1. Rebecca
Derderian
7th Grade
SOCIAL STUDIES: CORE
DEMOCRATIC VALUES

2. WHAT ARE CDV?
 Core Democratic
Values: Fundamental
beliefs and
constitutional
principles of our
society, which units
all Americans.
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3.  These values are expressed in:
WHERE DO CDV COME FROM?
◦Declaration of Independence
◦ The United States Constitution
◦ Other significant documents, or
speeches.
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4. LIFE
 Life: Each person has the
right to the protection of
his or her life.
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5. LIBERTY
 Liberty: The freedom to believe
what you want, freedom to
choose your own friends, and to
have your own ideas and
opinions, to express your ideas
in public, the right for people to
meet in groups, the right to have
any lawful job or business.
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6. PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
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 The Pursuit of
Happiness: Each
person can find
happiness in their
own way, so long as
they do not step on
the rights of others.

7. COMMON GOOD
 Common Good:
People should work
together for the good
of all. The government
should make laws that
are good for everyone.
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8. JUSTICE
 Justice: All people should
be treated fairly in getting
the advantages and
disadvantages of our
country. No group or
person should be favored.
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9. EQUALITY
 Equality: Everyone
should get the same
treatment regardless of
where your parents or
grandparents were born,
race, religion or how
much money you have. All
people have political,
social and economic
equality.
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10. DIVERSITY
 Diversity: Differences in
language, dress, food, where
parents or grandparents were
born, race, and religion are
not only allowed but accepted
as important.
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11. TRUTH
 Truth: Can legitimately
demand that truth-telling as
refraining from lying and full
disclosure by government be
the rule, since trust in the
veracity of government
constitutes an essential
element of the bond between
governors and governed.
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12. POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY
 Popular Sovereignty: The
power of the government
comes from the people.
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13. PATRIOTISM
 Patriotism: A
devotion to
our country
and the core
democratic
values in
words and
deeds.
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14. Martin Luther King Junior and Rosa Parks both reflect Core
Democratic Values. What are some examples they have shown of
these values?
MOMENTS IN HISTORY
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15.  If we did not have core democratic
values, do you think our society
would be affected differently or
would it stay the same… How so?
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
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16.  Alvaro, J. (2001). The core democratic values. Retrieved from
http://www.macomb.k12.mi.us/cc/cdv/cdv.htm
 Our core democratic values. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/10-
02_Core_democtaric_Values_48832_7.pdf
 Yahoo! Inc, . (2010). Flickr. Retrieved from
http://www.flickr.com/
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