welcome! talk to your group members and try to answer the following questions on page 4 of your...
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Welcome! Talk to your group members and try to answer the following questions on page 4 of your spiral. WRITE IN COMPLETE SENTENCES PLEASE!
1. REVIEW: What is the definition of “Civics?”
2. REVIEW: What are ways someone can become a citizen?
3. PREVIEW: What rights and responsibilities do citizens have?
4. PREVIEW: Where do they come from?
Friday, September 5th
Take the test that immigrants have to pass in order to become citizens.
See how you do with a partner!
NATURALIZATION TEST
Citizen Me!
ALLthe
LAYERS
to
YOURCITIZENSHIP
Part One
C. Someone involved in politics.
A. A member of a community with rights and responsibilities.
D. An adult.
WHAT IS A CITIZEN?
B. A person who is kind to others and helps people.
We’re citizens of SOMETHING,
right?
Of a state?
Am I a citizen of my school?
So does that mean I’m a
citizen?Of a city?
YES !A community is a group of people who share an environment. Every day, you are part of several different layers of community.That means you have many different levels of citizenship!
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SIDE 1:
Levels of
Citizenship
Page 4: Citizenship Pyramid
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Levels of Citizenship
The people we live with make up the smallest “community” we belong to.
Write “People I live with” here:
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Our school or workplace is a community, too. These are the people we interact with outside our homes every day.
Record the name of your school here…
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You are a citizen of the city in which you live.
Record the name of your city (or the city or town closest to you) here…
CITY
YOUR TOWN
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STATEOur country is made up of 50 states (and a district, too!). You are a citizen of the state where you live.Write the name of your state here…
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NATION
You are also a citizen of your country!
Write down the name of the nation in which you live here…
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Your School
United States
State Name Nearest City or Town
“People I live with”
Check Your Work!LEVELS
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SIDE 2:
Sources of Rights
&
Responsibilities
Okay, so being a citizen means having
rights and responsibilities. Where do those
rights and responsibilities come
from?
A. The President.
C. Different places, depending on the level of citizenship.
B. Police officers.
D. Long documents nobody can read or understand.
Rights and responsibilities come
from…
NATIONUnited States Constitution
In the United
States, we are
guaranteed a list
of rights in our
Constitution.
Record it here!
U.S. Constitution
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NATION
United States
Constitution
Each state has its
own constitution
that guarantees
rights to the
state’s citizens.
State Constitution
STATE
SOURCES
Record it here!
U.S. Constitution
State Constitution
State Constitutio
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City Charter
CITY
Cities usually have
a city charter that
tells how the city
will run. It usually
includes some
rights and
responsibilities of
city citizens.
SOURCES
Record it here!
U.S. Constitution
State Constitution
City Charter
City Charter
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School Handbook
SCHOOL
Most schools have
a school handbook
that lists the
students’ rights
and
responsibilities.
(Mostly responsibilities – more about
that later!)
SOURCES
Record it here!
U.S. Constitution
State Constitution
City Charter
School Handboo
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School Handbook
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At home, the adults
in charge decide
what your rights
and responsibilities
will be.
Adults in Charge
HOME
SOURCES
Record it here!
U.S. Constitution
State Constitution
City CharterSchool
Handboo
kAdults in Charge
Adults in Charge
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ORIGINS
Check Your Work:
U.S. Constitution
State Constitution
City CharterSchool
Handboo
kAdults in Charge
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Rights!
A. Things adults get to do.
C. Electric bulbs that let you read in the dark.
B. Privileges the President has.
D. A privilege or a claim to something.
Rights are…
What kind of rights do citizens
have at each level?
You would need a pyramid the size of the ones in
EGYPT
to list all the rights citizens have at each level.
Let’s just list a few examples:
RIGHTS
Guarantees really
BIG rights like
freedom of speech,
the right to vote,
and the right to a
jury trial in some
kinds of cases.
United States Constitution
NATION
Record it here!
Freedom of speech, right to vote, right to a jury trial
RIGHTS
United States Constitution
NATION
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Your state constitution might guarantee the right to a free education or equal rights for men and women.
State Constitution
STATE
State constitutions usually repeat many of the rights listed in the U.S. Constitution. But often they add more…
Record it here!
Right to free education; equal rights for men and
women
RIGHTS
State Constitution
STATE
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Freedom of speech, right to vote, right to a jury trial
Why do you think the U.S. Constitution doesn’t guarantee the right to an education? Should it?
City Charter
CITY
This gives you the
right to services
your city provides,
like sidewalks or
parks.
RIGHTS
Right to use sidewalks and
parks
Right to free education; equal rights for men and
womenRecord it here!
City Charter
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Freedom of speech, right to vote, right to a jury trial
Would it be a problem if the U.S. Constitution talked about sidewalks?
School Handbook
SCHOOL
Hey! I don’t see any rights in my school handbook. All I see is stuff kids aren’t supposed to do!