November 28, 2019

Republic v. Democracy

November 28, 2019/ Andy Zehner

Republic v. Democracy

The founding fathers, including the authors of the Constitution, didn’t like direct democracy. But the love of democracy did develop.

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A Citizen's Syllabus

“A truly robust civic education must encompass the full suite of aptitudes necessary for good citizenship. These include a grasp of the history and theory of democracy . . . and critical reasoning skills that help to distinguish true information from false. Other vital elements in good citizenship: a commitment to values such as tolerance and equality that provide standards against which to hold policymakers and policies to account, and a disposition directed toward cooperation and action.”

Johns Hopkins University President Ronald Daniels

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