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What is Civic Virtue?. Passport Vocabulary. Civic virtue A citizen’s commitment to democratic ideals and practices and to good character in everyday life. Group Work. define good character , manners , and civic virtue. Civic virtues can be divided into four categories:.
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Passport Vocabulary • Civic virtue • A citizen’s commitment to democratic ideals and practices and to good character in everyday life
Group Work • define • good character, manners, and civic virtue.
Civic virtues can be divided into four categories: • 1. Civic Knowledge • 2. Self-restraint • 3. Self-assertion • 4. Self-reliance
Civic Knowledge • The American Founders built into the Constitution of 1787 a number of mechanisms that would curb the power of the national government, making it difficult for government to violate the liberties and rights of citizens. • These were things such as separation of powers, checks and balances between the three branches, staggered elections and varying terms of office, and federalism.
2. Self-restraint • Washington and the other founders knew that for citizens to live in a free society with limited government, each citizen must be able to control or restrain himself; • otherwise, we would need a police state—that is, a large, unlimited government—to maintain safety and order.
3. Self-assertion • Self-assertion • means that citizens must be protective of their rights, and have the courage to stand up in public and defend their rights.
4. Self-reliance • In order to be truly free, citizens must be able to provide the basic necessities of life for themselves and their families. Citizens who cannot provide for themselves will need a large government to take care of them. • Self-reliant citizens are free citizens in the sense that they are not dependent on others for their basic needs. They do not need a large provider- government, which has the potential to become an intrusive or oppressive government, to meet those needs.
Hero Project Due Friday Oct 7 • You will become an expert on this person and be able to explain why their person is an American hero. • You will have to fill this worksheet out for your assigned hero. • You will research your hero and identify how they demonstrated the responsibilities of a good citizen. • After researching your hero, you will represent your hero in a role-playing activity. Or a poster board display.
Define • Enlightened self-interest : suggests that when people act in a way that furthers others’ interests, that advances the interests of groups to which they belong, they consequently serve their own interest. • Self-interest :is often considered selfish or self-centered; by contrast, enlightened self-interest focuses on group-based action, where one sees a positive connection between group involvement and self-interest that is tied to the virtue of doing what is right.
Passport Vocabulary • Common good • The good of the community as a whole • Enlightened self-interest • The idea that actions for the common good also meet individual needs. • Egoism • That individual self-interest is the valid end of all actions. • Altruism • The selfless concern for the welfare of others. • Civil Society • A set of intermediate associations which are neither the state nor the extended family; civil society therefore includes voluntary associations and firms and other corporate bodies
Answer these questions • What do we consider these characters? Answer: • What do they have in common? • (Answer: • What makes them heroes? • (Answer:
Answer the following Questions • Who are some of your real life heroes? • What have these people done to be considered heroes? • What qualities do these people have that would make them heroes? • Why are some people willing to make personal sacrifices to benefit others?
vocabulary Values – values are those things that really matter to each of us , or the ideas and beliefs we hold as special Supporting behaviors – actions that support our values
What makes someone a hero? • They’ve developed the skills throughout life that enable them to appear or act exceptionally. • Most heroes don’t see themselves as heroes. • The “act” that is viewed by the public as extraordinary is not why they are a hero but an example of their heroic ability.
Hero • A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom. Bob Dylan • Calculation never made a hero. John Henry Newman • It is better to be the widow of a hero than the wife of a coward. Dolores Ibarruri
To be a hero or a heroine, one must give an order to oneself. Simone Weil • I think we're all heroes, if you catch us at the right time. Andy Garcia
What is a Hero? • Hero (male) and heroine (female) came to refer to characters who, in the face of danger and adversity or from a position of weakness, display courage and the will for self sacrifice – That is, heroism – for some it is the greater good, courage, or excellence. However, it can be extended to general moral excellence.
John F. Kennedy's quote: • “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” • do a brief Passport journal writing of what his intended message was.
