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"Ask not what your country
can do for you - ask what you
can do for your country."
President John F. Kennedy
1961 Inaugural Address
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The 12 Points of Good Governance
A Framework for Civic Accountability
Los 12 Puntos de la Buena Gobernanza: Un Marco para la Rendición de Cuentas Cívica
Good governance doesn't happen by accident. It requires clear standards, informed citizens, and leaders who are held accountable to both.
American Civic Power has developed the 12 Points of Good Governance — a nonpartisan framework that defines what functional, accountable, democratic government looks like in practice. These principles apply to any government, at any level, regardless of political affiliation. They are rooted in the American constitutional tradition and designed to give every Civestor a clear, consistent tool for evaluating the institutions that govern their lives.
"You cannot hold power accountable without a standard. The 12 Points are that standard."
From Transparency and Accountability to Free Press and Future Thinking, each of the 12 Points represents both an aspiration and a benchmark — a guide for civic leaders and a measuring stick for the rest of us.
AMERICAN CIVIC POWER
CIVESTORS CIVEST. ARE YOU ONE?
The 12 Points of Good Governance is a nonpartisan framework developed by American Civic Power to define what functional, accountable, democratic government looks like in practice — at every level, from your town board to Washington. Download the full framework below.
"You cannot hold power accountable without a standard. The 12 Points are that standard."