1. Civics – Part 1 Draw a picture to represent our class (10 minutes)
Your name
Period ____
Ms. Barros

2. Immigration and Diversity
Kick off –
Why do you think people immigrate to America?

3. Immigration and Diversity
Immigrants are foreign born people who permanently move to a new country.
What is foreign?
What family traditions does your family have that are signs that your family once immigrated to this country?

4. Complete
Page 50 Graph Skills
Page 51 Geography Connection
Page 52 Graph Skills

5. Citizenship
Kick off
How can people become citizens of the USA?

6. Open to pages 55-60 and answering the following questions
Natural Born/Native Born
Under what circumstances is someone a natural born citizen?
Naturalized Citizen
What are the immigration requirements for naturalization?
Losing citizenship
What are the 3 ways people can lose their citizenship? Explain each in less than 5 words.

7. Legal Aliens
What is the difference between a resident alien and a nonresident alien?
Refugees
Why are refugees allowed to enter the USA?
Illegal Aliens
What are a few reasons why being an illegal alien is so difficult?

8. Compare and Contrast Natural Born Citizen Naturalized Citizen
Using your notes and the book, complete the Venn Diagram:
Natural Born Citizen
Naturalized Citizen

9. Responsibilities and Duties of US Citizens
Kick off
List 5 things you think a good citizen of the USA would do.

10. Duties and Responsibility
Why do you think this responsibility is important?
Obey the Law
Pay Taxes
Jury Duty
Respect the Rights of Others
Participate in Government
VOTE!!!

11. Voting Requirements USA Requirements Be a US citizen
Be 18 years old or older
Not have been judged mentally incapacitated
Not have been convicted of a felony
Florida Requirements
Submit your FL drivers license or ID
Register at least 29 days before the election

12. WANTED Poster WANTED – Good USA Citizen Ready to Vote Include
Voting Requirements
At Least 3 Duties and Responsibilities
Picture and Color

13. The Functions of Government
Kick off
What if…
What if you woke up tomorrow and all people over the age of 17 had vanished? No teachers, parents, older siblings… How would your life change? What would you do?

14. The 4 Functions of Government
Keep Order
Provide Security
Provide Services
Guide the Economy

15. Think of your home as a mini country with your parents being the government. How do your parents fulfill the same 4 functions within your home.
Think about a current event you have heard of that shows how our government serves one of the 4 functions.

16. Levels of Government Kick off
Use the Civics textbook and define Federalism.

17. National State Local Levels of Government
We have a federal system of government in the USA .
This means we have a government that divides its power.
Each level has specific jobs and responsibilities based on how they can best help the people
National
State
Local

18. American Democracy Kick off What makes America a Democracy?
What other country do you think also has a democracy?
Are all democratic nations set up exactly like the USA?

19. Chapter 3 Quiz 1 All answers must be in complete sentences

20. Chapter 3 Quiz 1 – all answers must be in complete sentences

21. Democracy - Direct Democracy Representative Democracy Republic
Constitutional Monarchy

22. Copy the Chart at the bottom of page 74 in the textbook.
Principles of American Democracy
Rule of Law
Limited Government
Consent of the Governed
Individual Rights
Representative Government
Free, Fair, and Competitive Elections
Majority Rule (minority rights)

23. Other Forms of Government
Kick off
Other than democracy, what other form of government do you think exists in the world?

24. Dictatorship – government rules without citizen’s consent
Authoritarian
Totalitarian
Oligarchy – small group of people hold ALL the power
Monarchy – rule a country based on inheritance.
Absolute
Constitutional

25. Types of Political States
Kick off
The USA has the Constitution to guide our government.
What other document is a part of the USA’s foundation?

26. Federal, Unitary, Confederate
Read page 77 to define each term, give an example of a country with this system, and illustrate that form of government (I will help with the illustrations)

27. Your Own Island Imagine you have discovered your own island.
You have decided to rule the island as your own country.
You are allowing 100 families to immigrate to your island.
What form of government would you establish? Why?
What types of laws would you enforce?
What would you require people to do to become citizens of your island?
What type of political state would you create on your island? Why?

29. Unit 1 Review (Chapter 3)
What level of government do you contact if your neighbor is playing music loudly at 3:00 am?
Why do citizens need to know and understand the law?
Who do you claim lottery money from? (What level of government?)
Define citizen.
What are the duties of US citizens? How are duties different from responsibilities?
What are the responsibilities of citizens?
What is naturalization?
Why do we have national, state and local governments?
What are the steps in the naturalization process?
How can someone be a natural born citizen?

30. Unit 1 Review (Chapter 3) What is rule of law?
Why should citizens volunteer?
What are your voting requirements in Florida? Can residents aliens vote?
What is the difference between a representative and a direct democracy?
What level of government is in charge of licenses? Provide examples of things you must be licensed to do?
What is the top level governments in the USA?
What is a constitutional monarchy? Absolute monarchy?
Why do Americans pay taxes? What does the government do with your tax money?
What are the 4 purposes of government? What purpose of government is fulfilled by the government giving you an unemployment check when you lose your job? What about having military?
Define the term citizen.