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Educating Young People about the Constitution
www.BillofRightsInstitute.org
Being An American
Lesson 4:Americas Civic Values
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Critical Engagement Question
What civic values are shared by all Americans?
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Justice
Vigilance
Perseverance
Honor
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Objectives Understand the meaning of
a variety of civic values. Analyze the Founders
understanding of the termvirtue. Evaluate scenarios where
civic values can beexercised.
Integrate these values intotheir lives.
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Public virtue cannot exist in anation without private, andpublic virtue is the onlyfoundation of republics.
~John Adams
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Background/Homework
Read Handout A: Being anAmerican and answer thequestions. Using your local or national
newspaper (print or Webedition), locate articles whichdescribe Americansresponding to a crisis.Consider recent events such
as:1. Neighbors helpingeach other after a naturaldisaster
Red Cross disaster relief truck in Colorado
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Background/Homework
continued2. Individuals andgroups coordinatinglarger scale relief efforts
for disaster survivors3. Individuals takingaction to stop a crimefrom happening or to
assist victims of crime Make a list of the kinds of
values demonstrated by thepeople who responded to thesituation(s).
FEMA organized food line in Louisiana 2006
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Warm-Up
Review your homework. Discuss the kinds of traits you identified in people. Identify which traits are examples of civic values, (e.g. bravery is an
example of courage). Discuss if these virtues are new or have been valued for a long time.
GeorgeWashingtonCrossing theDelaware--Leutz, 1851
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Warm-Up
Virtues (also known as values) are eternal and unchangingtheyare the same for all people because they are grounded in humannature.
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The Founders believed that a democratic republic would onlysucceed as long as the people were virtuous faithful to valueslike the ones discussed in this lesson, in their public and privatelives.
If Virtue & Knowledge are diffusedamong the People, they will never beenslaved. This will be their greatSecurity.
~Samuel Adams
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Activity
Review the quote cards from Handout B: Civic Quote Cards. Read the quotes from a selected card and discuss: How can you
exercise this value as a son or daughter? What about as a sibling? A friend? A player on a team? A
student at school? In your community? How do adults exercise this value? How do citizens in government (police officers,
servicemen and women, etc.) exercise this value?
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Activity continued
Discuss the following questions:1) Why is it important for citizens to act according to thisvalue?
2) What are some consequences if Americans do not actaccording to this value?
3) Why are civic values important in a society with self-government?
Brainstorm concrete ways to exercise civic values.
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Activity 2
Analyze and answer the scenarioson the cards Handout C: Civic
Values and You. Determine which values are
exemplified by the scenarios. Discuss the C.S. Lewis quote at the
bottom right.
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Courage is not simply one of thevirtues, but the form of every virtue atthe testing point
~C.S. Lewis
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Handout C: Civic Values and You
1You are in the cafeteria at school one day and notice thata new student in your class is not eating lunch. You askhim why he is not eating. He explains that his religion
requires him to fast during this time of year. You wereraised with a different religion. You respond by:
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A. telling him that real Americans believe that you shouldalways eat three square meals a day.
B. giving him your famous you must be crazy look.
C. explaining to him that you were raised in a differentreligion and therefore do not understand his custom.But youd like to learn more about it.
D. create your own response.
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Handout C: Civic Values and You
2Your older brother, who has a car, volunteers on a
neighborhood watch once a week. The neighbor who usuallygoes with him on the weekly drive is sick. Your brother asks
you to help him by coming with him and writing out the reportsheet as he drives. You respond by:
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A. coming along and helping as he asks.
B. telling him youll do it, but then feeling sick at thelast minute and backing out.
C. telling him he should just wait until his usual partneris well again, after all, its his responsibility.
D. create your own response.
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Handout C: Civic Values and You
3After a great evening at your schools football game, a friend
offers to give you a ride home. You are surprised because yourfriend does not have a drivers license. He tells you that his
parents are out of town and he took the car without tellingthem. You respond by:
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A. telling him you cant go with him.
B. giving him a high-five and jumping happily inthe car.
C. You explain that what hes doing is dangerous as wellas illegal, and that if he goes ahead with it youll haveto tell a responsible adult for his own and others safety.
D. create your own response.
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Handout C: Civic Values and You
4You are walking through your neighborhood and notice trash
on the ground. This isnt the first time youve seen litter onyour streets. You respond by:
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A. continuing on your way. Youre not going to pick up someoneelses trash.
B. picking up the trash and throwing it away.C. picking up the trash and throwing it away. When you get home,
you ask your parents about coming to the next HomeownersAssociation meeting so you can suggest organizing clean-ups,and rewards for people who keep their property clean.
D. create your own response.
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Handout C: Civic Values and You
5Your best friend calls and invites you over to watch a movie.You decline because you are studying for a test you have to
make up. Your friend has already taken the test and says you
can get the questions from her. You respond by:
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A. saying you have lots of other stuff to do, and apologizefor not coming over.
B. telling her you want to learn the material on your own;getting the questions ahead of time is cheating.
C. taking her up on her offer.
D. create your own response.
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Handout C: Civic Values and You
6You walk to school, and every day you notice traffic is getting
worse and worse on one corner. You respond by:
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A. learning the names of county officials so you can writeto them and suggest a new traffic signal, or at least a
crossing guard.B. telling your parents you need them to drive you to
school.
C. complaining about your dangerous walk to all your friends.
D. create your own response.
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Handout C: Civic Values and You
7The environment is important to you, and there is a candidate for mayorwhom you believe has the best ideas about the issue. You decide to put asign supporting this candidate in your bedroom window, which faces the
street. One day your father tells you that the neighbors are complaining that
your sign doesnt look nice, and they want you to take it down. Your fatheris okay with you leaving the sign up. You respond by:
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A. taking the sign down. You dont want to causeproblems with the neighbors.
B. throwing rotten eggs on your neighbors cars.
C. leaving the sign up, and the next time you see yourneighbors, explaining why you support thecandidate.
D. create your own response.
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Handout C: Civic Values and You
8You have a research assignment due in one week that requires
five sources. You have only been able to find two.You respond by:
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A. turning in the paper with just the two sources.
B. staying after school and using the library databasesoftware to find more sources.
C. asking for more time to complete the assignment.
D. create your own response.
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Handout C: Civic Values and You
9You notice that the student that sits next to you in algebrareally seems to be struggling. You, on the other hand, find
algebra to be a breeze. You respond by:
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A. asking him if he would like you to tutor him.
B. making fun of him for being dumb.
C. saying nothing; you are too busy to help.
D. create your own response.
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Handout C: Civic Values and You
10Soccer tryouts are in three weeks. You have been cut the last
two years and are wondering if you should try out again. Yourespond by:
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A. deciding to try out again. You will go running each dayand practice your skills after school to get in shape.
B. deciding not to try outyou love soccer but youre justnot any good at it.
C. deciding you are going to try out and see what happens thistime.
D. create your own response.
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Handout C: Civic Values and You
11At lunch, some of your friends tell you that they plan to go tothe mall after school and try to steal some video games. They
want you to join them. You respond by:
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A. going with them and taking part in the theft.
B. refusing to join them and telling them stealing is wrong. Whenyou get home, you tell your parents about your friends plan sothey can try to prevent the crime from taking place.
C. telling them you just got a text message from your mom andyou will have to go straight home after school.
D. create your own response.
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Handout C: Civic Values and You
12You are sitting in the cafeteria with your friends. An
overweight teacher walks by and your friends begin to laughand make fun of him. You respond by:
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A. joining in and coming up with a few insults of your own.
B. sitting in silence and hoping nobody asks you why youre notlaughing.
C. defending the teacher and telling the group that a personsweight has nothing to do with the type of person he or she is.
D. create your own response.
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Handout C: Civic Values and You
13You are a public school student, and you have a new principal. The
principal is concerned about violence in schools, though your school hashad no incidents of violence in years. The principal makes a new rule
that every morning, teachers will search all students belongings and do
pat down searches on all students to check for weapons or drugs. Yourespond by:
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A. protesting the search policy, as you believe it violates your rights. Youand some fellow students ask for a meeting with the principal to
explain your views.B. going along silently with the search policy, even though you feel itinvades students privacy. Better safe than sorry, after all.
C. telling everyone you agree with the search policy even though youdont, because you dont want your teacher to think you are hidingsomething.
D. create your own response.
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Handout C: Civic Values and You
14Carlos and Alan have been giving each other a hard time
recently. One day, things get out of hand. Alan, your enemy,insults Carlos, your friend. Carlos throws a punch and a fight
breaks out. Since you saw the whole thing, you are taken to theprincipals office to share what happened. You respond by:
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A. pointing the finger at your enemy, Alan.
B. explaining that they were both responsible for whathappened.
C. telling the principal that it all happened so fast, you dontknow what happened.
D. create your own response.
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Handout C: Civic Values and You
15You have noticed that a student in your public school class refuses to salutethe flag in the mornings. You have family members who fought and died for
the United States and you feel offended that he will not take part in thePledge of Allegiance. You ask him why he does not salute the flag, and he
tells you that as a Jehovahs Witness, to do so would be against his religion.You respond by:
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A. complaining to your parents and telling them they shouldcall the principal and demand the student be expelled.
B. telling the student what the flag means to you, but thatyou understand he must follow his religious beliefs.
C. throwing a punch at him.
D. create your own response.
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Handout C: Civic Values and You
16Your parents are going to a local government meeting to
express their views on the development of a shopping center inthe last wooded area of the community. They ask if you would
like to come along. You respond by:
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A. going along, because you want to be a part of the exchangeof views on the development too.
B. going along because you think they want you to go,but you spend the evening with your earbuds in.
C. turning them down, youd rather watch TV tonight.
D. create your own response.
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Activity 2 continued
Share your scenario answers, reasoning, and description ofvalues.
Discuss the consequences of your answers. Why did the Founders think the republic they created was fit
only for a virtuous people?
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Wrap-Up
Discuss the following:1) Did your responses to any of the scenarios surprise you?2) Do you think these values are something you are born with, or
develop over time?3) If you are not born with them, how do you learn them? Where do
you learn them? When do you learn them? From whom do youlearn them?4) How should you respond when your values are challenged?5) How can you increase your ability to act according to these values
on a regular basis?
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Wrap-Up
Discuss the following:6) How can you know what a community or countrys values are?7) Do people in other countries share these values?8) Does the United States always live up to its values? What are
some examples of successes and failures?
9) Do other countries with the same values have different means ofliving up to those values as does the United States?
10) Do other countries with different values have the same means ofliving up to those values as does the United States?
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Homework
Read one or two of the following: Handout
D: Hypocrisy of American Slavery (1852);Handout E: Gettysburg Address (1863);Handout F: Speech to the U.S. Congress onDecember 8, 1941; Handout G: Address toD-Day Forces (1944); and Handout H:
Shuttle Challenger Address(1986) List the civic values reflected in each speech Write a three to five paragraph essay
comparing a civic value demonstrated bythe individual in the handout to one
demonstrated by a person in your life or inthe news today. Create collages of newspaper, magazine, or
website headlines or photos which illustratethe values highlighted in your reading.(Label each element of your collage with the
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Extensions
Using Handout B: Civic Value Quote Cards as a reference, completeHandout I: Civic Values and the Constitution.
Research the life and accomplishments of an individual from your quotecard. Prepare to present a monologue about a time when the individualdemonstrated the civic value.
Work with a student government representative and/or school administrator
to create lessons, activities, and public service announcements that willconnect your schools mission statement to civic values.
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