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[[Image:Constitution.jpg|thumb|right|180px|The constitution was written in plain-language for a self-governing people]]

[[Image:Constitution.jpg|thumb|right|180px|The constitution was written in plain-language for a self-governing people]]

'''Self-governance''', or '''self-government''' refers to activities that free citizens should take time to do that are rooted in civic engagement and knowledge of what one's national, state, and local government are up to.

'''Self-governance''', or '''self-government''' refers to activities that free [[citizen]]s should take time to do that are rooted in civic engagement and knowledge of what one's national, state, and local government are up to.

Lack of engaging in self-government activities leads to a "professional" politician class.  If citizens refuse to government themselves then someone will be glad to take up the task of governing them.

Lack of engaging in self-government activities leads to a "professional" politician class.  If citizens refuse to govern themselves then someone will be glad to take up the task of governing them.

[[Image:TeaPartyByFreedomFan.JPG|thumb|right|180px|The Tea Party protests of 2009/2010 are examples of self-government.]]

[[Image:TeaPartyByFreedomFan.JPG|thumb|right|180px|The Tea Party protests of 2009/2010 are examples of self-government.]]

*Protesting ([[Tea parties]], [[March for Life]], etc.)

*Protesting ([[Tea parties]], [[March for Life]], etc.)

*Knowing one's history of American small government (reading the [[Federalist Papers]] and other documents)

*Knowing one's history of American [[limited government]] (reading the [[Federalist Papers]] and other documents)

*Calling or writing one's representatives

*Calling or writing one's representatives

*Attending local, state, and national governing sessions

*Attending local, state, and national governing sessions

==See also==

==See also==

*[[Sovereignty]]

*[[Sovereignty]]

*[[Subsidiarity]]

*[[Subsidiarity]]

[[Category:Conservatism]]

[[Category:Conservatism]]