1. Citizenship (3a) Page 53 Why did the dog cross the road? To get to the barking lot.

2. Standard: 3a Essential Understandings: A citizen is an individual with certain rights and duties under a government and who, by birth or by choice, owes allegiance to that government. Essential Questions: How does an individual become a citizen? Vocabulary: 14 th Amendment, citizen, naturalization, immigration, diverse

3. Candy Questions

4. Who proposes amendments to the Virginia State Constitution?

5. Which purpose of government according to the Preamble is being fulfilled by our U.S. military?

6. Which early American document established the current structure of the U.S. government?

7. What determines how many Electoral College votes a state gets?

8. Which early political principle says that our government is not all-powerful and may do only those things the people have given it the power to do?

9. Which early fundamental political principle means that people are the source of any and all governmental power?

10. Which of these people is more likely to vote?

11. Who recruits and nominates candidates to run for public office?

12. What do we call the changes and additions to the Constitution?

13. What branch of government can override a veto?

15. Camille was born while her French parents were vacationing in Chicago.

17. Carlos was born in Puerto Rico of Spanish citizens who were visiting relatives.

19. Terry’s American parents were working in Greece when he was born.

21. The 14 th Amendment to the Constitution states that, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and the state wherein they reside.”

22. A citizen is an individual with certain rights and duties under a government and who, by birth or by choice, owes allegiance to that government.

23. http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/usg overnmentandlaw/citizenship/www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/usg overnmentandlaw/citizenship

24. Immigration and naturalization, particularly in the twentieth century, have led to an increasingly diverse society.

25. To become a citizen through naturalization, a person must demonstrate knowledge of American history and principles. This person must also demonstrate the ability to read, speak, and write words in English.

26. 1)Decorate two little people. 2)Glue them by their heads to the left side of your notebook. 3)Under one of their bodies, write “Birth”. 4)Under the other body, write “Naturalization”.

27. 15 minute video about immigration

29. http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menu item.d72b75bdf98917853423754f526e0aa 0/?vgnextoid=afd6618bfe12f210VgnVCM1 00000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=afd 6618bfe12f210VgnVCM100000082ca60aR CRD&print=0www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menu item.d72b75bdf98917853423754f526e0aa 0 Let’s see if we could pass the naturalization test to become a U.S. citizen….

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