Democratic Ideals

Declaration of Independence

Jul 7, 1776

Americans declared independence from the British

“E Pluribus Unum”

1782

E pluribus unum – Latin for "Out of many, one" – is a traditional motto of the United States, appearing on the Great Seal along with Annuit cœptis and Novus ordo seclorum which appear on the reverse of the Great Seal; its inclusion on the seal was approved by an Act of Congress

Bill Of Rights

Dec 15, 1791

The United States Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.

Alex de Tocqueville and his Five Principles : Liberty, Egalitarianism, Individualism, Populism, and Laissez-faire.

1835

In 1835, Alexis de Tocqueville, a French political philosopher and historian, published the first volume of Democracy in America, his analysis of the political system in the United States. The book was a result of his travels throughout the United States from 1831 to 1832.

Eminent Domain

1876

Eminent domain refers to the power of the government to take private property and convert it into public use.

In God We Trust

1956

"In God We Trust" is the official motto of the United States and of the U.S. state of Florida. It was adopted by the U.S. Congress in 1956, replacing E pluribus unum, which had been the de facto motto since the initial 1776 design of the Great Seal of the United States.

U.S. Constitution

Sep 17, 1987

written by the founding fathers for the government to have a plan for the country