18 September 2012 一 Bell Ringer

1. Come find your Edusoft bubble sheet on the front table. Pick up a test packet as well. For each section (Books Timeline, Fill in the Blank, etc.), write how many points each question is worth. 18 September 2012一 Bell Ringer

2. 二 Test Results (Books Timeline) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th a. Civics in Practice b. Common Sense c. English Bill of Rights d. Magna Carta

3. 二 Test Results (Events Timeline) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th a. American Revolution ends • b. Enlightment begins • c. George Washington becomes President d. Puritans come to America

4. 二 Test Results (Fill in the Blanks) 1. Mr. Deutsch wrote the wrong student’s name on a referral for Saturday School. When he was called to the office, he was not given Saturday School because of Montesquieu’s ideas on __________. (a) inspiration (b) self-government (c) separation of powers (d) social contract 2. Signed by King John in 1215, the __________ guaranteed that free people could not be arrested, imprisoned, or exiled without a trial by jury. (a) Common Sense (b) English Bill of Rights (c) Magna Carta (d) Mayflower Compact

5. 二 Test Results (Fill in the Blanks) 3. The __________ prevented taxation without representation and cruel punishments while protecting the freedom of speech and right to bear arms in 1689. (a) Common Sense (b) English Bill of Rights (c) Magna Carta (d) Mayflower Compact 4. After the Puritans landed far away from where they were supposed to land, they wrote and signed the __________ to give themselves the rights to self-government. (a) Common Sense (b) English Bill of Rights (c) Magna Carta (d) Mayflower Compact

6. 二 Test Results (Fill in the Blanks) 5. __________ was as popular as The Hunger Games and used every day language instead of fancy talk to convince the people of the American colonies that splitting up with England was the only way the fighting with Britain would end. (a) Common Sense (b) English Bill of Rights (c) Magna Carta (d) Mayflower Compact  6. Most of the grievances of the Declaration of Independence seemed to be an issue of __________. (a) liberty (b) life (c) property (d) pursuit of happiness

7. 二 Test Results (Fill in the Blanks)  7. “We hold these truths to be self-__________, that all men are created __________... (a) equal, evident (b) evident, equal (c) consent, controlled (d) controlled, consenting 8. To help pay for their soldiers, England passed the __________ Act, which forced the colonists to put expensive tax stamps on all legal documents, as well as newspapers, calendars, and almanacs. (a) Declaratory (b) Stamp (c) Townshend Revenue (d) Quartering

8. 二 Test Results (Fill in the Blanks) 9. After the Boston Tea Party, England wanted to place more restrictions on the colonies, so they passed the Coercive Acts. These laws tried to force the Massachusetts to follow British rule. Colonists called these acts the __________ Acts. (a) Absurd (b) Evil (c) Intolerable (d) Overkill 10. American colonists organized a __________ in response to the Stamp Act. They stopped buying British goods as a form of protest. After one year, Britain was forced to repeal the Stamp Act. (a) boycott (b) protest (c) riot (d) quorum

9. 二 Test Results (Government and Rights Matching) • B • G • A • F • D • H • C • E • despotism • liberty • property • monarchy • unalienable • life • republic • natural a. John Locke said that our rights include life, liberty, and ________. b. One person rules because he or she is the strongest. c. People choose the leaders d. Rights that can NEVER be taken away e. Rights that you have just for being born f. Rule by someone who says a god told him or her to be in charge g. The right to be free to say what you want and worship as you wish h. The right to live without fear of being killed or hurt by others

10. 二 Test Results (True / False) • The men who wrote our constitution are known today as our Rebellious Fathers. • The English Bill of Rights has a guarantee that prevents cruel punishments, just like our 8th amendment in the American Bill of Rights. • Common Sense was written in fancy language so that everyone could understand it. • The main idea of the Magna Carta is that the King is above the law. • The Mayflower Compact was an example of self-government in the colonies, meaning that the Puritans could make their own laws and select their own leaders. • Our textbook this year is called “CIVICS”. • F • T • F • F • T • F

11. 二 Test Results (Thinkers of the Enlightenment Matching) • B • G • D • F • A • H • C • E • George Washington • Jean Jacques Rousseau • John Locke • Montesquieu • King George III • Thomas Jefferson • Mr. Deutsch • Thomas Paine a. A leader who ruled his domain because he said a god said he was in charge b. A leader who ruled his domain because he was elected President c. A leader who rules his domain because he says he is in charge d. Wrote about the idea of natural rights: Life, liberty, and property e. Wrote Common Sense, which told people to break away from England f. Wrote that a separation of powers guarantees freedom and liberty g. Wrote the book Social Contract, which told people that they make an unspoken agreement to be ruled h. Wrote the Declaration of Independence, which announced that America’s break up with England

12. 二 Test Results Add up your points, divide by 124, and multiply by 100. This is your test grade.

13. Bring the green test packet to the front bin. Prepare a new paper for Cornell notes. Head your paper and title it “Directions for Democracy”. Please take notes on what I am about to read to you. On the back of that paper, you will need to copy down the Preamble of the Constitution. I will read and reread the Preamble. When you are done writing, read the Preamble out loud until everyone is reciting it. 三 Directions for Democracy

14. 三 Directions for Democracy • We the People of the United States, • in Order to form a more perfect Union, • establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, • provide for the common defense, • promote the general Welfare, • and secure the Blessings of Liberty • to ourselves and our Posterity, • do ordain and establish • this Constitution for the United States of America.

15. 三 Directions for Democracy We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, not the king, because this is a democracy better than before establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, create a fair legal system keep things peaceful at home

16. 三 Directions for Democracy establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, create a fair legal system keep things peaceful at home • provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, • join together to defend against attacks • help keep the people safe and healthy

17. 三 Directions for Democracy • provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, • join together to defend against attacks • help keep the people safe and healthy • and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, • make sure that freedom and liberty is around today • for our descendants

18. 三 Directions for Democracy • and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, • make sure that freedom and liberty is around today • for our descendants • do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. • The people have created and agreed to follow this new plan of government, the Constitution.