Foundations of American Democracy · Constitutional Foundations
Enlightenment Roots and Social Contracts
An investigation into how Locke, Montesquieu, and Rousseau influenced the framing of the American system.
Key Questions
- 1What is the government's role in protecting natural rights?
- 2How much individual liberty should be sacrificed for collective security?
- 3Who should decide when a government has lost its legitimacy?
Common Core State Standards
C3: D2.Civ.8.9-12C3: D2.His.1.9-12
Grade: 9th Grade
Subject: Civics & Government
Unit: Foundations of American Democracy
Period: Constitutional Foundations
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