This year promises to be an adventurous year, and not for the faint of heart! To prepare for what lies ahead, I will write a series of articles here on our founding documents. After all, ignorance is not bliss in contemporary culture. We need to be prepared, not only with knowledge but with the ability to articulate what we know with facts and reason.
We all have a circle of influence. One personal goal I have is to think like an American and allow those thoughts to inform my actions. In our first article this week, I pose several leading questions for consideration. I hope you will join us each week as we review lessons that help us think, speak, and act like Americans in our culture. Let’s begin.
Why Thinking Like an American Matters
What does it mean to “think like an American?” Let’s answer a few leading questions:
-Do you think that we have lost our constitutional system of government and now find ourselves in the position of having to restore it?
-Do you know how your federal government is supposed to work? Or do you leave it up to those in Washington (some elected, some appointed) to do the work of governing for you?
-What is the basis on which our Constitutional Republic rests? It’s the Supreme Law of the Land, the U.S. Constitution, in partnership with our other founding organic document, the Declaration of Independence.
-Do you think our founding documents are relevant to our freedom today, or do you believe they are outdated? Why? How does your belief affect your behavior as a citizen?
The organization of which I am a certified instructor, The Institute on the Constitution, believes that “we have lost our way because we don’t think like Americans anymore.”
Do We Need Restoration or Renewal?
So I ask again, “What does it mean to think like an American?” How do we re-create the excitement of our citizenship?
Let’s begin to explore this topic with grassroots civics lessons that reclaim our citizenship responsibilities.
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