civic values
Shared public ideals
Civic values are the principles and beliefs that guide how people participate in public life and relate to their community.
These include commitments like voting, obeying laws, respecting others' rights, and contributing to the common good.
The term often appears in discussions of education and citizenship: Schools should teach civic values.
What counts as a civic value varies by political perspective—some emphasize individual liberty, others collective responsibility.
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- good citizenLaw-abiding community participant
- democracyRule by the people
- patriotismDevotion to one's homeland
- pledge of allegianceFormal declaration of devotion
voting · community · responsibility · jury duty · duty · participation · rights · justice · equality · liberty · public · engagement · constitution · common good · common ground · social contract · rule of law · respect
- civicsballot, election, ballots, Bill of Rights, branches of government
- church-statechurch-state, separation, church-state separation, establishment clause, religious accommodation
- civic engagementcitizen participation, voting, public participation, participatory democracy, democratic participation
- character educationresponsibility, trustworthiness, respect, character traits, ethical behavior
- Pancasilabelief in God, humanity, national unity, deliberation, consensus
- secularizationsecularization, dechristianization, disaffiliation, church closures, church-state separation
civic valuesself-interest
Concern for personal advantage
egoism · selfishness · self-centeredness · individualism · narcissism
civic valuesapathy
Absence of feeling
disengagement · political apathy · social withdrawal · alienation · anomie
civic valuescorruption
Dishonest abuse of power
tribalism · factionalism · anti-social behavior · exploitation · authoritarianism
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