IMPORTANT for LSN GOVERNMENT STUDENTS

We are watching the film "The Road from Runnymeade". This is to introduce some very important concepts:

(1) Rule of Law

(2) Limited government.

(3) Social Contract

(4) Separation of Powers

(5) Checks and Balances

Here are some questions you should reflect on:

1. What is Parliament?

2. When did the English write their Bill of Rights?

3. What is the Magna Carta?

4. Why is English history important for understanding American government?

A Poem:

In days of Old,
When knights were bold
And most trade was by barter,
The English Barons forced King John
To sign the Magna Carta!

New Words:

barter: Trade by exchange one good for another instead of paying money.

barons: powerful noblemen who controlled much land, had castles, and commanded their own private armies.

Magna Carta: An English document listing some important legal rights. It was written in 1215 A.D.