🟩 Natural Rights and Democracy Day 150

Natural Rights and Democracy - Day 150

Introduction

In addition to establishing basic rights for all people in the Declaration of Independence, and expressing the idea of popular sovereignty, (the idea that a government is created by, and subject to the will of its people,) in the preamble to the Constitution, Americans also wanted to ensure that the power of government was shared and divided.

Task Icon  Preamble

Today, we will learn more about this idea, the idea of federalism.  In a federalist system, there are many levels of government, and powers are shared between the levels of government. 

  1. Begin by watching the video below.
  2. As you watch the video, try and document your learning in your journal.
  3. After you watch the video, complete the activity by choosing the correct answer for each question set.
  4. Be sure to use research to guide your understanding.
  5. When you finish, document your learning in your journal.

 

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