Unit 2: Comparative Governments
![Picture](/uploads/5/4/8/7/54870117/8705152.gif?116)
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
- What are the origins of our system of government?
- What are the similarities among the following types of governments: democracy, emerging democracies, and authoritarian states?
- What are the strengths and weaknesses of democracy?
Links & Resources
Introduction to the Constitutional Convention
Constitutional Convention Intro Powerpoint
Federalist Papers
Anti-Federalist Papers
Virginia Plan/New Jersey Plan
CT (Great) Compromise
VA vs NJ Plan Venn Diagram
Interactive Game: Constitutional Convention of 1787
Constitutional Convention Review
Unit 2 Study Guide
Slideshow: Types of Government
Influences on American Democracy
Ancient Greece: Athens
Ancient Rome: Roman Republic
John Locke
The Magna Carta
Judeo-Christian (Old Testament/Bible)
English Bill of Rights
Mayflower Compact