Lesson Purpose
This lesson introduces the ideas of republican government, the common good, and civic virtue. These were ideas the Founders learned from studying the government of the ancient Roman Republic. You will learn how these ideas shaped the Founders' thinking about the kind of government they believed to be best.
Lesson Objectives
When you finish this lesson you should be able to explain the ideas of republican government, the common good, and civic virtue.
Lesson Terms
aristocrats
People of the highest class of society who held inherited titles. They were often part of the ruling class in government.
civic virtue
common good
delegate
direct democracy
faction
representative
representative democracy
republic
republican government
