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Citizen Me!Citizen Me! ALLthe
LAYERS
to
YOURCITIZENSHIP
Part OnePart One
C. Someone involved in polit ics.
A. A member of a community with rights and responsibil i t ies.
D. An adult.
WHAT IS A CITIZEN?WHAT IS A CITIZEN?
B. A person who is kind to others and helps people.
We’re cit izens of We’re cit izens of SOMETHING, SOMETHING,
right?right?
Of a Of a state?state?
Am I a cit izen of Am I a cit izen of my school?my school?
So does that So does that mean I’m a mean I’m a
cit izen?cit izen?Of a city? Of a city?
YES !YES !A communitycommunity is a group of people who share an environment. Every day, you are part of several different layers of community.That means you have many different levels of citizenshipcitizenship!
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Levels of Levels of
CitizenshipCitizenship
The people we live with make up the smallest “community” we belong to.
Write “People I l ive “People I l ive with” with” here:
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Our school or workplace is a community, too. These are the people we interact with outside our homes every day.
Record the name of your school your school here…
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You are a cit izen of the city in which you live. Record the name of your your citycity (or the city or town closest to you) here…
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STATEOur country is made up of 50 states (and a district, too!). You are a cit izen of the state where you l ive.
Write the name of your state your state here…
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NATION
You are also a cit izen of your country!
Write down the name of the nationnation in which you live here…
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Your School
United States
State Name
Nearest City or Town
“People I live with”
Check Your Check Your Work!Work!LEVELS
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Sources of Rights Sources of Rights
& Responsibilities& Responsibilities
Okay, so being a Okay, so being a cit izen means having cit izen means having
rights and rights and responsibil i t ies. Where responsibil i t ies. Where
do those rights and do those rights and responsibi l i t ies come responsibi l i t ies come
from?from?
A. The President.
C. Different places, depending on the level of cit izenship.
B. Police officers.
D. Long documents nobody can read or understand.
Rights and responsibilities Rights and responsibilities come from…come from…
NATIONNATIONUnited States ConstitutionUnited States Constitution
In the United States,
In the United States,
we are we are guaranteedguaranteed a a
l ist of l ist of rightsrights in our in our
Constitution.Constitution.
Record Record it here!it here!U.S. Constitution
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NATIONNATION
United States United States ConstitutionConstitution
Each state has its
Each state has its
own own constitut ionconstitut ion that that
guarantees rights to
guarantees rights to
the state’s cit izens.
the state’s cit izens.
State ConstitutionState Constitution
STATESTATE
SOURCES
Record Record it here!it here!
U.S. Constitution
State Constitution
State State ConstitutionConstitution
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City CharterCity Charter
CITYCITY
Cities usually have
Cities usually have
a a city chartercity charter that that
tel ls how the city tel ls how the city
wil l run. It usually
wil l run. It usually
includes some includes some
rights and rights and
responsibil i t ies of
responsibil i t ies of
city cit izens.city cit izens.
SOURCES
Record Record it here!it here!
U.S. Constitution
State Constitution
City Charter
City CharterCity Charter
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School HandbookSchool Handbook
SCHOOLSCHOOL
Most schools have
Most schools have
a a school handbook school handbook
that l ists the that l ists the
students’ rights and
students’ rights and
responsibil i t ies. responsibil i t ies. (Mostly
(Mostly
responsibil i t ies – more about that later!)
responsibil i t ies – more about that later!)
SOURCES
Record Record it here!it here!
U.S. Constitution
State Constitution
City Charter
School Handbook
School School HandbookHandbook
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At home, the adults in
At home, the adults in
charge decide what
charge decide what
your rights and your rights and
responsibil i t ies wil l
responsibil i t ies wil l
be.be.
Adults in ChargeAdults in Charge
HOMEHOME
SOURCES
Record Record it here!it here!
U.S. Constitution
State Constitution
City Charter
School Handboo
kAdults in Charge
Adults in Adults in ChargeCharge
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Check Your Check Your Work: Work: U.S. Constitution
State Constitution
City Charter
School Handboo
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Rights!Rights!
A. Things adults get to do.
C. Electric bulbs that let you read in the dark.
B. Privileges the President has.
D. A privilege or a claim to something.
Rights are…Rights are…
What kind of What kind of rights do cit izens rights do cit izens
have at each have at each level?level?
You would need a pyramid the size of the ones in
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to l ist all the rights cit izens have at each level.
Let’s just l ist a few examples:
RIGHTSRIGHTS
Guarantees really Guarantees really BIGBIG
rights l ike freedom of rights l ike freedom of
speech, the right to speech, the right to
vote, and the right to a vote, and the right to a
jury tr ial in some kinds jury tr ial in some kinds
of cases. of cases.
United States ConstitutionUnited States Constitution
NATIONNATION
Record Record it here!it here!
Freedom of speech, right to vote, right to a jury trial
RIGHTS
United States United States ConstitutionConstitution
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Your state Your state constitution might
constitution might guarantee the right guarantee the right to a free education to a free education or equal rights for or equal rights for men and women.men and women.
State ConstitutionState Constitution
STATESTATE
State constitut ions State constitut ions usually repeat many
usually repeat many of the rights l isted in
of the rights l isted in the U.S. the U.S. Constitution. But
Constitution. But often they add often they add more…more…
Record Record it here!it here!
Right to free education; equal rights for men and women
RIGHTS
State ConstitutionState Constitution
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Freedom of speech, right to vote, right to a jury trial
Why do you think the
Why do you think the U.S. Constitution U.S. Constitution doesn’t guarantee the
doesn’t guarantee the right to an education?
right to an education? Should it?Should it?
City CharterCity Charter
CITYCITY
This gives you the This gives you the
right to services right to services
your city provides, your city provides,
l ike sidewalks or l ike sidewalks or
parks.parks.
RIGHTS
Right to use sidewalks and parks
Right to free education; equal rights for men and women
Record Record it here!it here!
City CharterCity Charter
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CITY
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Freedom of speech, right to vote, right to a jury trial
Would it be a Would it be a problem if the U.S.
problem if the U.S. Constitution talked Constitution talked about sidewalks?about sidewalks?
School HandbookSchool Handbook
SCHOOLSCHOOL
Hey! I don’t see any
Hey! I don’t see any rightsrights in my school in my school handbook. All I see
handbook. All I see is stuff kids aren’t is stuff kids aren’t supposed to do!supposed to do!
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