The lessons in this unit cover the foundations of government. They were created by Missouri teachers for Missouri teachers to provide you with free materials to challenge and inspire your students. They are meant to be adaptable to fit your specific classroom needs.

Lessons are in PDF, Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides format. To make changes, you will first need to make a copy saved to your own Google Drive by going to Files -> Make a Copy.

You may access the lessons with the links below.

1 – Lesson Plan: The Democratic Experience Timeline

2 – Doc: The Democratic Experience Timeline

3 – Doc: The Democratic Experience Timeline Optional Rubric

4 – Doc: Poster Quiz

1 – Lesson Plan: Common Good v Natural Rights

2 – Doc: Kelo Handouts

3 – Slides: Natural Rights v The Common Good

1 – Lesson plan: Declaration of Independence

2 – Doc: Declaration of Independence v High School Break-Up Letter

3 – PDF: Declaration of Independence v High School Break Up Letter

1 – Lesson Plan: Philosophers

2 – Bell Work: Political Philosophers

1 – Lesson Plan: Gallery Walk

2 – Bell Work: Gallery Walk

3 – PDF: Perspectives on American Government Flipchart

4 – Doc: Perspectives on American Government Flipchart

5 – PDF: Perspectives on American Government Worksheet

6 – Doc: Perspectives on American Government Worksheet

1 – Lesson Plan: Government and Economies

2 – Slides: Government and Economies

3 – PDF: Food Supply Graphic Organizer

4 – Cell Phone Reading Docs

1 – Lesson Plan: Magna Carta

2 – Slides: Magna Carta or Great Charter

3 – Doc: Magna Carta match to Bill of Rights

1 – Lesson Plan: Mayflower Compact and Self-Government Tradition

2 – Slides: Self-Government Tradition

3 – Doc: Declaration Handout

4 – Doc: Mayflower Compact, 1620 excerpt

5 – Doc: Mayflower Compact Questions

1 – Lesson Plan: Classical Republicanism

2 – Slides:  Philosophy

3 – Doc: Philosophy Vocab

4 – Doc: Aristotle Cicero Government Reading

5 – PDF: Profiles in Courage pg 1-19

1 – Lesson Plan: Purposes of Government

2 – Slides: Purposes of Government

3 – Doc: Purposes of Government Graphic Organizer

1 – Lesson Plan: Shays’ Rebellion and the Articles of Confederation

2 – Bell work: AoC

3 – Doc: Articles of Confederation Role Play

1 – Lesson Plan: Comparative Governments and Economies

2 – Bell Work: Types of Government

3 – Doc: Forms of Governments and Economies 

1 – Test Bank: Unit 1

1 – Unit 1 Foundations Standard Check

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