Course: Government Theme: 1: Government, Forms, Philosophies and Principles

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  Political Philosophy
  
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  Need for government
  

Culminating Assessment:

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  Critical Response
  
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  DBQ
  
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  Essay
  
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  Imaginative Writing
  
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  Project
  

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  Persuasive Speech following the CIM speaking rubric (content, organization, language, delivery)
  
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  Speeches should persuade the class (voters) to endorse their candidate.
  
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  Students should compare their “candidate’s” ideas to the others and explain why they’re better suited to improve today’s society.
  
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  Speeches identify and evaluate the following terms in today’s world (e.g., What is the general will today?):
  

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   State of nature
   
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   Social contract
   
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   General will
   
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   Natural law
   
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   Absolute power
   
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   Utilitarianism
   

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  Speech is accompanied by appropriate and illustrative visuals.