Being a Citizen part 2

The Meaning of Citizenship

Chapter 3 What It Means to Be a Citizen

Civics: Government and Economics in Action
Davis Fernlund Woll Pearson Prentice hall

Standards: Participation In a Democracy

Civics Anchor Standard 7 Civic Virtues and Democratic Principles

Topic Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship

Content Standard SS.PID.3.7.2 Assess the importance of exercising the rights
and responsibilities of citizenship in a democracy

Section 2: Rights, Duties, and Responsibilities

Being a Citizen

Being a Citizen

Rights

Being a Citizen

Rights

Something you
are entitled to

Rights of a Citizen (these are not all the rights)

Rights

Rights of a Citizen (these are not all the rights)

Rights

Vote

Rights of a Citizen (these are not all the rights)

Rights

Vote

Free speech

Rights of a Citizen (these are not all the rights)

Rights

Vote

Free speech

Religious Freedom

Rights of a Citizen (these are not all the rights)

Rights

Vote

Free speech

Religious Freedom

Fair trial

Rights of a Citizen

Rights

These rights, and our other rights as citizens, are
based on the fundamental beliefs and values we
Americans share: equal respect, freedom, equality,
and justice. Our rights are guaranteed to us by our
Constitution and protected by our laws and our
courts.

Being a Citizen

Rights

Duties

Something you
are entitled to

Being a Citizen

Rights

Duties

Something you
are entitled to

Something you
are supposed to
do

Duties of a Citizen

Duties

Duties of a Citizen

Duties

Obey laws

Duties of a Citizen

Duties

Obey laws

Defend the nation

Duties of a Citizen

Duties

Obey laws

Defend the nation

Serve on Jury or as Witness in court

Duties of a Citizen

Duties

Obey laws

Defend the nation

Serve on Jury or as Witness in court

Pay taxes

Duties of a Citizen

Duties

Obey laws

Defend the nation

Serve on Jury or as Witness in court

Pay taxes

Attend school

Responsibilities of a Citizen

Describe what is
happening in this
cartoon.

Open Ended

Describe what is happening in the cartoon on the previous slide.

Responsibilities of a Citizen

How do the man’s
and woman’s
attitudes toward
citizenship differ?

Open Ended

How do the man and the woman's attitudes towards citizenship differ?

Responsibilities of a Citizen

How does this
cartoon illustrate the
importance of our
civic responsibility to
vote?

Open Ended

How does the cartoon illustrate the importance of voting?

Being a Citizen

Rights

Duties

Responsibilities

Something you
are entitled to

Something you
are supposed to
do

Being a Citizen

Rights

Duties

Responsibilities

Something you
are entitled to

Something you
are supposed to
do

Something you
should to do

Responsibilities of a Citizen

Responsibilities

Work toward the common good

Responsibilities of a Citizen

Responsibilities

Work toward the common good

Voting

Responsibilities of a Citizen

Responsibilities

Work toward the common good

Voting

Hold government office; participate in election campaign

Responsibilities of a Citizen

Responsibilities

Work toward the common good

Voting

Hold government office; participate in election campaign

Influence government

Responsibilities of a Citizen

Responsibilities

Work toward the common good

Voting

Hold government office; participate in election campaign

Influence government

Serve the community

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is one of the responsibilities of a citizen?

• Voting

• Getting a driver's license

• Running for political office

• Participating in a protest

Poll

Which of the following civic duties is the most important to you?

• Serving on a jury

• Voting

• Defending the nation

• Paying taxes