Scout Name ______________________________________________________________ Unit # ____________ Date ____________

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Citizenship in the Nation Merit Badge Worksheet

Requirement 1 Read the constitution of the Philippines. Explain the purpose set by the preamble. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Draw a diagram to show the organization of the Philippine government into three branches as provided. Describe and explain the purpose of the system of checks and balances. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Tell how the constitution may be amended. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Requirement 2 Present newspaper clippings showing at least three privileges in the Bill of Rights protected in our country or set aside in countries under totalitarian rule. List the three privileges in the Bill of Rights presented. Attach the newspaper clipping(s) with this worksheet.

1. _________________________________________ 2. _________________________________________

3. _________________________________________

Scout Name ______________________________________________________________ Unit # ____________ Date ____________

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Requirement 3 Take part in a group discussion in your Unit, school, family, or any other unit, on an important national problem. What important national problem did you discuss? ___________________________________________________________________ Who did you discuss it with? ____________________________________________________________________________________

Requirement 4 Do one:

Visit the National or Provincial Capital OR a National project which serves your community, province, or region OR a place associated with a person who figured in the history of our country. Write a brief report of your visit: _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________

Correspond with someone preferably a Scout who lives in another region of the Philippines. Exchange ideas, descriptive

materials, hobby items (e.g. stamps), Scout insignias, etc.

Requirement 5 Give the names of the following and how to address a letter to them at their respective offices. Name Proper way to address a letter

President _______________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Scout Name ______________________________________________________________ Unit # ____________ Date ____________

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Name Proper way to address a letter Vice-President _______________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Senate President _______________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

House Speaker _______________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Supreme Court Chief Justice _______________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Any Senator _______________________________ ____________________________ (Other than Senate President) ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Representative from your District _______________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

____________________________

Requirement 7 Check which branches of government the following belongs Executive Legislative Judiciary

National Parks National Forest and Wildlife Protection Fish Protection Flood Control Investigation of Violation of National Laws Judgment of Violation of National Laws Issuance of Currency Appropriations for Government Expenses Foreign Policy Soil Conservation Child Welfare Settlement of Sparsely Populated Areas Fundamental Education

Scout Name ______________________________________________________________ Unit # ____________ Date ____________

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Requirement 8 Describe five ways by which the National Government serves you, your family, and your community.

1. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. _________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. _________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. _________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. _________________________________________________________________________________________________

Requirement 9 Present your birth certificate or other legal evidence of your citizenship. If foreign born, what must a person do in order to become a Filipino citizen? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________