Civics and Economics
Class Starter
What is an “American
Citizen?”
Why is it important to learn
how to be a good citizen?
What character traits do
citizens need to have to be
good citizens?
Vigilance Justice
Resourcefulness Perseverance
Respect Honor
Responsibility Courage
Moderation Initiative
Do you think these values are something you
are born with or develop over time?
If you are not born with them, how do you
learn them? Where do you learn them from?
When do you learn them? From whom do you
learn them?
How should you respond when your values
are challenged?
How can you act according to these values on
a regular basis?
How can you know what a community’s or
country’s values are?
Do people in other countries share these
values?
Does the United States live up to its values?
What are some examples of its successes and
failures?
Starter
Which value do you think is most
important for effective
citizenship? Why? (3-5
Sentences)
What can you infer (assume) about the
issue of immigration from this Wordle?
iCan Statement:
Ican define immigration and
outline various immigration
patterns in history.
Civics and Economics
A nation of immigrants
E. Pluribus Unum: “Out of Many, One”
Themovement of Native groups thousands of
years ago
First
Europeans to
colonize America:
Spanish (1500s)
English (1600s)
French (1600s)
1700s: Northern and Western Europeans
Germans, Dutch, Scotch
1800s: Southern and Eastern Europeans;
Asians
Italians, Jews, Russians, Irish
Chinese, Japanese
Asia: Vietnam, Laos,
Latin/South America
Cambodia, Thailand
MeltingPot Theory: Everyone who
immigrates to the US eventually assimilates
and looks/acts like everyone else
TossedSalad Theory: When people
immigrate, they do not completely assimilate
(they keep certain parts of their culture
alive)
We believe in Tossed Salad today!
Why would families choose
to immigrate to the United
States?
Who are citizens?
Are all citizens treated like
citizens? Why/Why Not?
Civics and Economics
Community member who owes
loyalty to the government and is
entitled to protection from it.
We study about the rights and duties
of citizens in Civics!
By Birth
If you were born:
In one of the 50 states
On an American Territory
On an American military base
To someone who is a US citizen
(one or both parents)
By Naturalization if you’re not
born a citizen
1. File Declaration of Intent with CIS
2. Live in US for 5 years
3. Take citizenship and US History classes
4. Apply for citizenship
5. Interview/citizenship exam with the
government
6. Attend a ceremony to pledge your
allegiance to the US
Class Starter
List3 groups of people that
came to the US and the century
they came in.
What is the “Melting Pot?”
What is the “Tossed Salad?”
Someone in the US who is not a citizen
Legal Alien: someone in the US who is not a
citizen but has their paperwork
IllegalAlien someone in the US who is not a
citizen but does not have their paperwork
How can the process of
naturalization be improved?
Class Starter
How does someone become a US
citizen by birth?
How can someone become a US
citizen if they were born in
another country?
How are legal and illegal aliens
different?
How can we better represent the
accomplishments of all groups of
Americans and events other than
war in the United States?
What are your chores at home?
Make a list and explain what you
have to do for each chore.
iCan Statement
Ican differentiate between civic
duties and responsibilities.
Civic Duties and Responsibilities
Civics and Economics
I. What is a Democracy?
Government in which citizens
hold the power to rule
2 Types:
Direct Democracy
Representative Democracy
(Republic)
II. Civic Duties
Things we are required to do
5 Duties:
Obey laws
Pay taxes
Defend the country (Selective
Service)
Serve jury duty
Attend school
III. Civic Responsibilities
Things we do voluntarily
5 Responsibilities:
Be informed
Vote
Respect others’ rights
Respect diversity (tolerance)
Contribute to the common good
(volunteering)
Why are completing your duties
and responsibilities important to
our country? (write 1
paragraph—5 sentences)
Make a window foldable with 5
tabs on each side
Write the duty/responsibility on
the outside flap
Draw a picture on the inside
With your partner, select a WOW Character
Trait from the PSRC website
Plan,in detail, a week’s worth of activities
that can be organized during lunch or after
school.
Assignment should be written in the form of
an essay
5-6 sentence paragraphs
Notebook Check #1
Take the following items out of
your notebook and staple them
together
Ballot Box #1 Study Guide
Ballot Box #1 Vocabulary
August 27 Starter
US Citizenship Notes
Class Starter
What are civic duties? Give examples.
What
are civic responsibilities? Give
examples.
What questions do you have about your quiz
or test?
Unit 2 Terms
Magna Carta: An English document that
established the principle of limited
government.
Jamestown Colony: The first permanent
English settlement in the new world.
Shays’ Rebellion: An uprising of 1200
Massachusetts farmers that exposes the
weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
House of Burgesses: The first legislature
established in the new world; set up by the
English in Jamestown.
Mayflower Compact: A social contract
written by the Pilgrims on the Mayflower
before they landed at Plymouth Rock; they
set up a direct democracy for their colony.
Virginia Plan: A plan for government
proposed at the Constitutional Convention
that called for a legislature with 2 houses
and representation in both houses based on
states’ population.
John Locke: English philosopher who
developed the ideas of natural rights and
social contract theory.
FirstContinental Congress: Meeting among
colonial leaders in 1774; Delegates decided
to make peace with King George III.
Thomas Jefferson: Writer of the Declaration
of Independence.
Second Continental Congress: Meeting
among colonial leaders in 1776; Delegates
decided to declare independence and wrote
the Declaration of Independence.
Salutary neglect: A policy in which the
English government left the colonies to
govern themselves.
Declaration of Independence: A document in
which the 13 colonies declare their
independence.
New Jersey Plan: A plan for government
proposed at the Constitutional Convention that
called for a legislature with 1 house and
representation in that house would be equal
for the states.
3/5 Compromise: A constitutional compromise
in which 5 slaves would count as 3 “full”
people for the purpose of figuring states’
population for representation in Congress.
Slave Trade Compromise: A constitutional
compromise in which Congress agrees not to
tax exports or mess with the slave trade until
1808 in exchange for gaining the power to
regulate foreign and interstate trade.
Articles of Confederation: The first
constitution of the United States.
