Agenda October 12 or 13Socratic Seminar Prep WorkSocratic Seminar: Democracy Vs. Republic

Please take out the following items:Polybius’ Rome After the Punic WarsRoman Republic ChartDemocracy vs. Republic T-ChartTwelve Tables/Bill of Rights ChartRoman Republic and Individual Rights answers

Socratic Seminar Prep WorkPlease take out the following items:

Polybius’ Rome After the Punic Wars

Roman Republic ChartDemocracy vs. Republic T-ChartTwelve Tables/Bill of Rights ChartRoman Republic and Individual Rights answers

Prep WorkDefine the following words

ValueCulture IndividualRightsCommon Good

What is the difference between a Democracy and a Republic.Which form of government provides the most freedom and

rights to the people?How did Rome’s Republic work? Use the Polybius reading to

answer this question. How did the Athenian Democracy work?

What was the importance of the 12 tables? What did it offer Roman citizens and why was it created? Why did Athens not have something like this for their Democracy?

Do the benefits of protecting individual rights outway the downsides? Explain.

Opening QuestionWe are trying to understand the differences

between the Athenian government and the Roman government. Why and how each government formed differently. What the advantages and disadvantages are to a Democracy and a Republic.

Seminar One (Inside Circle)How do the values of a culture influence the

role and rights of the individual?Seminar Two (Outside Circle)

How can individual rights and a nation’s view of the common good create stability or conflict?

ReflectionIn thinking about the 14th amendment debate

what is more important: protection of individual rights or the effect the amendment and its consequences are having on the American economy? Explain your answer.

Why did both Athens's democracy and Rome’s republic eventually fail and turn into Empires ruled by single individuals?