Student Learning Map

  • Topic:Obligations of Citizenship
  • Subject(s):Social Studies
  • Days:8
  • Grade(s):12
Key Learning: In order to maintain the rights of citizenship in a democracy, citizens must accept and fulfill the obligations of citizenship.
Unit Essential Question(s):
 
 
What are the responsibilities of citizens?
   
Concept: Citizen awareness
SS.C.2.4.1   SS.C.2.4.7  
Concept: Voting/Lobbying
SS.C.2.4.2   SS.C.2.4.7  
Concept: Requirements for citizenship
SS.C.2.4.4  
Lesson Essential Question(s):

How can citizens monitor and influence the process of public policy making? (A)

Lesson Essential Question(s):

How may citizens become involved in elections and law-making? (A)

How does one become an INFORMED voter? (A)

Lesson Essential Question(s):

What are the steps in the process of naturalization? (A)

What impact has immigration had on the development of our nation? (A)

Vocabulary:

ordinance, public hearings, public meetings

Vocabulary:

initiative, referendum, recall, closed primary, open primary, general election, platform, lobbying, special interest group, petition

Vocabulary:

jus sanguinis, jus soli, alien, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Naturalization, resident alien, Homeland Security

Additional Info:

Newspapers Channel One Voter registration forms mock elections

Resources:

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Vocabulary Report

  • ordinance -
  • jus sanguinis -
  • initiative -
  • jus soli -
  • referendum -
  • public hearings -
  • recall -
  • public meetings -
  • alien -
  • closed primary -
  • Immigration and Naturalization Service -
  • Naturalization -
  • open primary -
  • resident alien -
  • general election -
  • Homeland Security -
  • platform -
  • lobbying -
  • special interest group -
  • petition -