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Balance & Tensions
Unit 1 – Principles of United States GovernmentLesson 4
Topics for Today
▪ Majority Rule and Individual Rights
▪ Liberty and Equality
▪ State and National Authority in a Federal System
▪ Civil Disobedience and the Rule of Law
▪ Freedom of the Press and Censorship
▪ Relationship of Religion and Government
▪ Relationship of Legislation and Morality
▪ Government Regulation and Free Enterprise
Majority Rule and Individual Rights
▪ What do we already know about the struggle that naturally exists when majority rule is in place?
▪ Remember the lessons from Federalist #51
▪ What is in place that helps to prevent infringement on the rights of the individual?
Topics for Today
▪ Majority Rule and Individual Rights
▪ Liberty and Equality
▪ State and National Authority in a Federal System
▪ Civil Disobedience and the Rule of Law
▪ Freedom of the Press and Censorship
▪ Relationship of Religion and Government
▪ Relationship of Legislation and Morality
▪ Government Regulation and Free Enterprise
Liberty and Equality
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJNNugNe0Wo&safe=active
• Can liberty and equality coexist?
• What defines equality?
Topics for Today
▪ Majority Rule and Individual Rights
▪ Liberty and Equality
▪ State and National Authority in a Federal System
▪ Civil Disobedience and the Rule of Law
▪ Freedom of the Press and Censorship
▪ Relationship of Religion and Government
▪ Relationship of Legislation and Morality
▪ Government Regulation and Free Enterprise
State and National Authority in a Federal System
Topics for Today
▪ Majority Rule and Individual Rights
▪ Liberty and Equality
▪ State and National Authority in a Federal System
▪ Civil Disobedience and the Rule of Law
▪ Freedom of the Press and Censorship
▪ Relationship of Religion and Government
▪ Relationship of Legislation and Morality
▪ Government Regulation and Free Enterprise
Civil Disobedience and the Rule of Law
▪ What happens when man-made law and “what’s right” come into conflict with one another?
▪ Are there times when it is acceptable to break the law?
▪ Is justice still relevant in the world today?
Topics for Today
▪ Majority Rule and Individual Rights
▪ Liberty and Equality
▪ State and National Authority in a Federal System
▪ Civil Disobedience and the Rule of Law
▪ Freedom of the Press and Censorship
▪ Relationship of Religion and Government
▪ Relationship of Legislation and Morality
▪ Government Regulation and Free Enterprise
Freedom of the Press and Censorship
…or is it????????????
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier▪ Step 1 - Read the summary of the case that is found in your group folder.
▪ Step 2 – On your own paper, answer the questions found on the back of the summary.
Topics for Today
▪ Majority Rule and Individual Rights
▪ Liberty and Equality
▪ State and National Authority in a Federal System
▪ Civil Disobedience and the Rule of Law
▪ Freedom of the Press and Censorship
▪ Relationship of Religion and Government
▪ Relationship of Legislation and Morality
▪ Government Regulation and Free Enterprise
Relationship of Religion and Government
Let’s review!What did they say about Religion?
▪ How do these ideas compare/contrast?
▪ What do you feel is the accepted thought on this today?– Find an article that addresses this issue and either supports or
refutes your claim.
Machiavelli Blackstone de Tocqueville
Topics for Today
▪ Majority Rule and Individual Rights
▪ Liberty and Equality
▪ State and National Authority in a Federal System
▪ Civil Disobedience and the Rule of Law
▪ Freedom of the Press and Censorship
▪ Relationship of Religion and Government
▪ Relationship of Legislation and Morality
▪ Government Regulation and Free Enterprise
Relationship of Legislation and Morality
Let’s review! (part 2)
▪ What did the philosophers say about law and morals?– Cite evidence of your positon. (Who, What, Where)
▪ Application– Are there examples of things we don’t need laws for today that
exist strictly as moral code?
Topics for Today
▪ Majority Rule and Individual Rights
▪ Liberty and Equality
▪ State and National Authority in a Federal System
▪ Civil Disobedience and the Rule of Law
▪ Freedom of the Press and Censorship
▪ Relationship of Religion and Government
▪ Relationship of Legislation and Morality
▪ Government Regulation and Free Enterprise
Government Regulation and Free Enterprise
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