Week 3: Civic Virtue

 



    This week we talked about the virtues that guide the different forms of government, and how the Founding Fathers set up a system of virtue for our American government. They knew that the only way to create and maintain a virtuous government was if the people themselves were virtuous. They also recognized that the people must be taught the principles of virtue in churches, in homes and in schools. If the American people were themselves virtuous (and educated), the Founders knew that they would choose virtuous leaders to protect and preserve the Constitution, and in turn, the Constitution had to outline a system of checks and balances to keep the leaders from usurping power from the people. Faith in God and living the commandments is the one thing that makes our country a choice land above all others. If we lose our faith as a nation, we lose our liberty.

    Alexis de Tocqueville, a French jurist and writer toured America in 1831 to find out what our secret to success was. He wrote, “I sought for the greatness and genius of America in her commodious harbors and her ample rivers, and it was not there; in her fertile fields and boundless prairies, and it was not there; in her rich mines and her vast world commerce, and it was not there. Not until I went to the churches of America and heard her pulpits aflame with righteousness did I understand the secret of her genius and power. America is great because she is good, and if America ever ceases to be good, America will cease to be great.”

ASSIGNMENTS:

CONSTITUTION JOURNAL: Article 1, Sections 5-7

WRITING: Explain which is better: a highly educated and well-experienced political leader with little faith or a very faithful political leader with little or no education and experience. Use real-world examples to support your opinion.

READING: Finish Freedom Factor, work on Fifty-Five Fathers due March 10th.

DEVOTIONAL: Lacey

AWARD REQUIREMENTS: Work on trying to pass off one thing this week…maybe the preamble to the Constitution?

Candy Trivia: 

How many executive orders has President Biden issued since he has taken office? Which president has issued the most executive orders?

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Make-up work for Shayla - Read the following article:

Without Civic Virtue the Constitution Cannot Endure | CNSNews

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