Civic Duties

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Civic Duties Responsibilities

• Obj. 10.01 To explain the difference between the
  civic duties and the responsibilities of a
  citizen.

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Warm Up Answer in ntbk

• 1. Do you know someone who has broken the law?
  What law did they break?
• 2. Have you ever volunteered in your community?
  If yes, describe who you helped.
• 3. What would you like to change in your
  community? (School, neighborhood, city of
  Charlotte)

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What is Civics?

• The study of the rights, duties
  responsibilities of citizens.
• A citizen is an individual whose allegiance
  belongs to a nation.
• Citizenship is based on a combination of rights,
  duties responsibilities
• Concept of citizenship is more than 2,500 years
  old
• originated in ancient Greece
• Only men w/property could vote participate in
  govt
• Concept of who could be a citizen has evolved
  since 1787 when the U.S. Constitution was
  ratified

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Rights of Citizens

• Security protection by the govt
• Equality equal treatment under the law
• Liberty rights guaranteed under the U.S.
  Constitution

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Duties of Citizens

• These MUST be followed
• Obey laws
• Pay taxes
• Participate in jury duty
• Attend school
• Defend the nation
• Selective service men must sign up for military
  service at age 18, if there may be need for a
  draft

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Responsibilities

• Be informed about your local, state national
  govt
• Vote in elections-
• Participate in your community govt
• Contact representatives in govt try to make
  change for the better
• Volunteerism Why do it?
• Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, charity groups etc.

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Civic Values in AmericaPrinciples or
beliefs you use to make judgments about what is
good or bad in a society

• Tolerance
• Respect for the expression of differences in
  culture, religion, language, family, race
• Justice
• Opportunity

• Freedom
• Equality
• Democracy
• Popular Sovereignty
• Govt by consent of the governed
• Unity through a single language

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• 1. Describe the activity you see taking place in
  the painting.
• 2. How are the details arranged in the image?
  What is the main focus?
• 3. What idea is the author trying to express
  about civic life in the United States?

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Ticket Out

• What are the five Duties of a US citizen?
• p. 161 Define the Peace Corps and AmeriCorps
• Which age group of Americans has the highest
  percentage of people volunteering. Why do you
  think this is so?

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Homework for Wednesday

• Read pp. 33-43. Define vocabulary words in your
  notes (Hint anything in yellow)
• Come prepared for taking notes
• View the power point on the Wiki