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The Values that Unite Us

The Values that Unite Us. Chapter 1 Section 3. Beliefs. Certain ideas that we trust are true . Values. Standards of behavior Help us decide how we should act and how we should live our lives . Discuss. What is the role of beliefs and values in American society? . Basic American Values.

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The Values that Unite Us

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  1. The Values that Unite Us Chapter 1 Section 3

  2. Beliefs • Certain ideas that we trust are true

  3. Values • Standards of behavior • Help us decide how we should act and how we should live our lives

  4. Discuss • What is the role of beliefs and values in American society?

  5. Basic American Values • Equality: the condition of permitting everyone the same rights and opportunities • Freedom: the ability to make choices • Justice: fairness

  6. The American Dream: Equal Respect • “Every person has the right to be treated with equal respect” • Explain • Does every American enjoy equal opportunity? • Why or Why not? • Discrimination

  7. Citizens and the American Ideal • American society is held together by our shared belief in equality, freedom, and justice. • These beliefs and values form an ideal of the kind of nation we want the United States to be. • We judge our society by how well we live up to this ideal. • How well do you think we live up to this ideal?

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