Rights of U.S. Citizens
Grants Americans of all races, religions, and beliefs must be treated the same.
What is the "equal protection of the laws?"
The number of branches in the federal government.
What is 3?
The government's job.
What is to make and carry out laws for a nation, society, or community?
The age a citizen can vote.
18
Grants basic freedoms, such as, freedom of speech, religion, and the press.
What is the First Amendment?
The names of the branches of government.
What are the legislative, judicial, and executive branches?
The branch of the federal government responsible for making laws.
Core values of the US.
What are respect for the rights of individuals, appreciation of cultural contributions of others, belief in democracy, and awareness of each citizens responsibilities?
What are the protections of the health, safety, security, and moral standards of a community?
The level of government whose laws reign supreme.
What is the federal government?
The branch of the federal government responsible for executing the laws.
What is the executive branch?
Duties of citizens
What are obeying the law, paying taxes, serving on juries, and defending the nation?
Naturalization
What is the process for a foreign-born person to become a citizen of the United States?
What is the type of government where power is split between a central, national government and state and local governments?
Powers of the national government.
What are maintaining the military, declaring war, coining money, regulating trade between states and foreign countries, and making laws necessary for its other powers.
Service Learning
What is the term which means performing tasks that meet community needs.
The government must treat all people by certain procedures established by law and the Constitution.
What is due process?
What are local governments?
Powers of state governments.
What are conducting elections, establishing schools, regulating businesses within the state, establishing local governments, issuing marriage licenses, and assuming other powers not given to the national government.
The difference between duties and responsibilities.
Responsibilities are voluntary and duties are mandatory.