Freedom of speech & worship; _____ to vote & serve on jury.
Right
First African American President.
Barack Obama
First African-American Vice President
Kamala Harris
The process of becoming an American citizen.
Naturalization
_________, school, _________, __________, nation are the five levels of citizenship.
home, city, state
The freedoms we have that are protected by our laws.
Rights
The first African-American in space.
GUION BLUFORD
This amendment gave women the right to vote.
19th amendment
The 14th Amendment extends the ____________ to all citizens.
blessings of liberty
Jacob helps his father shovel their driveway. He also helps his little sister keep her room clean. Jacob is an active citizen of his community at what level?
Home
Following school rules.
Responsibility
He was a great boxer and refused being drafted in the Vietnam War, due to racism toward African-Americans in the United States.
Muhammad Ali
She began several civil rights groups. She opened the first African-American kindergarten in her community. She also fought for women's right to vote. In the U.S., women were not allowed to vote until 1920.
Ida. B Wells
The right to fair treatment in court.
Due Process
Last week I went to the mall to buy a new pair of sneakers. I had $ 100 to spend. I found some nice blue Nikes for $92. After taxes it would be $98. This is showing citizenship at what level?
State
While a military draft is rare, adult citizens may be called upon to serve in a war or military effort. This is an example of a ______.
Responsibility
They were a group of African American military pilots (fighter and bomber) and airmen who fought in World War II.
Tuskegee Airmen
In 1950 in Topeka, Kansas, a black third-grade girl named ______ had to walk more than a mile through a railroad switchyard to get to her segregated school for black children.
Linda Carol Brown
The term citizen can have two meanings. Those meanings are....
People who live in a certain place or are a member of a certain community.
People who are legally recognized by a nation as owing loyalty to that nation and being entitled to protection by the nation.
Serving Jury Duty and voting is active citizenship on this level..
Nation
National
Being a part of your community. Going to town hall meetings. Offering to help others.
Responsibility.
A four-time NBA champion, who grew up in Newark, NJ and now co-owns and operates the CityPlex 12 theater near downtown Newark.
Shaquille O'Neal
Irvington’s second high school “The Rita L. Owens STEAM Academy” is dedicated to and named after Rita L. Owens. She is also the mother of a Newark born Rapper/ Actress.
Queen Latifah
______ has the power to enforce the 14th Amendment.
Congress
Attending basketball games and participating in pep rallys.
School