Core Democratic Values
Definitions
Common Good: when all people work for the good of all; the government makes laws that are good for everyone.
Diversity: Difference in language, dress, food, where ones’ ancestors were born, one’s religion and race are accepted as important.
Equality: Everyone should be treated the same regardless of where their parents or grandparents were born, their race, religion, or wealth.
Justice: The idea that all people should be treated fairly, that no one person or group should be favored.
Patriotism: Devotion to one’s country and its core democratic values in words and deeds.
Popular Sovereignty: The idea that government comes from the people.
Pursuit of Happiness: The right to find happiness in your own way as long as it does not impact on the rights of another.
Life: Each person has the right to the protection of his or her life.
Liberty: The freedom to believe what you want, to choose your own friends, to have your own ideas and opinions, and to be able to express those ideas in public.
Truth: Citizens can demand that the government refrain from lying and offer full disclosure.
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