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C. Someone involved in politics.

A. A member of a community with rights and responsibilities.

D. An adult.

WHAT IS A CITIZEN?WHAT IS A CITIZEN?

B. A person who is kind to others and helps people.

We’re citizens of We’re citizens of SOMETHING, SOMETHING,

right?right?

Of a Of a state?state?

Am I a citizen Am I a citizen of my school?of my school?

So does that So does that mean I’m a mean I’m a

citizen?citizen?Of a city? Of a city?

YES !YES !A communitycommunity is a group of people who share an environment. Every day you are part of several different layers of community.That means you have many different levels of citizenshipcitizenship!

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Levels of Levels of

CitizenshipCitizenship

The people we live with make up the smallest “community” we belong to.

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Our school or workplace is a community too. These are the people we interact with outside our homes every day.

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You are a citizen of the city in which you live.

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STATEOur country is made up of 50 states (and a district, too!). You are a citizen of the state where you live.Write the name of your state your state here…

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You are also a citizen of your country!

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United States

State Name Nearest City or Town

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Sources of Rights Sources of Rights

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ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities

Okay, so being a Okay, so being a citizen means having citizen means having

rights and rights and responsibilities. responsibilities. Where do those Where do those

rights and rights and responsibilities come responsibilities come

from?from?

A. The President.

C. Different places, depending on the level of citizenship.

B. Police officers.

D. Long documents nobody can read or understand.

Rights and Rights and responsibilities come responsibilities come

from…from…

NATIONNATIONUnited States United States ConstitutionConstitution

In the United In the United

States, we are

States, we are

guaranteedguaranteed a list a list

of of rightsrights in our in our

Constitution.Constitution.

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United United States States

ConstitutionConstitution

Each state has its

Each state has its

own own constitutionconstitution

that guarantees

that guarantees

rights to the rights to the

state’s citizens.

state’s citizens.

State ConstitutionState Constitution

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Cities usually have

Cities usually have

a a city chartercity charter that that

tells how the city

tells how the city

will run. It usually

will run. It usually

includes some

includes some

rights and rights and

responsibilities of

responsibilities of

city citizens.city citizens.

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State Constitution

City Charter

City City CharterCharter

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School HandbookSchool Handbook

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Most schools have

Most schools have

a a school handbook

school handbook

that lists the that lists the

students’ rights

students’ rights

and and

responsibilities.

responsibilities.

(Mostly responsibilities – more about

(Mostly responsibilities – more about

that later!)that later!)

SOURCES

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At home, the adults

At home, the adults

in charge decide

in charge decide

what your rights

what your rights

and responsibilities

and responsibilities

will be.will be.

Adults in ChargeAdults in Charge

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Rights!Rights!

A. Things adults get to do.

C. Electric bulbs that let you read in the dark.

B. Privileges the President has.

D. A privilege or a claim to something.

Rights are…Rights are…

What kind of What kind of rights do rights do

citizens have at citizens have at each level?each level?

You would need a pyramid the size of the ones in

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to list all the rights citizens have at each level.

Let’s just list a few examples:

RIGHTSRIGHTS

Guarantees really Guarantees really

BIGBIG rights like rights like

freedom of speech, freedom of speech,

the right to vote, the right to vote,

and the right to a and the right to a

jury trial in some jury trial in some

kinds of cases. kinds of cases.

United States United States ConstitutionConstitution

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Freedom of speech, right to vote, right to a jury trial

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Your state Your state constitution might

constitution might guarantee the guarantee the right to a free right to a free education or equal

education or equal rights for men and

rights for men and women.women.

State ConstitutionState Constitution

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State constitutions

State constitutions usually repeat usually repeat many of the rights

many of the rights listed in the U.S.

listed in the U.S. Constitution. But

Constitution. But often they add often they add more…more…

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Right to free education; equal rights for men and

women

RIGHTS

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Freedom of speech, right to vote, right to a jury trial

Why do you think the

Why do you think the U.S. Constitution

U.S. Constitution doesn’t guarantee

doesn’t guarantee the right to an the right to an education? Should it?

education? Should it?

City CharterCity Charter

CITYCITY

This gives you the This gives you the

right to services right to services

your city provides, your city provides,

like sidewalks or like sidewalks or

parks.parks.

RIGHTS

Right to use sidewalks and

parks

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Freedom of speech, right to vote, right to a jury trial

Would it be a Would it be a problem if the U.S.

problem if the U.S. Constitution talked Constitution talked about sidewalks?about sidewalks?

School HandbookSchool Handbook

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Hey! I don’t see Hey! I don’t see any any rightsrights in my

in my school handbook.

school handbook. All I see is stuff All I see is stuff kids aren’t

kids aren’t supposed to do!supposed to do!