Citizenship Review

Government & Civic Understanding

SS5CG1 & SS5CG2

Citizens

●A citizen is a person who has all the rights
and responsibilities by being a member of a
city, state, or nation.

●All citizens must obey the laws.

●Your civic duties include following the rules
of your school and classroom.

●As a citizen of the US, we are expected to
participate in the political process by staying
informed about what is going on in our country.

○Ex: If someone is running for president,
governor, or mayor, you
should learn about them
to see if they are a good
fit for our government.

Citizen-
ship

●How to be a citizen?
1.Born in United States

2.

If a baby is born in another country, but
one or both parents are U.S. Citizens,
the baby is also an American citizen.

●People from other countries can also
become a citizen of the United States.
1.Live in U.S. for certain number of years

2.

Pass citizenship test

3.

Then they become NATURALIZED citizens

Open Ended

Describe a citizen

Multiple Choice

In which situation is someone NOT a U.S. Citizen?

• Born in US and has parents that are American citizens

• Born in another country but parents are American citizens

• Born outside the US and both parents are NOT US citizens

• Passed a citizenship test in US and has lived here for multiple years

Civic
Responsi-
bilities

Obligation

Voluntary

1.Obey laws

2.

Paying taxes

3.

Serving juries

4.

Men registering for
Selective Service
(military service)

Voting

Must do it or be punished

under law

Option/ Choice to do it or

not

Multiple Select

Select all responsibilities that are an OBLIGATION!

• Paying Taxes

• Obeying Laws

• Jury Duty

• Voting

It’s Tax
Time!

You’ve probably heard your parents complain about paying taxes!

Local, state, and federal governments require citizens to pay

money for public goods and services.

Taxes are helpful and necessary. If we did not have taxes, we
wouldn’t have many of the goods and services we enjoy every

day!

Taxes pay for many things:
●Schools

●Libraries

●Highways

●Parks

●Police

Did you know that you pay taxes, too?
Every time you buy something at the store, you pay
sales tax.

●Firefighters

●Park rangers

●Teachers

●President’s
salary

Open Ended

List 3 things that taxes pay for!

Jury
Duty!

●The U.S. Constitution guarantees every
person in the United States the right ot a
trial by jury.

●With this right comes the responsibility to
serve on a jury when called.

●The government cannot provide a fair trial
unless citizens meet their responsibility to
act as jurors.

Jury
Duty!

●How are people picked for jury duty?
○Chosen from a list of registered voters

○People who have driver’s license

●What happens if you are chosen?
○Can’t attend work that day

○Have to remain in jury duty as long as
the trial lasts

●There are ways to be excused from jury
duty. Here are some examples:
○Over age of 70

○Caregiver of a child under 4 years of age

○Full-time student at a college

Multiple Choice

Jury duty is a civic responsibility that is an obligation.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Jury Duty Excused or Nahh?

A student at THE Ohio State University has college classes everyday.

• Excused

• Nahhh

Multiple Choice

Jury Duty: Excused or Nahh?

Grant says that he cannot go because his shoulder hurts.

• Excused

• Nah

Multiple Choice

Jury Duty: Excused or Nahh?

Mr. Little says he can't go because his chromebook isn't charged

• Excused

• Nah

Multiple Choice

Jury Duty: Excused or Nahh?

A Veteran is 78 years old and cannot see very well.

• Excused

• Nah

Voting

●Citizens have a voice in our government by
being able to vote for the best candidate
for office.

●Any issues we may have we tell our
representative

●Voting is not mandatory, meaning it is not a
law, but it is an encouraged responsibility.

●Although it is not mandatory to vote, there
are mandatory responsibilities that citizens
need to fulfill or else…

Multiple Choice

What is the best way to be a good citizen?

• By reading a newspaper

• By watching the news and sending Tweets

• By Voting

• By looking at Tik-Tok for 2 hours each night

Constitut
ion

●The U.S. Constitution explains:
○How the U.S. government is organized
and its powers they have and don’t
have

○What it means to be a citizen of the
United States

○How citizens’ rights are protected.

●One of the most important rights of a
citizen of the United States is the
guarantee of due process of law.

●Framers - The people who helped write the
Constitution

Let’s Be
Fair!

●The American legal system requires that
every person be treated fairly, which is
known as due process of law.

●Laws must be reasonable, consistent, and
fair for all citizens.

●Due process helps get to the truth!

Let’s Be
Fair!

●Basic rules for due process of law:
○Accused person has to be told of the
charges against him

○Accused person has the right to a fair
trial

○Accused person has the right to be
present at the trial

○Accused person has the right to a fair
jury

○Accused person has the right to speak
and defend himself

●DUE PROCESS OF LAW MAKES THE GOVERNMENT
FOLLOW ITS OWN LAWS!

●Laws must be clearly written so people can
understand them.

Multiple Choice

What describes "due process" of law?

• Writing Articles of Confederation

• The goverment has to follow its own laws

• People have to say what they think about the government

• The government changes its own laws

5th
Amendm
ent

●This amendment states that no person
shall be “deprived of life, liberty, or
property without due process of law. ”

●No American citizen can have these things
taken from him or her unless the law is
very carefully followed.

14th
Amendm
ent

●This amendment is known for giving African
Americans citizenship.

●It also declares that no state can “deprive
any person of life, liberty, or property
without due process of law.”

Multiple Select

What two amendments mention "due process of law?"

• 5th

• 9th

• 1st

• 14th

A Plan
for the
U.S.
Govern-
ment

●Did you know that the U.S. Constitution was
not the first written plan for government
in the United States?

●The first written plan for government was
known as the Articles of Confederation.

●In 1776, American colonies declared
independence from Great Britain.

●The colonists drafted the Articles of
Confederation as a plan for their new
government.

●However, this document created a weak
national government, so the U.S. needed a
new framework
for government.

The
Constitut
ion

We use it
today!

●In 1787, the United States Constitution was
written to replace the Articles of
Confederation.

●The U.S. Constitution created a stronger
government that was more effective at
running the new nation.

●The U.S. Constitution is still the written plan
for the government we use today.

Limiting
the
Govern-
ment’s
Powers

●While writing the U.S. Constitution,
Americans did not want to make the
government too strong.

●They had just fought the American
Revolutionary War to gain freedom from
Britain.

●Americans did not want to be ruled by
another powerful government that might
take their rights away.

★

Rights(n.) - freedoms that are protected by
law.

Multiple Choice

Why did the Constitution replace the Articles of Confederation?

• The Articles of Confederation were too strong

• The Articles of Confederation were too weak

• They never wrote the Constitution

• The Articles of Confederation was too long

Limiting
the
Govern-
ment’s
Powers

●As a result, the U.S. Constitution was
written to create a government with
limited powers and protections for the
rights of citizens.

●The U.S. COnstitution does this by providing
a framework for democracy in the United
States and describing what the government
may and may not do.
○Example: In the U.S., we are able to vote
and choose representatives. In some
countries, this is not allowed.

More
About
the
Constitu-
tion

●The U.S. Constitution is known as a “living
document” because it can be changed.

●Changes to the Constitution are called
amendments.
★

Amendment: a change in or addition to
something

Multiple Choice

Why is the Constitution a "living document?"

• It's alive

• It cannot be changed

• It is really old

• It can be changed

Multiple Choice

What is the term used to "make a change?"

• Amendment

• Article

• Constitution

• Framers

Protecting
Citizens’
Rights

●The Constitution protects our basic rights,
which is why the Bill of Rights were created.
○Bill of Rights - first 10 amendments

●The First Amendment is especially
important because it protects our rights
that the U.S. was founded on.

What do you remember from Amendment 1?

Amendme
nt 1

Freedom of

R - Religion

Believe in whatever religion you
choose - government can’t
choose for you

Freedom of

A - Assembly

Assemble (gather in groups) to
worship, be with friends, etc.

Freedom of

P - Press

Allowed to access information
such as TV, radio, books, etc.
You can write a book, post on
Instagram, and more

Right to

P - Petition

Petition (formally ask for
changes in the government).
Must be peaceful. Write a
letter, call, or email
representative in Congress

Freedom of

S - Speech

Speak opinions, feelings, or
ideas

Multiple Select

What rights are covered in Amendment 1?

• Speech

• Due Process

• Religion

• Assembly

Multiple Select

What does it take to have an amendment PROPOSED?

• 2/3 vote by both houses of Congress

• 3/4 of the State Legislatures

• Constitutional Convention called by 2/3 of states

• 3/4 of the state Constitutional Conventions

Multiple Select

What does it take to have an amendment RATIFIED?

• 2/3 vote by both houses of Congress

• 3/4 of the State Legislatures

• Constitutional Convention called by 2/3 of states

• 3/4 of the state Constitutional Conventions