1. Principles of Democracy

2. Who is an American? pluralistic society – social group composed of different racial, ethnic, and religious groups melting pot or salad??

3. How do Americans bind (stick) together? Core Values 1.liberty – having personal freedoms 2.equality – equal protection under the law 3.majority rule – use free elections to guide government, most votes win 4.compromise – give and take, try to balance all groups wishes 5.personal freedoms – political, economic, and religious

4. Why do we choose to have government? anarchy = chaos security reasons social contract – unwritten agreement where individuals give up some personal freedoms to belong to a group