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Read Together- page 74
1. Read the paragraph on the “ Virginia Declaration of Rights” .
2. You can do it as a “bump” activity with your partners.
3. Highlight key information in the passage.
4. Answer questions #5.
Video Activityanswer the question below after
watching the video What was going on in America at the time the
Virginia Declaration of Rights was written? Watch the video below to find out.
http://www.schooltube.com/video/66c69ce5b14549058b63/
Virginia Declaration of Rights Take the Notes – page 84Essential Question- Describe how the Virginia Declaration of Rights influenced changes in the Constitution.
Notes
Date- June 1776
Author- George Mason
Purpose- rights and freedoms of the citizens of Virginia should listed in the state constitution
Notes
Influence On the Constitution- became a model for the Bill of Rights (1st ten amendments) of the US Constitution
Fundamental Principle- consent of the governed
Activity- Study the cartoon and answer the questions below.
1. Who are the men in the cartoon?
What is the one man saying? What does he mean?
Why is he standing away from the other 3 men?
Mason wrote this document as a delegate to a colony-wide convention held in Williamsburg, Virginia in 1776.
The document listed the rights of people in Virginia.
The VDR contained bold, exciting ideas. Mason stated that "all power is vested in [given to], and consequently derived from [comes from], the people." In other words, a government runs because citizens allow it to run. Government exists to protect their rights. Other colonies modeled their own declarations of rights upon these concepts.
Thirteen years later, many of the rights described in the VDR were included in the U.S. Bill of Rights written by James Madison.
Read aloud!
Watch the Video- How much do you remember? What do you remember about the Virginia Declaration of Rights? Watch the video below.
http://animoto.com/play/U1gyX0XNs1LGjrLon80i0g