The Title and Three Core Values from the First Three Lines of The Declaration of Independence

Autor/in	White, Kenneth Michael
Titel	The Title and Three Core Values from the First Three Lines of The Declaration of Independence
Quelle	In: Journal of Political Science Education, 9 (2013) 1, S.73-88 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1551-2169
DOI	10.1080/15512169.2013.747844
Schlagwörter	United States Government (Course); College Instruction; Political Science; Values; Civil Rights; Government Publications; Holidays; State Church Separation; Violence; War; Group Unity; Foreign Policy; Freedom; Psychological Patterns; Lesson Plans; Teaching Methods; California; Florida; Georgia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschullehre; Staatslehre; Politikwissenschaft; Politische Wissenschaft; Wertbegriff; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Holiday; Feiertag; Ferien; Kirche-Staat-Beziehung; Gewalt; Krieg; Gruppenidentität; Außenpolitik; Freiheit; Lesson planning; Unterrichtsplanung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Kalifornien
Abstract	Teaching the Declaration of Independence can be a challenge. This article presents a lesson plan based on an explication of the title and the first three lines of the Declaration intended to make the American founding era relevant to today's college students. Assuming civic education is a major goal of teaching American Government, assuming founding documents are important to that goal, and assuming classical political philosophy is relevant to that goal, I present here 17 topics related to American Government derived from a line-by-line reading of the beginning of the Declaration: the American Revolution and classical political philosophy, Socrates, framing, the politics of holidays, consensus, state v. society, separation of church and state, standard of violence, unity, foreign policy, self-evident truths, equality, natural right, life, liberty, happiness, and self-government. Evidence reveals that this lesson plan challenges students to read the text closely and connects the founding era to current political issues. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10