Citizenship in the Nation

1. What is Citizenship in the Nation?

• What is the citizen?
• What is citizenship?
• What is a nation?
• What does it mean to be a good citizen?

2. Do Two of these below:

• Visit a national landmark or national historic place
• Tour the state Capitol Building
• Tour a Federal Facility
• Research a National Monument

3. Do One of These:

• Watch national news every day for a month
• Read the front page of a major daily newspaper
• Discuss with me

4. Discuss Each of These:

• Declaration of Independence
• Preamble to the Constitution
• Bill of Rights
• Amendments to the Constitution

5. Discuss the Six Functions of Government

• Form a more perfect union
• Establish justice
• Insure domestic tranquility
• provide for common defense
• promote the general welfare
• Secure the blessing of liberty to ourselves and our posterity

6. Speech of National Importance

• Who is the author?
• Why is the speech important?
• How does it apply to us today?
• Why is it meaningful to you?

7. Three Branches of Government

• What does each do?
• How can you be involved in each?
• Checks and balances?

Congress

• Name your two senators and members of congress
• Write a letter on an issue of national importance

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• House
• Senate

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• House
• Senate

Legislative Branch

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• Bi-Cameralism
• Origination in House
• Election and Terms
• Overide Veto

Executive Branch

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• Veto Power
• Execute Laws
• Appointment of Officers
• Appointment of Supreme Court
• Sign Treaties
• Pardon

Judicial Branch

Checks and Balances

• Seperation of Powers
• Federalism
• Enumerated Powers
• Impeachment
• Apointments
• Convene both Houses

Bill of Rights

What is in the News?

American Form of Government

• Democracy
• Republic