• checks and balances
• liberty
• consent of the governed
• due process
• Benjamin Franklin
• democracy
• natural rights
• virtue
• James Madison
• John Locke
• Constitution
• Bill of Rights
• tyranny
• justice
• republic
• arbitrary
• Electoral College
• judicial review
• separation of powers
• popular sovereignty
• republican government
• Founders

Republican Government Activity: Constitutional Principle Viewing Guide

Have the students watch the Constitutional Principle Video on Republican Government. Students should complete Handout A: Republican Government Video Viewing Guide as they watch.

 

Republican Government Activity: Federalist No. 51

Students will read Handout B: Federalist No. 51 and review the United States Constitution. They will write a brief essay explaining how the Constitution promotes republican (or representative) government and why republican government was an important principle to the Founders.