About This Lesson
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: IS CONSTITUTIONALISM OUR LAST AND BEST HOPE FOR THE FUTURE OF AMERICA?
Objectives: SWBAT analyze, evaluate, source and annotate excerpted primary and secondary source complex text on constitutionalism toward skill building for the long-extended essay portion of the AP American History exam.
Citations:
Krauthammer, Charles (2018) The Point Of It All: A Lifetime of Great Loves and Endeavors. NEW YORK: Crown Forum (Pgs. 259-272)
Chapter 15 -- ON LIBERTY: Constitutions, Conservatism and the Genius of the Founders – An Address at the Hillsdale College Constitution Day Celebration.
VIDEO: The Rules of American Politics: Democracy, Constitutionalism, Capitalism (7:48 mins)
MAGAZINE ARTICLE ANALYSIS/SYNTHESIS:
China’s Constitutional Crisis – The Atlantic – September 2013
https://www.theatlantic.com/China/archive/2013/09/Chinas-constitutional-crisis/279285
AP STANDARDS:
https://www.ap-us-government-and-politics-course-and-exam-description-effective-fall-2018.pdf
