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• Warm- up: Share your examples of citizenship with the people at your table.

• Question of the Day: Did the people at your table have any listed characteristics in common? If so, what? Why do you think so?

March , 2010

Core Assessment #2:Citizenship DBQ

What is a DBQ?

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This means that we will be interpreting a few quotes (documents) to use as evidence in our answer to a specific

question

This means that we will be interpreting a few quotes (documents) to use as evidence in our answer to a specific

question

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Question

Describe your role as an effective citizen in a democratic society.

What is our question?

Citizenship DBQ

• Answer the preview questions to act as a purpose for reading

• Discuss answers to questions together

• Hypothesize about the message of Pericles’ statement before reading quote

Document 1• To help to understand this quote, let’s remember…

− Who was Pericles? What did he do?

− Who has the power in a democracy?

The leader of Athens. He made Athens beautiful & the most powerful polis.He makes the democracy for Athens

Everyone. All of the citizens

• Skim using a highlighter for what you “don’t get”− Using the numbers 1-10, rate how confident you are that

you completely understand what the quote means after one read.

• 1= Is this written in English?• 10= I can write a 5 page paper about the impact of this

quote

− **Important**: be honest with yourself on the rating- it is only for your eyes!

− Then, create your own vocabulary list with the words that you “didn’t get”

• We will discuss specific words as a class to figure out what they mean in the context of this assessment

First Read

Document 1

Pericles’ Funeral Oration, as recorded by Thucydides,

History of the Peloponnesian War, 431 B.C.E.

• “Our constitution is called a democracy because power is not in the hands of a minority but of the whole people. When it is a question of settling private disputes, everyone is equal before the law; when it is a question of putting one person before another in positions of public responsibility, what counts is not membership of a particular class, but the actual ability which the man possesses. No one…is kept [out of the government] because of poverty. And, just as our political life is free and open, so is our day-to-day life in our relations with each other.”

Second Read

• Substitute synonyms for difficult words and reread−Reevaluate yourself on the 1-10 scale−Identify the most important right of an

Athenian citizen in the passage and explain why you think that way. (Fill this in at the space provided below the quote)

Document 1Pericles’ Funeral Oration, as recorded by

Thucydides,

History of the Peloponnesian War, 431 B.C.E.

• “Our constitution is called a democracy because power is not in the hands of a minority but of the whole people. When it is a question of settling private disputes, everyone is equal before the law; when it is a question of putting one person before another in positions of public responsibility, what counts is not membership of a particular class, but the actual ability which the man possesses. No one…is kept [out of the government] because of poverty. And, just as our political life is free and open, so is our day-to-day life in our relations with each other.”

Third Read• Reread the quote for a third time after you identified the

most important right

• Reevaluate your confidence level using 1-10

• Identify another right of an Athenian citizen (total of 2 at this point) − Discuss in small, pre-selected peer groups− Compare importance of rights

• Decide on 3 (decide for yourself which 3)− Discuss as a class− Relate back to prompt

Document 1Pericles’ Funeral Oration, as recorded by

Thucydides,

History of the Peloponnesian War, 431 B.C.E.

• “Our constitution is called a democracy because power is not in the hands of a minority but of the whole people. When it is a question of settling private disputes, everyone is equal before the law; when it is a question of putting one person before another in positions of public responsibility, what counts is not membership of a particular class, but the actual ability which the man possesses. No one…is kept [out of the government] because of poverty. And, just as our political life is free and open, so is our day-to-day life in our relations with each other.”

Document 1Pericles’ Funeral Oration, as recorded by

Thucydides,

History of the Peloponnesian War, 431 B.C.E.

• Identify three rights of Athenian citizens outlined in the quote above.

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Document 2• To help to understand this quote, let’s remember…

− Who was Livy? What did he do?

− What is a monarchy?

− What type of government did Rome use when it first started?

− What type of government would Rome change to use so more people had a voice in the government?

− What is the difference between these two types of government?

He was an author who wrote about the history of Rome and its rise to power

When power is controlled by one person who inherits the power

monarchy

Democracy/ Republic

Monarchy – 1 person telling you what to do Democracy – you have a say in government

• Skim using a highlighter for what you “don’t get”− Using the numbers 1-10, rate how confident you are that

you completely understand what the quote means after one read.

• 1= Is this written in English?• 10= I can write a 5 page paper about the impact of this

quote

− **Important**: be honest with yourself on the rating- it is only for your eyes!

− Then, create your own vocab list with the words that you “didn’t get”

• We will discuss specific words as a class to figure out what they mean in the context of this assessment

First Read

Document 2

• History of Rome: Book II Chapter 15: Final Attempt to Restore the Tarquins, by Livy, 506 B.C.E.

• “Rome was not a monarchy, but a free City, and they

had made up their minds to open their gates even to

an enemy sooner than to a king. It was the universal

wish that whatever put an end to liberty in the City

should put an end to the City itself. They begged him,

if he wished Rome to be safe, to allow it to be free.”

Second Read

• Substitute synonyms for difficult words and reread−Reevaluate yourself on the 1-10 scale−Identify what you think is the most

important right of a citizen in a republic

Document 2• History of Rome: Book II Chapter 15: Final

Attempt to Restore the Tarquins, by Livy, 506 B.C.E.

• “Rome was not a monarchy, but a free City, and they

had made up their minds to open their gates even to

an enemy sooner than to a king. It was the universal

wish that whatever put an end to liberty in the City

should put an end to the City itself. They begged him,

if he wished Rome to be safe, to allow it to be free.”

Third Read• Reread the quote for a third time after you identified the

most important right

• Reevaluate your confidence level using 1-10

• Go back to your discussion groups− Discuss importance of having rights rather than being

controlled

• Connect this to why the Romans would rather see Rome destroyed than have to be ruled by a king− Discuss as a class− Relate back to prompt

Document 2• History of Rome: Book II Chapter 15: Final

Attempt to Restore the Tarquins, by Livy, 506 B.C.E.

• “Rome was not a monarchy, but a free City, and they

had made up their minds to open their gates even to

an enemy sooner than to a king. It was the universal

wish that whatever put an end to liberty in the City

should put an end to the City itself. They begged him,

if he wished Rome to be safe, to allow it to be free.”

Document 2

•Why do you think the Romans would rather

their society have been destroyed than ruled by a

king?

Document 3

• To help to understand this quote, let’s remember…− What country authored the Declaration of

Independence?

− Who was that country declaring its independence from?

− Why did the country want to break free? Give at least two examples.

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United States

England

No say in their government

Outrageous taxes

• Skim using a highlighter for what you “don’t get”− Using the numbers 1-10, rate how confident you are that

you completely understand what the quote means after one read.

• 1= Is this written in English?• 10= I can write a 5 page paper about the impact of this

quote

− **Important**: be honest with yourself on the rating- it is only for your eyes!

− Then, create your own vocab list with the words that you “didn’t get”

• We will discuss specific words as a class to figure out what they mean in the context of this assessment

First Read

Document 3

• The Declaration of Independence [excerpt], 1776.

• “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all

men are created equal, that they are endowed by

their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that

among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of

Happiness.--That to secure these rights,

Governments are instituted among Men, deriving

their just powers from the consent of the

governed… “

Second Read

• Substitute synonyms for difficult words and reread−Reevaluate yourself on the 1-10 scale−Identify the most important role of the

government according to this quote.

Document 3

• The Declaration of Independence [excerpt], 1776.

• “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all

men are created equal, that they are endowed by

their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that

among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of

Happiness.--That to secure these rights,

Governments are instituted among Men, deriving

their just powers from the consent of the

governed… “

Third Read• Reread the quote for a third time after you identified the

most important right

• Reevaluate your confidence level using 1-10

• Go back to your discussion groups− Discuss your interpretations of the role of the

government

• Form your opinion after small group discussion− Discuss as a class− Relate back to prompt

Document 3

• The Declaration of Independence [excerpt], 1776.

• “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all

men are created equal, that they are endowed by

their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that

among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of

Happiness.--That to secure these rights,

Governments are instituted among Men, deriving

their just powers from the consent of the

governed… “

Document 3

•According to this document, what is the role of government to

the people?

• To help to understand the next quote, let’s remember…• Who was Theodore Roosevelt? What did he do?

• What was a plebeian?

• What things did a Roman plebeian do?

• Was a plebeian considered a citizen in the Roman republic?

Document 4

26th President – made national parks and stuck up for the common man

Middle to lower class Roman

Vote, pay taxes, go to war, NOT in the government

Yes, but had no real rights

• Skim using a highlighter for what you “don’t get”− Using the numbers 1-10, rate how confident you are that

you completely understand what the quote means after one read.

• 1= Is this written in English?• 10= I can write a 5 page paper about the impact of this

quote

− **Important**: be honest with yourself on the rating- it is only for your eyes!

− Then, create your own vocab list with the words that you “didn’t get”

• We will discuss specific words as a class to figure out what they mean in the context of this assessment

First Read

Theodore Roosevelt

"The Roman Republic fell, not because of the ambition of Caesar or Augustus, but because it had already long ceased to be in any real sense a republic at all. When the sturdy Roman plebeian, who lived by his own labor, who voted without reward according to his own convictions, and who with his fellows formed in war the terrible Roman legion, had been changed into an idle creature who craved nothing in life save the gratification of a thirst for vapid excitement, who was fed by the state, and who directly or indirectly sold his vote to the highest bidder, then the end of the republic was at hand, and nothing could save it. The laws were the same as they had been, but the people behind the laws had changed, and so the laws counted for nothing.”

Document 4

Second Read

• Substitute synonyms for difficult words and reread−Reevaluate yourself on the 1-10 scale

• Answer the question that follows the quote:−According to Theodore Roosevelt, why

did the Roman republic stop working?

Theodore Roosevelt

"The Roman Republic fell, not because of the ambition of Caesar or Augustus, but because it had already long ceased to be in any real sense a republic at all. When the sturdy Roman plebeian, who lived by his own labor, who voted without reward according to his own convictions, and who with his fellows formed in war the terrible Roman legion, had been changed into an idle creature who craved nothing in life save the gratification of a thirst for vapid excitement, who was fed by the state, and who directly or indirectly sold his vote to the highest bidder, then the end of the republic was at hand, and nothing could save it. The laws were the same as they had been, but the people behind the laws had changed, and so the laws counted for nothing.”

Document 4

Third Read• Reread the quote for a third time after you identified the

most important right

• Reevaluate your confidence level using 1-10

• Go back to your small groups− Discuss your ideas on Theodore Roosevelt’s reason that

the republic stopped working− Connect it to how it would affect any republic

• Discuss as a class− Relate back to prompt− Answer document 4’s question individually

Theodore Roosevelt

"The Roman Republic fell, not because of the ambition of Caesar or Augustus, but because it had already long ceased to be in any real sense a republic at all. When the sturdy Roman plebeian, who lived by his own labor, who voted without reward according to his own convictions, and who with his fellows formed in war the terrible Roman legion, had been changed into an idle creature who craved nothing in life save the gratification of a thirst for vapid excitement, who was fed by the state, and who directly or indirectly sold his vote to the highest bidder, then the end of the republic was at hand, and nothing could save it. The laws were the same as they had been, but the people behind the laws had changed, and so the laws counted for nothing.”

Document 4

What happens when citizens no longer fulfill

their civic duties?

Document 4

DBQ• Using this information, connect it to the role of

an effective citizen in a democratic society

• Check the rubric to make sure that you are using at least 2-3 quotes to support your reasoning!

− Example: “A citizen must vote to voice his or her opinion without being bribed. According to quote #4, by Theodore Roosevelt, the Roman Republic stopped working when citizens voted based on who would give them the most stuff in return.”

DBQ  There are many different things any citizen can do to be

effective in a democratic society. Some of these things are the right to vote for who you believe you should take office. Also to be an effective citizen you should do your jury duty during court cases to help make a good for the case. You also have the right to a good education which can get you very far in life, just like volunteering or doing community service to help to in prove your community. The army reserve is a great way to assist the country if there was ever an attack on the U.S. Something as major as the army or even as minor as giving blood will inevidably help someone somewhere, and it is all because of your role as an effective citizen in a democratic society.

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DBQ• I think that in order to be an effective citizen you must

vote for who you want to be the president. I would think this because in document 2 the people didn’t have a say in who became the king and really didn’t want another one; but if you look at them without a king and with a leader who they choose, they are much happier. I also think this because in document 4 the people didn’t fulfill their civic duties and their empire fell and since voting is one of our civic duties we should do it in order to make us effective citizens. Some people believe that things happen for a reason, maybe we we’re set free from kings and things we didn’t’ have a say in for a reason. That’s why once I’m old enough I will vote so that I know I’m fulfilling my role of being an effective citizen.

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DBQAn affective citizen in a democratic society has to play their own role in helping

the government. For a government truly to be a democratic society, people have to speak- up for their beliefs and no one stand in their way. When people become greedy, not thinking about their society, and stop playing their true role governments fall apart.

Only governments with true to themselves, unselfish people supporting them can survive. According to document four, the plebeians in Rome stopped speaking their beliefs and sold their votes. When this happened, the republic fell apart because it relied on people’s opinions, just like democratic governments. Acts like voting for our president require everyone to play their role, and speak their opinion. If people stopped voting for who they wanted and started voting for the people who paid them, our government would be no longer democratic, but more ruled by kings than anything else.

When Athens stopped using kinds and gave the power to the people in a democracy, everyone could have a role in the government as showed in document one. This same thing occurred in document two, except in Rome. Kinds were out ruled because people wanted more of a choice. This they got in the form of democracy and republics. These governments gave people the right to elect who they wanted to become a member. If the people in a country stop voting or vote for someone whey were bribed by, these governments will have lost their purpose because the people no longer run the government.

Therefore, an effective citizen in a democratic society has to play their own role in participating in government. They do this by speaking their beliefs, voting for whom they think is right, and if they don’t horrible things happen to their country.

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DBQThere are many things people can do to be an effective citizen. First, we could vote. But not just

voting, but choosing a candidate based on ability. Like what was said at Pericles’ Funeral Oration, we should not pick someone just based on the amount of money they have or what social class they are. If we count based on these things, the people in office will not only possibly be inexperienced or stupid (they had to have some reason for buying votes), but they will be corrupt and cheaters.

Another thing we can do is join the army. This is important because we need to defend our great country. If we don’t, we may be taken over. Like Livy wrote in the History of Rome: Book II Chapter 15: “whatever put an end to liberty should put an end to the City itself.” This means without our liberties and freedoms, we would just fall apart. And what would be the point of living in that City (or country) if you were just always told what to do, and were severely prosecuted if you didn’t? So we certainly need people in our armies to make sure that never happens.

We could also run for a position in the government. Like the Declaration of Independence states, we are given certain rights that cannot be taken away from us. By running for an office, we could defend those rights. The government needs to include people that the decisions and laws really affect. That also goes back to voting based on ability, not money.

Lastly, we could pay our taxes. If we just didn’t care and were too lazy to, we would fall into what Theodore Roosevelt warned us about. If we don’t care, corrupt people take over, laws don’t matter anymore, and the government falls with no hope to fix it.

We all need to live up to our duties as a citizen, or our government will fall. But by doing simple things like voting and paying taxes, we can avoid it.

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• We could also run for a position in the government. Like the Declaration of Independence states, we are given certain rights that cannot be taken away from us. By running for an office, we could defend those rights. The government needs to include people that the decisions and laws really affect. That also goes back to voting based on ability, not money.

Body Paragraph: (TOPIC)_______Running for a government position________

Quote from document: Example from: today:

Quote from document: Example from: today:

D #3 – Declaration –We are given certain rights that cannot be taken away

By running for office we can make sure that our rights are defended

D #3 – Declaration –“Government is instituted among men, deriving their just power from the consent of the governed…”

The government is picked by voting for officials. Any citizen can take part in the government. By voting for officials you give your consent