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Understanding State Governments: Rights, Powers, and Challenges in Early America

This lesson explores how American colonists governed themselves before independence and the subsequent creation of individual state constitutions during the Revolutionary War. It examines key concepts like legislative supremacy, popular sovereignty, and the social contract. Students will analyze the advantages and disadvantages of state governance by comparing different state constitutions, focusing on issues of factionalism, property rights, and the protection of individual liberties. Through this exercise, learners will appreciate the foundational ideas that shaped American government and continue to influence it today.

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Understanding State Governments: Rights, Powers, and Challenges in Early America

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  1. Lesson 10 The States Govern Themselves Date RAP (left page) Complete Vocabulary Chart in the back of your ISN in three column format. legislative supremacy petition popular sovereignty veto Copy the following statement into your ISN. Then, copy and answer the questions. Great Britain had colonies in North America for more than 150 years. During that time the colonists had considerable (a lot) experience governing themselves. Why did the colonists have the rights of Englishmen? How did the British government try to tighten control of the colonists?

  2. Lesson 10 The States Govern Themselves Date WOW (under RAP) During the Revolutionary War individual states began writing their own constitutions. What might be a problem with this? -After the Declaration of Independence was signed the colonies became states and were free and independent. -each state had to create their own government. -protect their basic rights -promote common good -used ideas learned from political philosophy and their own experiences with colonial and British government.

  3. Lesson 10 The States Govern Themselves Date WOW (under RAP) Most states used these Basic Ideas to write their constitution: natural rights and higher law social contract popular sovereignty representation separation of powers checks and balances Legislative supremacy

  4. Lesson 10 The States Govern Themselves Date WOW (under RAP) • Legislative branch had too much power • State governments did not protect property rights of all • Groups of citizens called factions, accused of making laws to benefit themselves not the common good. • Factions cancelled debts and made paper money • This helped those who owed money but hurt the lenders • Taxed people far more than the British had • New laws were interfering with private lives • Laws told people what to eat, drink, wear, and believe

  5. Lesson 10 The States Govern Themselves Date WIO (right side) Complete the handout on basic ideas about government.

  6. Lesson 10 The States Govern Themselves Date RAP • Compare and contrast the Massachusetts constitution with the constitutions of the other states using a two column chart. List the advantages on the left and the disadvantages on the right. • Use the questions on page 87 to help guide your thoughts. • advantagesdisadvantages

  7. Lesson 10 The States Govern Themselves Date RAP (left side) Copy the sentence on page 90 1) The Virginia Declaration of Rights Stated: Then copy the bulleted sentences. 2) Virginia Declaration of Rights listed rights we enjoy today: Then copy the bulleted sentences. All states’ bills of rights included rights for people accused of a crime: Then copy the bulleted sentences.

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