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Individual Rights versus Common Good (Natural Rights Philosophy versus Classical Republicanism)
Posted By llad On October 27, 2021 @ 6:39 pm In | Comments Disabled
How do we balance individual rights and the common good?
Learning Targets:
Anticipatory: Pass out the NRP-CR Notes [2] handout and have students review the summary boxes. Then, show students a short video clip that illustrates a current tension between individual rights and the common good, such as this one [3] on airport security, and refer them to the example notes.
Jigsaw select articles that highlight some current tensions between individual rights and the common good (see below for a list of possible articles). Allow students time to skim through articles individually (this could also be done as homework), then place them in small groups to:
Whole class – Utilizing PowerPoint or Pear Deck Slides, take the class through the different issues presented in the selected articles. For each article, representatives from the small groups give a brief background/ summary of their articles to the rest of the class. Students may document the examples in their NRP/ CR Notes handout. Then, each student may place him/ herself on a spectrum (physically or utilizing Pear Deck draggable slides) for the whole class to see the diversity/ range of where people in the class stand with regards to the issues.
Possible Articles:
Accommodation 1: Teacher numbers the article along the margins – instructions:
Accommodation 2: Article Organizer and Marking the Text [14]
Citizenship and Government: Civic Skills – Standard 3: The United States is based on democratic values and principles that include liberty, individual rights, justice, equality, the rule of law, limited government, common good, popular sovereignty, majority rule and minority rights. Benchmarks: 9.1.2.3.1 - 9.1.2.3.3
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[1] Image: https://teachingcivics.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Screen-Shot-2020-03-21-at-9.37.24-AM.png
[2] NRP-CR Notes: https://teachingcivics.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/NRP-CR-Notes1.pdf
[3] this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki0tNPu_h2k
[4] This gated community insists California’s drought is over, wants green lawns again: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-drought-restrictions-20160426-story.html
[5] California issues quarantine policy for Ebola exposure: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-california-orders-ebola-quarantine-protocols-20141029-story.html
[6] Measles outbreak sparks call to limit vaccination exemptions : http://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/02/08/measles-outbreak-sparks-call-to-limit-vaccination-exemptions
[7] ‘Death With Dignity’ laws are proposed, bringing national debate to D.C. and Md.: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/death-with-dignity-laws-are-proposed-bringing-national-debate-to-dc-and-md/2015/01/16/8354bba8-9d09-11e4-a7ee-526210d665b4_story.html?utm_term=.9c6b137af869
[8] New fight over Minnesota’s newborn screening law: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2014/03/16/new-fight-over-minnesotas-newborn-screening-law
[9] Do penalties for smokers and the obese make sense?: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/26/do-penalties-for-smokers-and-the-obese-make-sense/1867201/
[10] After Boston: The pros and cons of surveillance cameras: http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/26/tech/innovation/security-cameras-boston-bombings/
[11] Judge sues over mandatory retirement age: http://www.legalnews.com/detroit/1428475
[12] Top Judge Makes Free Legal Work Mandatory for Joining State Bar: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/02/nyregion/new-lawyers-in-new-york-to-be-required-to-do-some-work-free.html?hpw
[13] Student allowed to bring religious knife to class: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/10/23/student-allowed-bring-religious-knife-school/17763379/
[14] Article Organizer and Marking the Text: https://teachingcivics.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Article-Organizer-and-Marking-the-Text1.pdf
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