Foundations of Democracy is an interdisciplinary curriculum that teaches students concepts fundamental to an understanding of politics and government, including Authority, Privacy, Responsibility, and Justice.

The curricula help students

• distinguish between authority and power
• use reasonable criteria for selecting people for positions of authority and for evaluating rules and laws
• analyze benefits and costs of authority, privacy, responsibility, and justice
• understand the importance of authority, privacy, responsibility, and justice in society
• evaluate, take, and defend positions on the proper scope and limits of authority, privacy, responsibility, and justice
• understand and apply basic principles of justice set forth in fundamental documents of our political and legal systems
• consider fair distribution of the benefits and burdens of society
• consider fair responses to remedy wrongs and injuries
• consider fair practices for gathering information and making decisions