UCPatriotsCoreDemocraticValuesProject

Individual Rights:
We have both moved to individual rights but then we have moved away since the terrorist attack of 9/11.During the time after the American Civil War, we were getting more rights for our former slaves. The african americans gained more rights through the years, with the civil rights movement. Civil Right movement took about 13 years, but the african americans had their rights, which they have now.. And eventually women gained their rights as well, through the women’s rights act, which was like the Civil Right movement except it took a lot longer to get it in the States.

Diversity:
At the start of our country, we had mostly just whites as the main ethnic group, so thats what the constitution was based on. But eventually between then and now we have made it so all races and ethinic groups can live here and practice their religion (there are exceptions on the religion part though.)

Justice:
The definition of justice is the quality of being fair and reasonable. Us as a country have moved away from “being fair and reasonable.” All of our laws have become more strict than they were originally and lots of people are ending up in jail (the jails have to let convicts go to fit more in the jails.)

Equality:
The Definition of equality is to give everyone an equal chance. Our country has majorly moved towards that since our beginning, with our slaves becoming citizens, and other ethinic groups accepted into the country.

Patriotism:
Definition of Patriotism is love and/or devotion to one's country. We have really moved away and to that on and off with out much change at all. We are all Americans and proud of it!

Common good:
"Good" that is good for all is common good. We really have moved towards that with the new laws that allow us to do things but have moved away with the events after 9/11. The government is now more strict about security in our own borders.

Truth:
America depends on it's citizens and government telling the truth. We have moved away because the government has been lieing about many things.

Popular sovereignty:
Government of America is ruled by the people through vote. We have moved away from our rights through that because of the 9/11 terrorist attack. Now citizens want our government to take care of us, instead of we the people taking care of us. Now the government has too much power for its own good.

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/10-02_Core_democtaric_Values_48832_7.pdf