1. Americans, Citizenship, & Governments
Chapter One
Lesson One
Being an American

2. Bell Ringer August 16, 2017 GRAPH SKILLS: Page 6 –Analyze a Chart
Identify: What do the bars show? What does the line show?
Critical Thinking: After 2009, what trend is expected of the percentage of the population that is foreign-born?
Bars: number of foreign-born people in millions;
Line: what share of the whole population is foreign born.
Foreign born is expected to level off; (it didn’t)

3. A Diverse Population
Immigration to the U.S. has been taking place for a few hundred years.
98% of all the people now living in the U.S. are descended from those in another country
Values:
freedom, equality, & opportunity.

4. A History of Immigration
20,000 Years ago – From Asia –>became various Native American tribes
1500s: Spanish in Florida & the Southwest U.S.
1600s: French -> Canada
Dutch - > New Amsterdam -> New York
English -> East Coast of North America
Slaves came from Africa.
By 1807 – 500,000 slaves had arrived and Congress
passed a law forbidding more to come.

5. Transformation 1830-1930: population grew drastically
Mid 1800s: People moved from farms -> cities
to work in industry
1920: Worked in factories -> Blue-Collar Workers
Worked in Offices -> White-Collar Workers
1960: Women -> labor force
Service jobs increased

6. Social Institutions Social: Family – Religion – Schools
Government: Popular Sovereignty

7. Essential Question
What are the characteristics that make up a culture?
Shared Values
Shared Institutions

8. Activity Immigration Map – Page 7
Which two areas are the source of most immigrants?
In which group would immigrants from Mexico be counted?
Chart Page 8
Identify: what percentage of the American people is American Indian & Alaska Native?
What are the two largest groups represented in the graph besides White non-Hispanic?

9. Bell Ringer August 17, 2017 CRITICAL THINKING: Page 12 - Speculating
Is it surprising that Native Americans, who were the continent’s first inhabitants, were the last to gain the right to vote? Explain.
It is not surprising since they were subjected to discrimination and were considered to be citizens of their own nations.

10. Growth of American Citizenship
1776: White men who owned property could vote
1868: African American men could vote – 14th Amendment
1920: Women win voting rights – 19th Amendment
1924: Native Americans granted US Citizenship

11. American Citizenship US Citizenship is based on Birth:
Born in one of 50 States
American Territory
US Military Base
If both parents are citizens
If one parent is a citizen who has lived in the US

12. Naturalization Naturalization: Legal process to become a citizen
18 years old
Legal permanent resident for 5 years
Read, write, & speak English
Good moral character
Understand U.S. Civics

13. Steps in Naturalization Process
Fill out application with the USCIS
Talk with a USCIS official
Pass a citizenship exam
Attend a citizenship ceremony

14. Essential Question What is a citizen?
Members of a community who owe loyalty to a government and, in turn, are entitled to the protection of that government.

15. Dred Scott v. Sandford
Explain: Why was Dred Scott not freed as a result of the Supreme Court’s decision?
Infer: What is your opinion of Justice Taney’s view of the Framers’ “original intent”?
The Court ruled that he was not a citizen and had no right to bring a lawsuit, and that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional
The “Original Intent” of the Framers was to exclude African Americans from citizenship – should be based on sound reasoning.

16. Bell Ringer August 18, 2017
CRITICAL THINKING: Page 21 – Primary Source – Franklin D. Roosevelt
  “The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and Senators and Congressmen and Government officials but the voters of this country.” Franklin D. Roosevelt (1938)
 What did Roosevelt mean? Write a paraphrase putting Roosevelt’s idea in your own words

17. Duties of Citizens Duties - Actions you are required to perform:
Obey Laws
Pay Taxes
Defend the Nation (Register with SS)
Serve in Court (Jury Duty)
Attend School

18. Responsibilities of Citizens
Be an informed citizen!
Respect the rights of others!
Contribute to the common good!
Be involved! (Charity – Volunteerism)

19. Group Work: (Answer questions below)
Teen Citizens in Action – “Teaching How to Spell Success” (reading pg.23)
Question: How would seeing the fun in learning help make students better learners?
Volunteering in America (Graph Page 24)
Questions:
Which age group has the highest percentage of volunteering?
Why do you think the field of education is so popular among volunteers?
35 – 45 years old
Teach the young generation so children can learn to be smart, productive workers and good citizens

20. Bell Ringer August 18, 2016
Functions of Government Page 27 – Critical Thinking
Identifying: What are the four broad functions of government?
To keep order
to provide security
to provide services
guide the community

21. Levels of Government
Federal System: power divided between the national gov’t and the states.
National Gov’t: basic rules for citizenship
State & Local Gov’t: schools, police, health, roads, etc.

22. Types of Government Democracy: Representative Democracy
Constitutional Monarchy
2. Authoritarian:
Absolute Monarchy
Dictators

23. Review of Chapter One 1. Why is the population of the U.S. so diverse?
We are a nation of immigrants from all over the world
2. What are 3 ways the American workforce has changed in the last
50 years?
Women working, people working at home, service work
3. Why do we study Civics?
To understand our rights, duties, & responsibilities as citizens

24. Review
4. How do the rights of legal aliens differ from those of U.S. citizens?
Aliens may not vote, hold office, serve on juries.
5. Name two ways a person may become a citizen.
By birth in the U.S. or to U.S. citizens
Naturalization
6. What is the difference between a legal & illegal alien?
A legal alien has permission by the gov’t to be here

25. Review 7. Why is serving on a jury a civic duty?
All citizens have the right to a fair trial by jury
8. How do governments keep order in society?
By establishing and enforcing laws
9. How does an absolute monarchy differ from constitutional
monarchy?
In an absolute – all power rests with the monarch
A constitutional monarchy is democratic

26. Review 10. How does representative democracy differ from a direct
Representative Gov’t: citizens choose people to govern
Direct Democracy: citizens have a direct role