What is a Value?
 What does value mean in math class?
 What does value mean while shopping at the store?
 What does it mean when someone says, “I have
learned my parents values”?
a person's principles or standards of behavior;
one's judgment of what is important in life
Pledge of Allegiance
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the
United States of America, and to the
Republic for which it stands, one
Nation under God, indivisible, with
liberty and justice for all.
Try to identify THREE values that are mentioned in the
Pledge of Allegiance!
Three American Values
Use textbook pages 8-9 to define the
following terms:
 Liberty
 Equality
 Justice
Liberty
 Freedom from control
 Government promotes liberty by protecting
rights
 Examples: right to vote, free religion,
privacy, fair trial, own a weapon, etc.
 Rights
can be limited
 The people decide what are acceptable
limits
Liberty
Equality
 Concept of treating everyone the same
 Government promotes equality by
protecting rights equally and enforcing
laws equally
 Government protects equal opportunity
– not equal outcome
Equality
Justice
 A system of fair laws and consequences
 Government promotes justice through law
enforcement and a court system
Justice
ZOMBIE APOCOLYPSE!
Suppose Zombies have overrun the U.S. You and your group
have relocated to a “Safe Zone” in the middle of the country.
Protected and able to live successfully, you need to start
rebuilding a New America. Your first step is to start
structuring your laws:
TEAM LIBERTY: Write 3 laws that guarantee liberty.
TEAM EQUALITY: Write 3 laws that guarantee equality.
TEAM JUSTICE: Write 3 laws that guarantee justice.
NEW AMERICA
After establishing new laws, your group needs to determine how
people should act. Imagine if no one took the rebuilding of
America seriously? Make a list of 10 qualities that would make
someone a functional member in your new society.
Qualities of a Good Citizen
In your groups, circle the characteristics
that you think are also qualities of a good
American citizen in today’s society. Each
of you needs to write the circled
characteristics down
Qualities of a Good Citizen
 Return to your seats and complete the “Qualities of a
Good Citizen” graphic organizer using pages 9 and
10 of the textbook.
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Take quick reference notes highlighting the main idea of each
red subheading.
Which, of any, of the characteristics that you identified in your
groups are present on the list on page 10?
Main Values of the United
States (Explain each)
Liberty
Equality
Justice
Pick which one you
think is most
important and
explain why
On the back, please agree or disagree with the
following statement and explain why:
“If you obey all laws, you have fulfilled your
responsibilities as an American citizen.”