1. Citizenship in the Community
Boy Scouts
Citizenship in the Community

2. Citizenship in the Community
What are the requirements for your badge?
Scout leader – take over.

3. Citizenship in the Community
What is a citizen?
An officially recognized member of a state (Country)

4. Citizen (Constitutional Definition)
Citizenship
Citizen (Constitutional Definition)
“A person born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside”

5. Citizenship Said another way:
“one who owes allegiance to the state (country) and is entitled to its protection”

6. Duty
"If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be."
---Thomas Jefferson (1816)

7. Rights What is a right? Define it? What rights do you have? List them?
Many of our rights are guaranteed in the first ten Amendments to the Constitution of the United States of America… Called the…

8. Bill of Rights and hand signs
Freedom of Speech, Religion, Press, Petition, Assembly
Right to bear arms
Do not have to house soldiers
Free from unlawful search and seizures
Do not have to testify against yourself, No double jeopardy, Due process
Speedy, public jury trial
Jury Trial for civil causes over $20.00
No cruel or unusual punishment
Rights reserved to the people.
Rights reserved to the states.

9. Freedom & Duties
Those with great freedom have great responsibility/Duty
Giving up responsibility is giving up freedom

10. Examples Freedom & Duties
Freedom/Rights
Protected by laws
Having rights
Right to vote
Public education
Responsibilities
Obey the laws
Respecting the rights of others
Being an informed voter
Earn your education

11. Other Duties Paying taxes Being informed about issues
Monitoring political leaders
Serving as a juror
Participating in civic groups

12. Other Duties At Home Help out Do things when you are asked
Offer to help
Do things before you are asked
Do things when you are asked
Stop the “just a minute”

13. Other Duties In School Be better in all you do.
Help others be better in what they do.
Be respectful and stop the distractions

14. Other Duties In your community Volunteer Library Salvation Army
Service clubs
Church
Neighborhood – shovel, rake, mow

15. Remember that you can make a positive difference in your community.
Other Duties
Remember that you can make a positive difference in your community.

16. Do the Right Thing 1 Corinthians 13: verses 4-7
4 Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant 5 or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;  6 it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but (love) rejoices with the truth. 7 Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

17. Do the Right Thing Knowing what the right thing is:
4 Your name is patient and kind; Your name does not envy or boast; Your name is not arrogant 5 or rude. Your name does not insist on its own way; Your name is not irritable or resentful;  6 Your name does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but (Your name) rejoices with the truth. 7 Your name bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.