Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Rights in History Pt. 2: Introd. To Classical Republicanism
The Founders were heavily influenced by the Roman Republic and particularly by the idea of the common welfare.
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60 Second Civics: Rights in History Pt. 3: Classical Republicanism and America
Today we learn how classical republican ideas influenced American thought.
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60 Second Civics:rights in History Pt.5:individual Rights in Classical Republics
Classical republics, for all their emphasis on civic virtue, did not view individual rights as we do today.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Natural Rights and Founders Pt. 3: Natural Rights Explained
Natural rights emphasized individual rights and freedoms, whereas classical republicans emphasized the individual's responsibility to promote the common welfare.
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60 Second Civics:elements of Democracy Pt.111:ancient Rome and Political Culture
From the Roman Repubic emerged the idea that people ought to be concerned with the public good rather than pursuing their own personal pleasures.
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60 Second Civics: The Federalists Part 8: State Legislatures and Civic Virtue
In the early years of the American republic, state legislatures sometimes favored creditors over debtors. The Founders saw this as a betrayal of the ideals of the Revolution.