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Classical Republicanism. Classical Republicanism: The ideas and practices that Common Good: Doing what is best. Key Aspect 1: small, uniform communities. Humans NEED each other Survival in early America depended. Key Aspect 2: Citizenship and Civic Virtue. Set aside personal
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Classical Republicanism • Classical Republicanism: • The ideas and practices that • Common Good: • Doing what is best
Key Aspect 1: small, uniform communities • Humans NEED each other • Survival in early America depended
Key Aspect 2: Citizenship and Civic Virtue • Set aside personal • Citizenship should • As a citizen you should be well
Key Aspect 3: Moral Education • Children should learn to be generous, • Children need to be educated to learn to
Natural Rights Philosophy • Natural Rights Philosophy: • You are born with certain rights: life, liberty and property and • Key:
Key 1: Individual Rights • You have certain rights (life, liberty, and property)
Key 2: Popular Sovereignty/government by consent • Government derives • People can create whatever
Key 3: limited government • The purpose of government is • Protect people’s life, liberty and property • Because government is the “people’s” it