Civic Virtue

Civic virtue is....

• Volunteering

• People doing the right thing to better the community.

• People doing whatever they want in a community.

• People doing what's best for them in the community.

What is community?

• A group of people.

• Your town

• Your neighborhood

• A group of people living or working together in an area.

This person is spending her Saturday working with dogs at the animal shelter. She isn't getting paid, she just wants to help the community. She is a ________________.

• Cooperation

• Civic Virtue

• Civility

• Volunteer

What does virtues mean?

• a belief

• Showing high standards

• a type of Social Studies

• dealing with citizenship or government

What does civics mean?

• showing high standards

• a belief

• a type of government in which people elect officials.

• dealing with citizenship or government

What does being honest mean?

• You tell the truth when it is easy

• You understand that people are not just different from you on the outside, but they have different values

• Telling the truth even when it hurts

• telling lies

What is not an example of citizen participation?

• being informed

• the right to be with groups of people

• voting

• paying taxes

• protests

What do taxes pay for?

• Roads

• Schools

• Fire Stations

• Police Stations

• All of the Above

What does it mean to be a citizen of the United States?

• that a person has been paying taxes for many years
• that a person is recognized as a legal member of the nation
• that a person always obeys the law
• that a person has lived in the United States for many years

What do we call it when someone works to help others by giving their time and talents without receiving pay?

• performing a public requirement
• voting
• volunteering
• acting on behalf of the constitution