4. How did republican values shape American life in the area of the economy, family, politics, and religion?

Modern republicanism[1] is a guiding political philosophy of the United States that has been a major part of American civic thought since its founding.[2] It stresses liberty and inalienable individual rights as central values; recognizes the sovereignty of the people as the source of all authority in law;[3] rejects monarchy, aristocracy, and hereditary political power; expects citizens to be virtuous and faithful in their performance of civic duties; and vilifies corruption.[4]