Module 1 Prepare for Learning Self-Assessment

  • Due No due date
  • Points _
  • Questions 16
  • Time Limit None

Instructions

Instructions:

Before beginning this Module, review the state standards and “I Can” statements below. Your goal should be that by the end of the module, you will be able to assert each "I Can" statement.

Once you have read the statements, proceed to answer the survey questions as honestly and accurately as you can. Your answers do not affect your grade, as there are no right or wrong answers.

It is ok to say that you don’t know or are not confident in your understanding of the standards and statements listed. This self-assessment helps you and your instructor gauge where you are in mastering the skills outlined in the standards so that you get the most out of this learning experience.

Module Learning Objectives:

Lesson

“I Can…”

1
  • I can describe the various circumstances, major events, and key individuals that contributed to the American Revolution.
  • I can identify the tenets of John Locke and Thomas Hobbes philosophies on the state of nature, social contract, and human rights.
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USG.2.4: Explain the history and provide examples of foundational ideas of American government embedded in the Founding-Era documents such as: natural rights philosophy, social contract, popular sovereignty, constitutionalism, representative democracy, political factions, federalism, and individual rights.

2
  • I can evaluate the importance of a written constitution in establishing and maintaining the principles of rule of law and limited government.
  • I can summarize the function and form of the government under the Articles of Confederation.
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USG.2.1: Summarize the colonial, revolutionary, and Founding-Era experiences and events that led to the writing, ratification, and implementation of the United States Constitution (1787) and Bill of Rights (1791)

3
  • I can understand the concept of compromise and evaluate its application during the Constitutional Convention.
  • I can explain what the New Jersey Plan, Virginia Plan, and Connecticut Compromise plans entailed.
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USG.2.2: Understand the concept of compromise and evaluate its application during the Constitutional Convention.

4
  • I can analyze the United States Constitution and explain characteristics of government in the United States, which define it as a federal, presidential, constitutional, and representative democracy.
  • I can describe the procedures for amending the United States Constitution and analyze why it is so difficult to amend these Constitutions.
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USG.3.1: Analyze the United States Constitution and explain characteristics of government in the United States, which define it as a federal, presidential, constitutional, and representative democracy.
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