Transcript Lesson 3: What did the founders learn about Republican govt.

Lesson 3: What did the founders
learn about Republican government
from the ancient world.
Pages 13 - 18
1. Describe the major characteristics of
republican govt.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of
civic virtue and why it is important.
3. Explain Montesquieu’s about the
importance and value of mixed
government
4. Explain how James Madison adapted
the ideas of classical republicanism to
meet the needs of the govt. in America.
Ideas from classical republicanism
1. Civic Virtue
2. Moral Education
3. Small, uniform communities
Civic Virtue
• Set aside what is best for you, and do
what is best for the country
• Can you give some examples?
Moral Education
• Civic virtue does not come naturally
so it is the responsibility of the govt.
to teach morality they did so with gods
and goddess
Small, uniform communities
• Necessary if people are to know can
care for each other
• According to ancient Rome, people
must very much alike… diversity
should not be tolerated…
• Communities should have an
established religion
– do you agree with this? Why or why not
Understanding the differences
between natural rights Philosophy
and classical republicanism
• You will be given a chart to fill out…
please answer the rest of the spaces
Compare the two
1. Stressed the
rights of the
individual to life,
liberty and
property
1. Stressed
promoting the
common good
above the
rights of the
individual
Compare the two
2. Stressed that
human nature is
such that
individual
behavior is
motivated by
self-interest.
2.Stressed that
individuals
should be
motivated by
civic virtue
Compare the two
3. Stressed that 3. Limited ind. rights
to privacy, belief,
society is a
expression and
collection of
opportunities to
individuals, each read, think & earn
money. If people
sharing the
had freedom to do
same right to
such things they
pursue his or her might stop being
reliable and fully
own welfare
dedicated to the
common good
Compare the two
4. Stressed that
people’s
opportunities
should not be
limited by the
situation or
group into
which they are
born
4.Discouraged
diversity of
beliefs, wealth,
and ways of life.
Stressed small
communities
where people
know and care
for each other
Compare the two
5. Stressed avoiding
5. Stressed that
the
formation
of
the main
factions or interest
purpose of govt.
groups that might
should be to
endanger the
common good.
protect natural
Citizens
should
rights. The state
participate fully in
existed to serve
the govt. to
the interests of
promote the
common good
the individual
Compare the two
6. To preserve
6. Stressed the
natural rights,
importance of
govt. guarantee
political rights
specific rights,
such as voting
such as civil rights
and
expressing
(freedom of
ideas and
conscience and
opinions about
privacy) and
govt., and
political rights
serving in public
(vote, run for
office)
office
Govt. organized to promote common
good?
• Montesquieu advocated a system that
divided and balanced the power
James Madison
• “Father of the Constitution”
• How to get a democracy in the
states… representative democracy
• Idea of separation of powers
• System of checks and balances