ways".

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Judicial Review is the idea of the court system in declaring acts of the other branches unconstitutional. Them having the power to revoke state laws that go against the Constitution. I chose a picture of a man looking at a book closely because it's supposed to represent the judicial branch looking over laws to see whether or not they are constitutional or not.

Federalism is the idea that states are granted independant power that is to be used on concepts not covered in the constitution. The states are able to pass, enforce, and judge laws just like the three branches. The state laws still must be within the restrictions of the Constitution. I chose a picture of the United States with each state in a different color to show how each state has its own power to make, enforce, and judge laws.

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