Citizenship

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Citizenship

• Lee Raynes

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Oath of Citizenship

• I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and
  entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and
  fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state,
  or sovereignty of whom or which I have heretofore
  been a subject or citizen that I will support
  and defend the Constitution and laws of the
  United States of America against all enemies,
  foreign and domestic that I will bear true faith
  and allegiance to the same that I will bear arms
  on behalf of the United States when required by
  law that I will perform noncombatant service in
  the Armed Forces of the United States when
  required by the law that I will perform work of
  national importance under civilian direction when
  required by the law and that I take this
  obligation freely without any mental reservation
  or purpose of evasion so help me God. In
  acknowledgement whereof I have hereunto affixed
  my signature.
• http//www.americanpatrol.com/REFERENCE/OathOfCiti
  zenshipUS.html

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The Governments Definition

• This is the Oath of Citizenship, which is defined
  by the US government.
• The oath mainly describes how as a citizen, one
  will support and defend the US, and any work of
  national importance that is required by law.
• http//www.americanpatrol.com/REFERENCE/OathOfCiti
  zenshipUS.html

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Citizenship of the World

• "I am a citizen, not of Athens or of Greece, but
  of the world." - Socrates
• Citizenship is not only practiced in the US, but
  around the world. People of all countries should
  consider not only their country, but people all
  around the world.
• http//www.ccmidshore.org/pillars/quotes_citizen.h
  tml

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Citizenship of the World (cont.)

• "The first requisite of a good citizen in this
  republic of ours is that he shall be able and
  willing to pull his weight." - Theodore
  Roosevelt
• People of the US need to contribute as much or
  more of what they receive from their country.
• http//www.ccmidshore.org/pillars/quotes_citizen.h
  tml

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Increasing Citizenship in our Communities

• This discusses the Wisconsin Citizenship
  Initiative. It talks about the values that the
  community hopes to instill into the children suck
  as everyday life. This Initiative tries to place
  a positive core values on kids, such as
• Honesty
• Courage
• Respect
• Responsibility
• http//www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dlsea/sspw/citizen
  .html

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Involving Americans in Citizenship

• A new approach to citizenship, is to build study
  circles with a bunch of people. Their goal is
  to increase involvement in there communities.
• Direct Impact
• People that practice good citizenship will want
  to know that their efforts to improve the
  community will have an impact in the lives of
  other people.
• Individual Participation
• Similar to Direct Impact people want to know
  that their time and effort as one person makes a
  difference.
• Work in diverse groups
• Interacting with people of different backgrounds
  gives people a better understanding of different
  viewpoints.

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Involving Americans in Citizenship (cont.)

• Overcome Isolation
• People want to know that they are not alone in
  their efforts to improve peoples lives.
• When people join in bigger groups and see people
  joined in the same effort, it makes them feel
  that they are a part of something larger than
  themselves.
• http//www.studycircles.org/pages/artabout/mobil.h
  tml