Change in United States Government Inquiry Project



Driving Question: 

                           How have conflicts and compromises among the people 
                                in the United States prompted change in government?
 

The purpose of the Change in United States Government inquiry is for students
to learn and apply thinking and academic success skills in the context of an
interdisciplinary project.

Through the lens of social studies content including the study of events between
the American Revolution and the development of the United States Constitution,
students will research a movement in United States history in order to write an
informative piece about how the conflicts and compromises of the movement caused
change in the United States government.

They will use their research to write an in-depth informative piece and a shorter opinion
piece to explain the movement and the results of the actions or compromises which
occurred in response to the movement as well as to explain the change in government
as a result of the movement. 

As students research the historical events involved in the Change in United States
Government Inquiry they will encounter many ideas that may conflict with current
personal or group belief systems, including ideas that may be considered morally
objectionable today.