Checkpoint 1 US Capstone

Open Ended

What does it mean to be an American for YOU?

What does it mean to be an american?

​Turn and talk to your peers about this question for 2 minutes

• Think about the history we've studied from the American Revolution up to now

• Think about what your family would say to this question

• Think about your identity and how this country has affected your ability to live out that identity

Multiple Choice

"What does it mean to be American? The answer depends on your politics study says" Matt Sendensky, Associated Press 

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​Source information:

"What does it mean to be American? The answer depends on your politics, study says"
Matt Sendensky, Associated Press 

Multiple Choice

Add one more to the list of things dividing left and right in this country: We can’t even agree what it means to be an American.

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​main arguement/claim:

Add one more to the list of things dividing left and right in this country: We can’t agree what it means to be an American.

Multiple Choice

A new survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds:

Republicans are far more likely to cite a culture grounded in Christian beliefs and the traditions of early European immigrants as essential to U.S. identity.

Democrats are more apt to point to the country’s history of mixing of people from around the globe and a tradition of offering refuge to the persecuted.

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A new survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds Republicans are far more likely to cite a culture grounded in Christian beliefs and the traditions of early European immigrants as essential to U.S. identity.

Democrats are more apt to point to the country’s history of mixing of people from around the globe and a tradition of offering refuge to the persecuted.

Multiple Choice

While there’s disagreement on what makes up the American identity, 7 in 10 people — regardless of party — say the country is losing that identity.

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Multiple Select

There are some points of resounding agreement among Democrats, Republicans and independents about what makes up the country’s identity. Among them: a fair judicial system and rule of law, the freedoms enshrined in the Constitution, and the ability to get good jobs and achieve the American dream.

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Multiple Choice

The AP-NORC poll of 1,004 adults was conducted Feb. 16-20, using a sample drawn from NORC’s probability-based AmeriSpeak panel, which is designed to be representative of the U.S. population.

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task: read/analyze one additional source

​select a source from:

• "22 Inspirational Quotes about what is means to be an American" article at your table

• Log on to Summit, "US History Capstone" project, Checkpoint 1, "American and American History Sources" document