Becoming a Good Citizen

A person who belongs to a

community is a

• people.

• family.

• citizen.

Irma Rangel is best known for

• creating opportunities for minorities to attend college.

• not allowing kids and women to attend college.

• opening up colleges.

Thurgood Marshall was America's first

• African-American lawyer

• African-American president

• African-American Supreme Court Justice

Fill in the blank: Citizens______________to elect (choose) their local, state, and national leaders.

• pay taxes

• vote

• make laws

Sometimes government leaders

are not elected (voted on), but are

• appointed

• assigned

• fired

The best example of a responsibility of a good citizen is

• lying to the teacher.

• washing dishes.

• doing the right thing even when no one is watching.

A good citizen is

• respectful

• secretive

• selfish

What would be a good title for this graphic organizer?

• Qualities of a Good Leader

• Qualities of a Good Town

• Qualities of a Good Pet

When voting for a new leader in an election a good citizen makes sure to

• guess who they think is best.

• learns about every candidate in order to make a good choice.

• choose who their friends tell them to vote for.

A good citizen in the community

• follows rules and laws.

• is respectful online and in-person.

• is respectful towards others who disagree with them.

• All of the above.