CORE VALUES OF AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY

The key concepts for core democratic values are expressed in the Delcaration of Independence, The American Constitution, the Gettysburg Address and other foundational documents of the United States (CIVITAS: A Framework for Civic Education and National Council for the Social Studies).

They can be divided into instructional levels .

Click on hotlist #1 and hotlist #2 for links to Web sites.

Click on Michigan Framework for the Social Studies to view the standards and benchmarks for theCivic Perspective.

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Core Democratic Values

truth honesty integrity sincerity	popular sovereignty consent of the government independence majorities have right to make political decisions	diversity rights of individudals respecting differences
patriotism loyalty to the values and principals of American democracy found in documents such as the:the Pledge of Allegiance Bill of Rights	constitutional government  checks and balances separation of powers federalism	the common good  provide for safety and security promote the general welfare
justice due process protection against unreasonable search and seizure rule of law right to a speedy public trial by a jury	equality equal protection of the law social equality right to vote and seek office equal employment opportunity equal housing opportunity	individual rights life liberty freedom of press freedom of speech

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The Civic Perspective

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Social Studies Methods Page

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