G5 MP2 - Civic Participation

A citizen ...

• can only be someone who graduated high school

• is a member of a group or community 

• is an adult, like a parent, teacher or school staff

• can tell other people what music to listen to and what movies to watch

Citizens ...

• help communities

• recycle

• pick up trash

• hold fundraisers to help make money

Working for the COMMON GOOD means:

• making sure everyone looks the same

• helping everyone in the community

• all the people in the community have the same of everything

• that all the citizens are happy

A responsibility is (select all that apply):

• something a person should do

• doing chores

• keeping a common space and materials organized

• following laws and rules

_______________ should demonstrate responsibility

• students

• parents and grandparents

• pets

• teachers and school staff

What is a law?

• an idea that citizens have

• a rule that tells people how to act or behave

• littering and stealing

• an example of following rules

True or False:

Laws keep people safe, make sure citizens are being treated fairly

and protect the rights of people.

• False

• True

___________________ are the freedoms protected by the Bill of Rights

• assembly, protest, press, religion, speech

• voting, protest, safety, religion, speech

• responsibility, citizenship, protest, press, religion, speech

• assembly, voting, protest, safety, responsibility, press, religion, speech

Which of these activities is NOT protected  by the Bill of Rights?

• sharing a video about why recess should be longer

• taking 30 orange juice boxes from the cafeteria

• gathering with others outside the library

• creating and sharing a newsletter

What is the job of the US Government?

• protect the community where US citizens live

• keep the US citizens in the time zone where they were born

• protect the rights of the US citizens

• make sure everyone votes