1A and 1C

What were the Founders' solutions for balancing civic virtue and self-interest?

What did Horace Mann observe about schoolhouses?

• 'Schoolhouses are the republican line of fortifications.'
• 'Schoolhouses are the democratic line of fortifications.'
• 'Schoolhouses are the line of fortifications for limited government.'
• 'Schoolhouses are the line of fortifications for individual rights.'

How did the natural rights philosophy of John Locke influence the Founders?

Why did the Founders believe education was important for the success of republican government?

The Founders realized that republican self-government requires a greater measure of _______ than other forms of government require.

The early American colonies were small, self-contained political communities in which Americans personally experienced their dependence on one another and the need to put the _______ ahead of selfish interests.

What did the natural rights philosophy of John Locke emphasize?

• The importance of individual rights and self-interest.
• The importance of individual rights and limited government.
• The importance of individual rights and the common good.
• The importance of individual rights and civic virtue.

What did the Founders count on citizens to be in order for the system of limited government to thrive?

• Self-sufficient individuals capable of meeting most of their own needs.
• Dependent individuals capable of meeting all of their own needs.
• Self-sufficient individuals capable of meeting all of their own needs.
• Dependent individuals capable of meeting most of their own needs.

The natural rights philosophy of John Locke, found prominently in the Declaration of Independence, stresses the importance of individual rights and _______.

What did the Founders know about the importance of education?

• Education is important for citizens to learn the principles of popular sovereignty and exercise their rights responsibly.
• Education is important for citizens to learn the principles of individual rights and exercise their rights responsibly.
• Education is important for citizens to learn the principles of self-government and exercise their rights responsibly.
• Education is important for citizens to learn the principles of limited government and exercise their rights responsibly.