CDV's+(Core+Democratic+Values)

= = toc =Core Democratic Values =

All United States Citizens shall be treated the same.
 * -Equality

** **-Truth** American democracy depends on citizens and government telling the truth.

People give up some personal freedoms for the good of a larger group of people.
 * -Common Good**

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness... Americans have a right to life and happiness,as long as they do not hurt others. Liberties include freedoms of ideas, speech, religion, press, privacy, and many others.
 * -Individual Rights

** **-Justice** All people are treated fairly.

American citizens have a national pride and loyalty to core democratic values.
 * -Patriotism

** **-Diversity** America is a mixture of different cultures blended together with equal liberties under the law.

The American government is ruled by the people through their vote.
 * -Popular Sovereignty

**  =__Documents Read__= 
 * Declaration of Independence
 * the U.S. Constitution (including the Preamble)
 * Bill of Rights
 * the Gettysburg Address
 * 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments

The Declaration of Independence
The core ideals that were best fit for the document, "The Declaration of Independence" was the CDV of Individual Rights. By Individual Rights, we have moved closer to this ideal, because The Declaration of Independence had an uplifting effect on the American Citizens. We have moved away from this ideal as well. There were a lot more freedoms in the new country, and some people didn't know how to use this new freedom.

The core ideals that the group decided best fit the document, "The U.S. Constitution" was the Core Democratic Value of **
 * The U.S. Constitution

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