Citizenship
the study of the public life of the citizen concerned with the affairs of the community and nation as a whole
What is civics?
By April 15th, you must make sure you've sent the government any money you owe from working and making income.
What is "Pay your taxes"?
Volunteering.
What is "Promote the common good"?
Value seen when TSA checks people for weapons before they fly
What is "security"?
Things citizens are bound to do by law
What are duties?
Someone born in India who went to college in France gets asked to work for Facebook in California. Harbor to citizenship (if any)
What is "Permission to Work"?
Stopping a stop sign so you don't get a ticket.
What is "Obey the law"?
Going to Alumni gym to cast a ballot for a member of Congress or the President
What is "Voting"?
Value seen when women are paid the same as men for equal work
What is "equality"?
Person who leaves one country for permanent settlement in another
What is an immigrant?
You illegally sneak across the American border looking for work. Harbor to citizenship if any?
What is "Deny Entry"?
Sitting on a panel of twelve people to judge guilt or innocence.
What is "Jury duty"?
Reading the newspaper regularly
What is "staying informed'?
Value seen through freedom of speech
What is "liberty'?
Ideas or ideals that a person (or group of people) believe(s) are important
What are values?
process by which U.S. citizenship is granted to a lawful permanent resident after meeting the requirements established by Congress in the Immigration and Nationality Act
What is naturalization?
Signing up to protect your country from enemies if needed (if you're a male who has turned 18)
What is "Register for the draft"?
Deciding not to call someone else a name just because they're different
What is "Respecting others"?
Value seen in the 5th amendment where the government can't just take your property
What is "private interests"?
document that identifies a core value that we all have unalienable liberties or rights
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This shows that you're a legal permanent resident.
What is a green card?
Another term for draft
What is "selective service"?
join the ECOS Club at school or help raise money to feed the hungry
What is "Promote the common good"?
Value seen when a lawyer is provided someone who can't afford one
What is "equity"?
supreme law of the land in the US
What is the Constitution?