Core Democratic Values

By: Carolyn && Laila :)

Life

• Life basically means that each person has the right to live.

Life

• We use life each and every day because we live in this country and we all have our individual rights.

Liberty

• Liberty just means freedom. Examples are we have the freedom to believe what we want, have our own opinions and the right to have any job.

Liberty

• As students, we use liberty by we can believe what we want and our parents can have the jobs they want we can have our opinions each and everyday.

The Pursuit of Happiness

• This means that each person the right to be happy and do what they want, as long as they don’t harm the rights of others.

The Pursuit of Happiness

• An example of this is you can have any job you choose as long as you don’t step on the rights of others.

Justice

• Justice basically means all people are treated fairly.

Justice

• Everyday we are treated fairly, we are not treated differently because of our race or religion or anything else. A while person is treated the same way as a black person.

Common Good

• Common good means like its good for everyone. And we work together to make our country better.

Common Good

• Examples of common good is like volunteer work and the government making laws that’s good for all citizens.

Equality

• We are all treated the same way, no matter what your race or religion is, or how much money you have.

Equality

• An example of equality in our lives is if you are black you are treat the same way as a white.

Diversity

• Diversity means like differences in language, how you dress, what your race is, is just allowed but is respected.

Diversity

• People are supposed to respect others for who they are and not where they came from.

Popular Sovereignty

• The people control who is elected in the government.

Popular Sovereignty

• An example is that we just voted Barack Obama as president of the United states.

Patriotism

• As citizens we devote ourselves to our country.

Patriotism

• We show patriotism in our lives everyday by saying the pledge of allegiance.

Rule of Law

• Every citizen follows the rules and laws of your country.

Rule of Law

• Even the government has to follow the laws.

Websites

• http:/www.michigan.gov/document/10-02_Core_Democtaric_Values_48832_7.pdf

• http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/American%20Flag.jpg