Democratic Ideals

  • Deceleration of independence

    Deceleration of independence
    Americans declared independence from the British.
  • E Pluribus Unum

    E Pluribus Unum
    its latin for ¨out of many, one¨ the motto proposed for the first Great Seal of the United States by John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson in 1776.
  • U.S constitution

    U.S constitution
    Written by the founding fathers as a plan of govern for the country
  • bill of rights

    bill of rights
    The United States Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
  • Alex de Tocqueville and his 5 principles.

    Alex de Tocqueville and his 5  principles.
    his five principles : Liberty, Egalitarianism, Individualism, Populism, and Laissez-faire.

    -Liberty freedom from arbitrary / tyrrnaical government control
    -Egalitarianism society of equals; there is no permanent class structure
    -Individualism people are free to pursue their individual goals
    -Populism Participation of common people in political life.
    -Laissez-Faire Government has "hands off" approach to the economy.
  • eminent domain

    eminent domain
    the power of the government to take private property and convert it into public use.
  • IN GOD WE TRUST

    IN GOD WE TRUST
    IN GOD WE TRUST was first used on paper money in 1957, when it appeared on the one-dollar silver certificate.