U.S. Government/Citizenship

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U.S. Government/Citizenship

• SOLs 2.3, 2.10, 2.12

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What is citizenship?

• A good citizen has many responsibilities
• Respecting and protecting the rights of others
• Taking part in the voting process when making
  decisions
• Describing actions that can improve the school
  and community
• Demonstrating self-discipline, responsibility,
  honesty, trustworthiness, fairness, and caring.
• When you have citizenship you are learning to be
  a great American.

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What is diversity?

• Diversity is when its okay for people to be
  different.
• Diversity is different languages, skin colors,
  nationalities.

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What are benefits of diversity?

• Benefits of diversity here in America include
  food, clothing, and music.
• What are some of the foods we get from other
  cultures?
• What are some of the clothes?
• What is some music we get from other cultures?

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What is a community?

• A community is a place where people live, work,
  and play.
• Is our school a community? Why or why not?

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What is ethnic origin?

• Ethnic means your families background
• Origin means where your family is from
• Ethnic origin is where a person or their family
  is from.

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What are customs and traditions?

• Customs and traditions are something that
  families do for certain events or celebrations.
• What are examples of customs and traditions your
  family has?
• What are examples of customs and traditions that
  we as American Citizens have?

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What is transportation?

• Transportation is a way of moving people and
  things from one place to another.
• What are examples of transportation?
• Airplane
• Car
• Train
• Metro
• Boat

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What is population?

• The population of Virginia is 7,642,884!
• A population is the number of people living in a
  community.
• What is the population of our class?

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• What is a place where people live, work, and
  play?
• Climate
• Community
• Population
• Transportation

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• 2. The number of people who live in a town is
  the towns-
• F. Community
• G. Environment
• H. Population
• J. Climate

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• 3. How do Americans help their community?
• Wearing the same clothes
• Going to school
• Showing the flag
• Being a good citizen

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• 4. _______is when its okay for people to be
  different.
• F. Climate
• G. Community
• H. Population
• J. Diversity

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• 5. Where a person or their family is from is
  their ___
• Climate
• Community
• Ethnic Origin
• Diversity

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• 6. The Fourth of July is an example of a ____
• F. Custom and Tradition
• G. Community
• H. Population
• J. Transportation

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• 7. A way of moving people and things from one
  place to another is___.
• Climate
• Community
• Population
• Transportation