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Introduction to Civics

Unit 1. Introduction to Civics. What is Civics?. The study of the rights and duties of citizenship What does it mean to be a citizen? Being a member of a country. Who Are Americans?. Demography: The study of the size, growth, and distribution of human populations Living

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Introduction to Civics

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  1. Unit 1 Introduction to Civics

  2. What is Civics? • The study of the rights and duties of citizenship • What does it mean to be a citizen? • Being a member of a country

  3. Who Are Americans? • Demography: • The study of the size, growth, and distribution of human populations • Living • Move from farms to cities, North & East to South and Westsunbelt • Working • 75% in service jobs

  4. Who Are Americans? • Age • More old peoplelonger life expectancy and baby boomers • What are some effects of the population getting older? • Societal changes & Social Security • Backgrounds • Diversity: races, cultures, ethnicities

  5. The Melting Pot • Immigrants: people who move from 1 country to make their home in another country. • What does the melting pot mean? • People came from all over the world and “melted” into American society • American Mosaic • Pieces come together to make a whole picture. • People not giving up their cultures, but together all can form the American picture

  6. Content Frame: The American Mosaic • Count off by 5s • Assign each group an American Cultural Group • With your group, complete the content frame for your assigned culture group ONLY • As a class, we will go over each group and fill in the Content Frame.

  7. The Meaning of Citizenship

  8. Who is a Citizen? • Person with rights and duties under a government • US Citizenlegal if any of the following are true • Born in US or its territories, even if parents not citizens • One of your parents was a US citizen when you were born • You have been naturalized • You were under 18 when your parents were naturalized

  9. What does it mean to be Naturalized? • Going through the legal process of becoming a citizen • Alien: a citizen of one country who lives in another country • Same rights, but can’t vote or hold public office • Once Naturalized… • Have all rights and duties of being citizen • Cannot be President • Can lose citizenship if you… • Try to overthrow gov’t or become a citizen of another country

  10. Naturalization Process • Page 57 Analyze Charts • Answer questions 1 & 2 in notes individually • Share your answers with your neighbor • Discuss answers as a class

  11. The “Office” of Citizens • All citizens of the US hold the office of voting for whom they want to represent them in the gov’t • Government decisions made by: • Citizens • Who we vote in for office • Court system

  12. Rights of Citizens • To vote and hold public office • To freedom of speech • To practice your own religion • To fair trial

  13. Duties of Citizens • Obeying the laws • Defending the nation • Serving on a jury or testifying in court • Paying taxes • Attending school

  14. Responsibilities of Citizens • Working toward the common good • Voting • Holding gov’t office • Participating in election campaigns • Influencing gov’t • Serving the community

  15. Jose Antonio Vargas’s Story • Pass out written testimony • http://www.defineamerican.com/blog/post/joses-testimony • What are some important points Jose raises about immigration? • Was his testimony compelling?

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