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`SSCG2`Foundations of Constitutional Government

Demonstrate knowledge of the political philosophies that shaped the development of United States constitutional government.

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Expectations

SSCG2.a
Analyze key ideas of limited government and the rule of law as seen in the Magna Carta, the Petition of Right, and the English Bill of Rights.
SSCG2.b
Analyze the impact of the writings of Hobbes (Leviathan), Locke (Second Treatise on Government), Rousseau (The Social Contract), and Montesquieu (The Spirit of the Laws) on our concept of government.
SSCG2.c
Analyze the ways in which the philosophies listed in element 2b influenced the Declaration of Independence.

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