Civic Virtue, and Why It Matters – We The People
Grade
9-12
Lesson Duration
The National Constitution Center
What values did the founders think were necessary to uphold American government? Are the people and our representatives living up to them?
“The episode [54 minutes] centers around the idea of civic virtue: a political philosophy term which describes personal qualities associated with the effective functioning of the civil and political order, or the preservation of its values and principles (per Encyclopedia Britannica.)”
tags: classical republicanism, citizen responsibilities
Source
https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/podcast/how-can-we-be-our-best-we-the-people