Representation through Documentation

Integrated, Interdisciplinary, Thematic Unit on the Foundations of the U. S. Government As we consider the empires that have come and gone throughout history, we observe a common thread that connects them together: each of them based their daily existence on laws set down by leaders to insure the success of the civilization. While structuring the United Stated government, our Founding Fathers took from the wisdom and experience of former cultures and from their own belief system and experiences and created a completely unique concept of a government ". . .of the people, by the people and for the people." Understanding the foundation (origins) of our government and its unique history is paramount to appreciating it, being motivated to get involved in it as a citizen, and desiring to preserve, protect and work to improve it. In this unit of study, the students will make connections between the past and present, interpret primary and secondary source documents, and sequence maj