Online Course
Charters of Freedom
Discover the Foundational Documents That Define American Democracy and Protect Your Rights.
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Course Overview
The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights form the blueprint of our nation. These foundational documents define the principles of American governance and safeguard our rights as citizens, shaping the way the United States operates and thrives.
What you'll learn
- Charters outline values, governance, and rights.
- Vision of life, liberty, happiness.
- Government structure, separation, and balance.
- How the Bill of Rights ensures individual freedoms and protections
- Documents that influence modern American law and society.
Curriculum
- 1
Searching for Life, Liberty and Happiness
The Charters of Freedom, the Declaration of Independence, The Constitution and the Bill of Rights, are the documents that make up the "plan" for our country. Together, they shape the way the United States of America operates and protects our rights as citizens.
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The Declaration of Independence: Breaking Free
The Declaration of Independence represents our Founding Fathers' dream of liberty. It is an important symbol of American bravery, freedom, and the fight for equality for everyone and shapes who we are as a Nation still today.
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The Constitution: Building a Government for the People
The Constitution of the United States stands out as unique because it recognizes a government that is made up of "We the People" who have rights that must be protected and it limits how much power the government has in our daily lives.
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The Bill of Rights: Guarding Our Liberties
The people of the United States required that a Bill of Rights be written to guarantee that some of their most basic freedoms would be protected in the new nation of the United States of America. The Bill of Rights secures these protections for every American.
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President Reagan and the Charters of Freedom
President Reagan was a devoted and patriotic leader who spoke about the Charters of Freedom with great respect, recognizing them as important documents that represent the United States of America's core values of bravery, freedom and democracy.
