SIGNPOSTS OF DEMOCRACY
OBJECTIVES:
- Identify and describe the key signposts of democracy
- Evaluate the principles of democracy at work in the United States
- Use primary source documents and written word to support your analysis of the U.S. democratic system
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
- How to U.S. views and perspectives of democracy differ from those of other nations and cultures?
DOCUMENTS
- Lesson outline
- Handout 1- Graphic Organizer for notes on the signposts
- Handout 2- Evaluating a signpost of democracy in the United States (homework)
- Handout 3- Summaries of Signposts
- Handout 4- Summaries of Signposts Modified
- Powerpoint on Signposts of Democracies
