Civics Core 100, Civics Core 100, Goal 10Goal 10

The learner will develop, defend, The learner will develop, defend, and evaluate positions on issues and evaluate positions on issues

regarding the personal regarding the personal responsibilities of citizens in the responsibilities of citizens in the

American constitutional American constitutional democracy. democracy.

By balancing the freedoms guaranteed By balancing the freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution with the security of by the Constitution with the security of the country, some freedoms might be the country, some freedoms might be limitedlimited

Always a balancing act. Cases that dealt Always a balancing act. Cases that dealt with this:with this:

Korematsu vs. U.S. Was it ok to put Japanese-Korematsu vs. U.S. Was it ok to put Japanese-Americans in internment camps because of the Americans in internment camps because of the war?war?

Schenck vs. U.S. Was it ok to put a man in Schenck vs. U.S. Was it ok to put a man in prison for expressing a view against WWI?prison for expressing a view against WWI?

EFFECTIVE CITIZENSEFFECTIVE CITIZENS

REMAIN INFORMEDREMAIN INFORMED READ NEWSPAPERS, WATCH THE READ NEWSPAPERS, WATCH THE

NEWS, LOOK AT GOVERNMENT NEWS, LOOK AT GOVERNMENT WEBSITESWEBSITES

PARTICIPATE IN GOVERNMENTPARTICIPATE IN GOVERNMENT VOTE, RUN FOR OFFICE, CONTACT VOTE, RUN FOR OFFICE, CONTACT

YOUR REPRESENTATIVES, ETCYOUR REPRESENTATIVES, ETC PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITYPARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY

VOLUNTEER, REMAIN ACTIVE, VOLUNTEER, REMAIN ACTIVE,

Discriminating against someone Discriminating against someone because of his / her race. because of his / her race.

Discriminating against someone Discriminating against someone because of his / her agebecause of his / her age

Discriminating against someone Discriminating against someone because of his / her genderbecause of his / her gender

TWO TYPES OF CITIZENSTWO TYPES OF CITIZENS NATURAL BORNNATURAL BORN

BORN ANYWHERE IN THE U.S. OR ON BORN ANYWHERE IN THE U.S. OR ON U.S. TERRITORYU.S. TERRITORY

BORN TO AMERICAN PARENTS BORN TO AMERICAN PARENTS ANYWHEREANYWHERE

NATURALIZED CITIZENSNATURALIZED CITIZENS CITIZENS OF ANOTHER COUNTRY WHO CITIZENS OF ANOTHER COUNTRY WHO

BECOME U.S. CITIZENSBECOME U.S. CITIZENS

INDIVIDUALS THAT COME TO AMERICA INDIVIDUALS THAT COME TO AMERICA IN ORDER TO BECOME CITIZENSIN ORDER TO BECOME CITIZENS

OUR COUNTRY IS SEEN AS A NATION OF OUR COUNTRY IS SEEN AS A NATION OF IMMIGRANTS BECAUSE THE LARGE IMMIGRANTS BECAUSE THE LARGE MAJORITY CAME FROM ANOTHER PLACEMAJORITY CAME FROM ANOTHER PLACE

““E PLURIBUS UNUM” –OUT OF MANY, E PLURIBUS UNUM” –OUT OF MANY, ONE. OUR NATIONAL MOTTO. FROM ONE. OUR NATIONAL MOTTO. FROM MANY PLACES WE CREATED ONE MANY PLACES WE CREATED ONE COUNTRY BASED ON BELIEFS OF COUNTRY BASED ON BELIEFS OF EQUALITY, FREEDOM, ETC.EQUALITY, FREEDOM, ETC.

Legal process for foreign born people Legal process for foreign born people to become a citizento become a citizen

1.1. Sign statement saying alien wants Sign statement saying alien wants to become a citizento become a citizen

2.2. Interview w/ US Citizenship and Interview w/ US Citizenship and Immigration ServicesImmigration Services

3.3. Citizenship ExamCitizenship Exam

4.4. Take oath of allegianceTake oath of allegiance

Analogy to describe Analogy to describe homogenous societieshomogenous societies

Each ingredient in the pot Each ingredient in the pot (ppl of different races, (ppl of different races, ethnicities, and religions) ethnicities, and religions) combine together to make a combine together to make a multi-ethnic societymulti-ethnic society

Implies that immigrants Implies that immigrants should give up their own should give up their own customs and beliefs and customs and beliefs and absorb into the other absorb into the other societysociety

Each part of the salad is Each part of the salad is equally unique and necessary equally unique and necessary for the flavor of the salad as for the flavor of the salad as wholewhole

Each different ethnic, racial, Each different ethnic, racial, and religious group in the and religious group in the society is equally unique and society is equally unique and necessary for the diversity of necessary for the diversity of the nation as a wholethe nation as a whole

Cultural groups exist Cultural groups exist separately and maintain their separately and maintain their unique cultureunique culture

GREEN HOUSE EFFECTGREEN HOUSE EFFECT ENVIRONMENT BEING DAMAGED.ENVIRONMENT BEING DAMAGED. MUST BE DEALT WITH BY ALL MUST BE DEALT WITH BY ALL

LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT.LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT. TERRORISMTERRORISM EDUCATIONEDUCATION CRIMECRIME ECONOMYECONOMY

Deliberate action to bring about Deliberate action to bring about political change… many different political change… many different forms: forms: Writing lettersWriting letters CampaigningCampaigning BoycottingBoycotting RallyingRallying BloggingBlogging Etc…Etc…