1.
Take out a copy of the Declaration of Independence and review the document for its main ideas. How are the core values of American democracy incorporated into the Declaration?
life, liberty, the pursuit of
happiness,common good, justice,
equality, diversity, truth,
popular sovereignity, and
patriotism.
2.
Throughout these core values, the relationship between citizen and government is described. What responsibilities does the government have to honoring these core values? What responsibilities do individual citizens have to preserve these core values?
-life: right to life
-liberty:free to act, think, and believe.
-pursuit of happiness:the right of citizens
to pursue happiness in their own way.
-common good:work together.
-justice: people should be treated fairly.
-equality:political-right to vote. social-no social
class.
-diversity:variety in culture, background, race, lifestyle
and beliefs.
-truth:refraining from lying.
-popular sovereignity:hold authority over public officials
and their policies.
-patriotism:citizens display devotion toward their country and
fundamental values.
3.
How might some or all of these core values be important to the preservation of a free and independent press?
These would be important to the free and independent press because diversity
would enable them to have a variety in their beliefs.
4.
Identify the core values of American constitutional democracy that allow private citizens to collect, edit and further distribute information to others and how the values help drive these actions.
Liberty and Diversity. Liberty-freedom of speech. Diversity-promotes variety
5.
What responsibilities do producers of information have to these core values and their fellow citizens when distributing information?
Justice