Core Democratic Values

Core Democratic Values are the _____ _____ that Americans think are important.

• strong qualities

• big money

• basic beliefs

• common goals

Everyone must obey all the laws of the nation including government officers, lawmakers, judges, and the president.

• Rule of Law

• Liberty

• Equality

• Truth

We should be treated fairly. We should treat others fairly.

• Pursuit of Happiness

• Diversity

• Life

• Justice

The power to rule is shared at different levels. We have local government, state government, and national government.

• Patriotism

• Federalism

• Common Good

• Liberty

The government and citizens should not lie.

• Common Good

• Rule of Law

• Truth

• Equality

We have the right to be safe. All citizens have the right to the protection of their lives.

• Life

• Popular Sovereignty

• Diversity

• Pursuit of Happiness

People should create rules and laws that are good for all of us.

• Justice

• Equality

• Federalism

• Common Good

All of the citizens together hold ultimate authority (power) over all the public officials and policies.

• Justice

• Popular Sovereignty

• Patriotism

• Life

Differences are good. Differences in how we speak, dress, eat, where our relatives were born, religion, and ethnicity help us to be strong as a nation.

• Diversity

• Popular Sovereignty

• Common Good

• Justice

It is the right of U.S. citizens to work at any job, live in any place, obtain any education, and try to be happy in their own ways, as long as they DO NOT step on the rights of others.

• Life

• Liberty

• Truth

• Pursuit of Happiness