This slideshow goes through the basic definitions of the 8 core democratic values of the United States: life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, common good, justice, equality, diversity, and patriotism. I used this for a high school special education civics class, however it would also be perfect to use for an elementary or 6th grade introduction to civics. In addition to the slides, there is a cut & paste activity for the vocabulary where students cut out the definition and a small graphic and