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Handout F: Making Our Republic Work

Reread your answer to question #2 on Handout B. Expand on it in the form of a well-constructed paragraph that responds more fully to the question:

How does self-governance, in both citizens and elected officials, relate to the running of a constitutional republic?

Founding Principle	Individual Responsibility, Civic Virtue, Private Virtue
Grade Level	9, 10, 11, 12
Topic	Citizenship, Private Virtue
Virtues	Self-Governance