Activity: American Ideals
Directions, Part 1: Using the Text Editor, answer each of the following questions:
Which American ideal is the most important: equality, liberty, or self-government? Why?
How might the U.S. be different if this ideal did not exist?
Directions, Part 2: If you were creating a country of your own, what three ideals would you choose to base your government on? Using the Text Editor, describe your country and briefly explain your choices–why are these ideals important to you? What would your government be like and why?
