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CIVIC Participation

CIVIC Participation. American Government. GSE. SSCG16 ANALYZE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INVOLUNTARY AND VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION IN CIVIC LIFE. DESCRIBE HOW AND WHY CITIZENS ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO PAY TAXES, SERVE ON A JURY, AND REGISTER FOR MILITARY DUTY.

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CIVIC Participation

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  1. CIVIC Participation American Government

  2. GSE SSCG16 ANALYZE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INVOLUNTARY AND VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION IN CIVIC LIFE. • DESCRIBE HOW AND WHY CITIZENS ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO PAY TAXES, SERVE ON A JURY, AND REGISTER FOR MILITARY DUTY. • DESCRIBE HOW CITIZENS VOLUNTARILY AND RESPONSIBLY PARTICIPATE IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS BY VOTING, PERFORMING PUBLIC SERVICE, BEING INFORMED ABOUT CURRENT ISSUES, AND RESPECTING DIFFERING OPINIONS. • EXPLAIN THE MEANING AND HISTORY OF THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

  3. NATURAL BORN Citizenship JUS SOLI • Right of soil • If born in the U.S., then you are a U.S. citizen JUS SANGUINIS • Right of blood • If parents are citizens, then you are

  4. Citizenship by Naturalization BECOMING A US CITIZEN: • 5 YEARS RESIDENT IN THE U.S. (3 IF MARRIED TO A U.S. CITIZEN) • READ, WRITE, AND SPEAK ENGLISH (UNLESS THEY ARE OVER 50 YEARS OF AGE AND HAVE LIVED IN THE US FOR AT LEAST 20 YEARS) • GOOD MORAL CHARACTER • UNDERSTANDING OF AMERICAN HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT (PASS A TEST)

  5. Could you pass?

  6. INVOLUNTARY CIVIC PARTICPATION • Pay taxes • Serve on a jury • Register for military service (Selective Service)

  7. INVOLUNTARY CIVIC PARTICPATION • Why are these important? • Why are they involuntary? • How & When must you do each?

  8. Voluntary civic Participation • Voting • performing public service • being informed about current issues • respecting differing opinions

  9. Voluntary civic Participation • Why are these important? • Why are they voluntary? • How Do you go about each?

  10. RESPECTING OTHER OPINIONS POLITICAL IDEOLOGY:SET OF BELIEFS ABOUT GOVERNMENTAL OR POLITICAL STRUCTURES AND FUNCTIONS.

  11. MAJOR IDEOLOGIES IN U.S. 1. CONSERVATIVES 2. LIBERALS 3. CENTRISTS (MODERATES)

  12. Political Scale LIBERALS CONSERVATIVES MODERATES

  13. Political Socialization • HOW AN INDIVIDUAL GETS THEIR POLITICAL IDENTITY. FAMILY PEERS SCHOOL MEDIA

  14. Political Socialization WHAT HAVE YOUR INFLUENCES BEEN IN EACH OF THESE AREAS? FAMILY PEERS SCHOOL MEDIA

  15. Liberals conservatives democrats • supported by minority groups • Live in urban areas (major cities) • Blue Collar workers • Support social programs • Support a larger government that provides more services • Focus on social freedoms Republicans • Small towns/suburbs • White Collar workers w/professional educations • Support less business regulations • Support a smaller government – community responsibility • Focus on economic freedoms • Gov’t regulates some behaviors on morality

  16. What is a Political Party? A GROUP THAT SHARES A COMMON POLITICAL IDEOLOGY AND WORKS TO GET PEOPLE ELECTED TO OFFICE

  17. GSE

  18. PRESIDENTIAL

  19. Who Rules?Check for Understanding Do You Know Your Forms of Government?

  20. A or B? 1. One person is in charge. A B  Autocracy Democracy

  21. A or B? 2. Citizens often have no rights. A B  Democracy Dictatorship

  22. A or B? 3. Can exist with other forms of government. A B  Dictatorship Theocracy

  23. A or B? 4. Led by a king or queen. A B  Monarchy Oligarchy

  24. A or B? 5. Nobody is in charge. A B  Monarchy Anarchy

  25. A or B? 6. Those in charge are military members who took over by force. A B  Junta Democracy

  26. A or B? 7. Leader often shares power with other parts of government. A B  Monarchy Dictatorship

  27. A or B? 8. Democracy where citizens elect others to serve in government. A B Direct Representative 

  28. A or B? 9. Citizens vote to elect their leaders. A B  Democracy Autocracy

  29. A or B? 10. A small group rules the country. A B  Oligarchy Democracy

  30. A or B? 11. People do not answer to any leader or government. A B  Oligarchy Anarchy

  31. A or B? 12. God and religious law are the government authority. A B  Theocracy Anarchy

  32. A or B? 13. The group with power can be based on race or social class. A B  Monarchy Oligarchy

  33. A or B? 14. Democracy where citizens participate in lawmaking themselves. A B  Direct Representative

  34. Identify ThatGovernment

  35. SWITZERLAND Citizens elect representatives to sit in two different lawmaking assemblies. But citizens also vote several times a year to decide on laws. Citizens can vote to propose their own laws or undo laws passed by their representatives. All citizens may vote directly on these laws. Forms of Government: __________________________________ and __________________________________ representative democracy direct democracy

  36. SOUTH AFRICA From 1948-1994, official policy in South Africa gave white people all the political power. Even though the majority of South Africans were black, non-whites could not influence government. White South Africans elected representatives to sit in a lawmaking body. Forms of Government: __________________________________ and __________________________________ oligarchy representative democracy

  37. NORTH KOREA One man leads North Korea and controls its government. He also controls its ruling political party. The ruling party chooses candidates for an Assembly, and citizens vote. The candidates do not have opponents, so citizens have no choices. Form of Government: __________________________________ dictatorship

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