All the layers to YOUR citizenship! I wonder what a CITIZEN is?

All the layers to YOUR citizenship!All the layers to YOUR citizenship!

I wonder I wonder what a what a

CITIZEN is?CITIZEN is?

A citizen A citizen is… is… A. a person who does good deeds. A. a person who does good deeds.

THANKS

THANKS

!!

C. a member of a community with C. a member of a community with rights and responsibilities.rights and responsibilities.

B. someone involved in politics. B. someone involved in politics.

D. an adult. D. an adult.

TAKE A TAKE A GUESS!GUESS!

Of a Of a state?state?

Am I a citizen Am I a citizen of my school?of my school?

So does that So does that mean that I’m a mean that I’m a

citizen?citizen?Of a city? Of a city?

We’re citizens of We’re citizens of SOMETHING, SOMETHING,

right?right?

A A communitycommunity is group of is group of people that share an people that share an

environment. environment. Every day you are part of Every day you are part of several different layers of several different layers of

community.community.That means you have many That means you have many

different levels of different levels of citizenshipcitizenship! !

Levels

The people we live The people we live with make up the with make up the smallest smallest “community” we “community” we belong to.belong to.

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Write Write “People I “People I live with”live with” here: here:

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Our school or Our school or workplace is a workplace is a community too. community too. These are the These are the people we interact people we interact with outside our with outside our homes every day .homes every day .

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Record the Record the name of your name of your schoolschool here… here…

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You are a citizen You are a citizen of the city in of the city in which you live. which you live.

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Record the Record the name of your name of your citycity (or the city (or the city or town closest or town closest to you) here… to you) here…

Our country is Our country is made up of 50 made up of 50 states (and a states (and a district, too!). district, too!). You are a citizen You are a citizen of the state where of the state where you live.you live.

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Write the name Write the name of your of your statestate here… here…

You are also a You are also a citizen of your citizen of your country! country!

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United StatesUnited States

State State Name Name

WAIT!Why should I

care?

Nearest City or Nearest City or TownTown

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““People I People I live with”live with”

Where do these Where do these

rightsrights and and

responsibilitiesresponsibilities

come from?come from?

Let’s find out!Let’s find out!

If being a If being a citizen means citizen means having rights having rights

and and responsibilities, responsibilities, where do rights where do rights

and and responsibilities responsibilities

come from? come from?

We get our rights and responsibilities as We get our rights and responsibilities as citizens from… citizens from…

A. different places depending on the A. different places depending on the level of citizenship. level of citizenship.

THANKS

THANKS

AGAIN!

AGAIN!C. politicians.C. politicians.

B. one member of the B. one member of the community who decides community who decides for us. for us.

D. the D. the President. President.


In the United In the United

States we are States we are

guaranteedguaranteed a a

list of list of rightsrights in in

our our

constitution. constitution.

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Each state has

Each state has its own its own constitution

constitution that guarantees

that guarantees rights to the rights to the state’s citizens.

state’s citizens.

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STATESTATE

Cities usually have

Cities usually have

a a city chartercity charter. This

. This

document tells how

document tells how

the city will run. It

the city will run. It

usually contains

usually contains

some rights and

some rights and

responsibilities of

responsibilities of

city citizens. city citizens.

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Most schools Most schools have a

have a school school handbook

handbook that that lists the lists the students’ rights

students’ rights and and responsibilities.

responsibilities. (mostly responsibilities—more about

(mostly responsibilities—more about that later!)that later!)

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At home, the

At home, the

adults in charge

adults in charge

decide what your

decide what your

rights and rights and

responsibilities will

responsibilities will

be. Maybe these

be. Maybe these

will get written

will get written

down—but usually

down—but usually

not! not!

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Good Job!

Now let’s look at Now let’s look at

some examples of some examples of

the kinds of the kinds of

RIGHTSRIGHTS citizens citizens

have at each have at each

layer of layer of

citizenship!citizenship!

Now that I Now that I know where know where rights and rights and

responsibiliresponsibilities come ties come

from… from…

What What are are

rights??rights??

Rights are… Rights are…

A. things adults get to A. things adults get to do. do.

GOT GOT

IT!IT!

C. electric bulbs that let you C. electric bulbs that let you read in the dark.read in the dark.

B. privileges the President B. privileges the President has. has.

D. a privilege or a D. a privilege or a claim to claim to something. something.


So, what kinds of rights do

citizens have at each level?

You would need a pyramid the size of the You would need a pyramid the size of the ones inones in

EGYPTEGYPT

to list to list allall the rights citizens have at each the rights citizens have at each level. Let’s just list a few examples:level. Let’s just list a few examples:

Guarantees Guarantees

really really BIGBIG rights rights

like freedom of

like freedom of

speech, freedom

speech, freedom

of religion, and

of religion, and

the freedom to

the freedom to

assemble in assemble in

groups. groups.


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State constitutions

State constitutions usually repeat

usually repeat many of the rights

many of the rights listed in the U.S.

listed in the U.S. Constitution. But

Constitution. But often they add

often they add more…more…

State State ConstitutionConstitutionFor example, your

For example, your state constitution

state constitution might guarantee

might guarantee the right to a free

the right to a free education, or the

education, or the right for kids under

right for kids under 14 not to work.

14 not to work.

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Right to free education, Right to free education, Right of children not to Right of children not to

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assemble in groupsassemble in groups

Discuss It:Discuss It:Why don’t you think

Why don’t you think the U.S. Constitution

the U.S. Constitution gives the right to

gives the right to education? Should it?

education? Should it?

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This gives you

This gives you

the right to the right to

services your

services your

city provides,

city provides,

like sidewalks

like sidewalks

or parks. or parks.


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Right to use Right to use sidewalks and sidewalks and

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Discuss It:Discuss It:

Would it be a Would it be a

problem if the U.S.

problem if the U.S.

Constitution talked

Constitution talked

about sidewalks?

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Hey!Hey! I don’t see I don’t see any any rightsrights in my

in my school handbook.

school handbook. All I see is stuff

All I see is stuff kids aren’t kids aren’t supposed to do!

supposed to do!

School School HandbookHandbook

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I can answer that one!I can answer that one!

Sometimes Sometimes rightsrights……

RightRightss

ResponsibilitiResponsibilitieses

……are the flip side of are the flip side of responsibilitiesresponsibilities..

So if the handbook says So if the handbook says you you can’tcan’t do do something…something…

... it is silently giving the ... it is silently giving the rightright to do something to do something

else.else.

You have the You have the right to bring right to bring

a regular a regular wallet.wallet.

No wallets No wallets with chains!with chains!

So school handbooks are So school handbooks are usually the opposite of usually the opposite of the U.S. Constitution the U.S. Constitution

because they list because they list responsibilities instead responsibilities instead

of rights.of rights.

Try out some Try out some examples of how examples of how

responsibilitiesresponsibilities can can silently tell you what silently tell you what

your your rightsrights are! are!

““Do not throw food in the lunch Do not throw food in the lunch room” is silently saying you have room” is silently saying you have the right to : the right to :

Eat in the lunch Eat in the lunch room!room!

““Students must be seated during Students must be seated during athletic activities” is silently saying athletic activities” is silently saying you have the right to : you have the right to :

Attend athletic Attend athletic activities!activities!

““No t-shirts with inappropriate No t-shirts with inappropriate slogans” is silently saying you have slogans” is silently saying you have the right to : the right to :

Wear appropriate t-shirts to Wear appropriate t-shirts to school!school!

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Attend Attend sports, eat in sports, eat in

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workworkRight to use Right to use

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What rights do you

What rights do you

have at your have at your

school?school?

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The adults in

The adults in

charge at home

charge at home

give you rights

give you rights

that only apply at

that only apply at

home. home.

For example, you

For example, you

probably have the

probably have the

right to eat the

right to eat the

food they buy, and

food they buy, and

you might have the

you might have the

right to watch TV

right to watch TV

and play video

and play video

games. games.


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Attend Attend sports, eat in sports, eat in

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Remember: Remember:

These are all just

These are all just

examples!examples!

Rights

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Yikes! Yikes! What does What does

this mean??this mean??

RESPONSIBILIRESPONSIBILITIESTIES

Responsibilities are… Responsibilities are…

A. things only adults have to A. things only adults have to do. do.

COOL!COOL!

C. unpleasant activities adults C. unpleasant activities adults force kids to do. force kids to do.

B. duties we have to other B. duties we have to other people, to the government, people, to the government, or to the law. or to the law.

D. chores you do D. chores you do outside. outside.


The adults in

The adults in

charge at home

charge at home

give you duties

give you duties

you are only you are only

responsible for at

responsible for at

home. home.

For example, you

For example, you

might have to

might have to

make your bed,

make your bed,

walk the dog, or

walk the dog, or

wash the dishes.

wash the dishes.

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Make bed, Make bed, walk dog, walk dog,

wash wash dishesdishes

Discuss It!Discuss It!

What What

responsibilities

responsibilities

do you have at

do you have at

home?home?

Responsibilities

Well!Well! I don’t I don’t have any trouble

have any trouble figuring out what

figuring out what my my responsibilties at

responsibilties at school are! school are!

They’re all listed

They’re all listed right in the right in the school

school handbook! handbook!

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At school, you are At school, you are responsibleresponsible for following for following

the rules.the rules.You already learned that You already learned that school rules usually tell school rules usually tell

you what NOT to do.you what NOT to do.

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Behave in class Behave in class No gum, hats, No gum, hats,

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What What

responsibilities do

responsibilities do

you have at you have at youryour

school?school?



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City charters

City charters

often contain

often contain

rules, kind of

rules, kind of

like a school like a school

handbook. handbook.

Laws that apply

Laws that apply

only within a

only within a

city are called

city are called

ordinancesordinances. .

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If a city ordinance tells If a city ordinance tells you you notnot to do to do something...something...……then you know you then you know you

have a have a responsibilityresponsibility not to do that thing.not to do that thing.

Even if the ordinance just Even if the ordinance just says what the punishment says what the punishment is...is...

……you can still figure out you can still figure out that you have a that you have a responsibilityresponsibility not to do that not to do that thing.thing.

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No barking dogs,No barking dogs,No kites in parkNo kites in park

Remember:Remember:

These are just

These are just

examples! What

examples! What

responsibilities do

responsibilities do

you have in your

you have in your

town?town?





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Paying TAXES is

Paying TAXES is one of the biggest

one of the biggest responsibilities

responsibilities you’ll find in a

you’ll find in a state constitution…

state constitution…

State State ConstitutionConstitutionFor example, your

For example, your state might have

state might have taxes on property

taxes on property you own, on you own, on income you earn,

income you earn, and even on the

and even on the stuff you buy at the

stuff you buy at the store!store!




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Discuss It:Discuss It:What do you think the

What do you think the state uses your taxes

state uses your taxes for?for?

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The Constitution

The Constitution

does not have a

does not have a

list of list of

responsibilities,

responsibilities,

but that doesn’t

but that doesn’t

mean there mean there

aren’t any. aren’t any.


Read what the Read what the Constitution Constitution says about says about treasontreason::

From this, you can figure out From this, you can figure out that citizens of the United that citizens of the United States have a States have a responsibilityresponsibility not to commit what?not to commit what?

TREASONTREASON

TreasonTreason can can be two be two things:things:

1) Making _______ against the 1) Making _______ against the United States.United States.

2) Giving _______ and 2) Giving _______ and ____________ to enemies of ____________ to enemies of the United States.the United States.

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The Constitution The Constitution guarantees the right to guarantees the right to votevote…………but what would happen but what would happen

if voting day came and if voting day came and nobodynobody voted?voted?

But that’s not But that’s not all!all!

Voting is a Voting is a responsibility we responsibility we have…have………because our society because our society

can’t function without it!can’t function without it!

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NICE JOB! NICE JOB! Now, following your Now, following your

teacher’s instructions, teacher’s instructions, build your build your

Citizenship Citizenship PyramidPyramid!!

Documents

All the layers to YOUR citizenship! I wonder what a CITIZEN is?