Civic Virtue: Honesty, Mutual Respect, and Cooperation

by Gerard Van Ark

The development of the U.S. Constitution was influenced by tenets of a republican government. Civic virtue, or concern for the common good, guides how U.S. citizens go about living their daily lives. This book defines civic virtue and gives concrete examples of civic virtue in practice. Civic virtue requires citizens to put the common good ahead of their own personal desires to make sure that the republican government operates fairly for all citizens...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1508164002
• ISBN13: 9781508164005
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: PowerKids Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.3" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6