VOCABULARY
GOOD CITIZENS
LEGAL CITIZENS
DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND RIGHTS
HOW ENGAGED ARE YOU?
100
a person who has rights and obligations because they live in a state or a country
What is a citizen?
100
follows the speed limit
What is obeys the law?
100
the two types of legal US citizens
What are natural born and naturalized citizens?
100
The difference bwtween a duty and a responsibility.
What is a duty is something you have to do and a responsibility is something you should do?
100
You can't believe anything you hear from politicians.
What is a skeptic?
200
the violation of a law or a right
What is infringement?
200
pulls to the side of the road if a police car is behind you with their lights on
What is respecting authority?
200
The mininum age a person must be to go through the legal process to become a legal citizen.
What is 18 years old?
200
The only right that natural born citizens have but naturalized citizens are forbidden to do.
What is be elected as President or Vice President?
200
I can't wait to vote.
What is an activist?
300
the way that a person interacts with the government about social and/or political issues
What is civic engagement?
300
watches the news, reads the newspaper, accesses online news sites
What is being informed on important issues in society?
300
The two ways to be a natural born citizen
What is be born in the US or be born to a US citizen?
300
The following two are duties: volunteering respecting the rights of others paying taxes serving on jury duty voting
What is paying taxes and serving on jury duty?
300
I find out what is going on in the world when my family and friends tell me.
What is a spectator?
400
a person who is going through the legal process to become a U.S. citizen
What is a naturalized citizen?
400
donates food for the homeless shelters, volunteers to clean up the beaches, recycles
What is contributes to society and the community?
400
The last requirement a person must fulfill before they are a legal US citizen.
What is take the oath of allegiance?
400
Two of the following are responsibilities of citizens: getting scholarships respecting the rights of others obeying the law voting registering for the draft
What is respecting the rights of others and voting?
400
I give what I can to the causes that I believe in.
What is an activist?
500
freedom from being treated unfairly because of one's gender, religion, race, disability, ethnicity, etc.
What is civil rights?
500
stands up to someone bullying a classmate, joining Dr. King in marching to end segragation, defending a Muslim who wishes to practice his/her religion
What is stands up for the rights of others?
500
Not counting a persons age nor the last thing one must do to become a citizen, name 2 other requirements one must have to become a legal U.S. citizen.
What is read and speak basic english, have good moral character, have favorable dispostion towards the U.S., have knowledge of US government and history, agree to adhere to the Constitution?
500
Two of the following are rights of US citizens: access to public education obeying the law volunteering holding elected office paying taxes
What is access to public education and holding elected office?
500
I love movies, music and TV shows that touch on social and political issues.
What is an explorer?