Lesson
The Rule of Law
Guiding question
What is the rule of law?
How does the Founding principle of the rule of law affect the daily lives of citizens?
Guiding Questions
- What is the rule of law?
- What are the roles and responsibilities of the government and citizens to ensure the rule of law is just?
Objectives
- Participate in a simulation game and discuss the necessity for rules.
- Reflect on your own ideas regarding existing rules and determine the importance of having rules for living with others in a healthy society.
- Collaborate and compromise on laws or rules that have been accepted by the majority and discuss possibilities for respecting the opinion of the minority.
Materials
Resources
- Puzzles – Use your own simple jigsaw puzzle or a set of shapes to form a specific pattern.
- The Constitution
- Video of the Constitution | Primary Source Essentials
- Founding Principles and Civic Virtues
Lesson Components
ActivityAbraham Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1861 Primary Source
The text of Lincoln's speech and corresponding analysis questions.
Lesson plan
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