What is a democracy?

“Government of the people by the people, for the

people”

The PEOPLE rule!

ALL citizens will rule

Features & Beliefs

High value placed upon equality and freedom for all

Laws (since they restrict freedom) will be…

Features & Beliefs

made only by consent of the majority (50% +)

made only when needed to protect the country

applied equally to all

Core = inner-most part, central

Core Democratic Values

Democratic = gov. run by the people

Values = beliefs that have a high significance in society

Core Democratic ValuesCDVs are the fundamental

beliefs & constitutional principles that unite all

Americans. These values are expressed in significant

documents, speeches, and other writings of the nation.

What is E.S.P.?• Yes, it is Extra Sensory Perception.

• BUT … in History use:

Economic:

Anything having to do with buying, selling, trading, or making things.Ex. Business, banks, money

Social:

Anything having to do with how people live and interact with each other

Ex. Society

Political:

Anything having to do with laws & rules of a country and the government that makes & enforces them

So to understand and make sense of history, ALWAYS use your

E

S

P

REVIEW Post War Conditions:South is devastated

economically – S. Plantation system collapses (13th Amendment)

socially – 4 million slaves freed w/out tools for independence

politically- Southern states are not apart of the Union, only territory of the Union

REVIEW

Period in U.S. history focused on rebuilding the U.S. after

the Civil War and readmitting the defeated Confederate

States into the Union

RECONSTRUCTION:

Abolished slavery13th Amendment (1865)

Confirmed citizenship for all people born or naturalized in the U.S.

14th Amendment (1868)

States could not deny citizens equal protection before the law

Right to vote cannot be denied on the basis of race

15th Amendment (1870)

Guaranteed suffrage for Black males

Northern states affected

Most African Americans voted Republican