SS10.4.5
Describe Alabama’s entry into statehood and establishment of its three branches of government and the constitutions.
Describe Alabama’s entry into statehood and establishment of its three branches of government and the constitutions.
Unpacked Content
UP:SS10.4.5
Vocabulary
- legislative
- executive
- judicial
- constitution
- senate
- congress
- house of representatives
- governor
- checks and balances
- capital capitol
Knowledge
Students know:
- Alabama has had six different constitutions. Alabama has three branches of Government: Executive, Legislative, Judicial.
- The reasons why Alabama has had five different capitals.
- The roles of prominent political leaders during early statehood in Alabama, including William Wyatt Bibb, Thomas Bibb, Israel Pickens, William Rufus King, and John W. Walker.
- What the U.S. Constitution and the Northwest Territory require of a territory to become a state.
- The history of early settlements in Alabama and the cession of Indian lands.
- What it means to have a republican form of government.
Skills
The students are able to:
- Analyze Alabama's entry into statehood.
- Identify and differentiate the roles of the three branches of government.
- Compare and contrast Alabama's constitutions.
- Explain political and geographic reasons for changes in location of Alabama's state capital.
- Recognize roles of prominent political leaders during early statehood in Alabama, including William Wyatt Bibb, Thomas Bibb, Israel Pickens, William Rufus King, and John W. Walker.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- Many prominent people were involved in Alabama's entry into statehood and that our government was designed in a way that allowed a system of checks and balances to be in place.
