Civics - Week 1.1

What is Civics?

• Civics is the study of ancient civilizations.
• Civics is the study of government documents.

• Civics is the study of the rights and duties of citizenship.

What is a citizen?

• A citizen is person who lives and works in a community.

• A citizen is a legally recognized member of a country with certain rights and responsibilities.

In our country, citizens have rights, duties and responsibilities. Categorize the options below.

Groups:

(a) Rights (protected liberties)

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(b) Duty (something you HAVE TO do)

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(c) Responsibility (something you SHOULD do)

• Follow laws

• Voting

• Freedom of the press

What is a government?

• A government is a system or group of people regulating an organized community.

• A government is a book of laws.

• A government is series of court decisions.

We study Civics because it teaches us....

• How individuals and the government interact

• About the importance of education.

• to memorize the Bill of Rights

What is the United States Constitution?

• The United States Constitution is the framework for the government.

• The United States Constitution is a book of all the laws in the country.

• The United States Constitution is a ship from the Revolutionary War.

• The United States Constitution is a compilation of Supreme Court decisions.

The United States Constitution created ____ branches of government.

The United States is a...

• Direct Democracy (citizens vote directly on laws)

• Representative Democracy (citizens elect representatives to make laws)

Which statement best describes the phrase “E Pluribus Unum?”

• “One nation under God”

• “Out of many, one.”

• “A nation of success”

• “Come one, come All”

In the United States system of federalism, what are the 3 levels of government from SMALLEST to LARGEST?

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b

c

Local

Federal

State