Unit 5, Activity 1, Rights of Citizens Directions: Place a check in the column that best identifies the right as personal, political, or economic. Rights Personal Political Economic Limits Speech Cannot slander, yell fire in crowded building, incite a riot, convince others to commit a criminal act Religion Press Assembly Petition Vote Run for office Keep and Bear Arms Fair Public Trial Attorney Private Property Choice Patent / Copyright Blackline Masters, Civics Page 5-1
Unit 5, Activity 1, Rights of Citizens Rights Personal Political Economic Limits Privacy Start a Business Blackline Masters, Civics Page 5-2
Unit 5, Activity 2, Duties or Responsibilities 1. Vote in local, state, and national elections 2. Pay income taxes 3. Obey the laws of your local, state, and federal governments 4. Keep up-to-date and informed on civic issues, bills, and candidates for office 5. Join a political party or organization 6. Serve on a federal grand jury if served a summons 7. Run for office to serve follow citizens 8. Serve in the armed forces if drafted by the government 9. Collect items for care packages to be sent to troops abroad 10. Pay a fine or appear in court for traffic violations 11. Donate money to charity for the less fortunate 12. Report for jury duty 13. Testify as a witness in a trial 14. Register for selective service if you are an eighteen-year-old male Blackline Masters, Civics Page 5-3
Unit 5, Activity 3, Extending Civil Rights Dates: The Common Man Extending Civil Rights Obstacles: Event and Movements: Law, amendment, court rulings African Americans Obstacles: Event and Movements: Law, amendment, court rulings Native Americans Obstacles: Blackline Masters, Civics Page 5-4
Unit 5, Activity 3, Extending Civil Rights Native Americans continued Event and Movements: Law, amendment, court rulings Women Obstacles: Event and Movements: Law, amendment, court rulings Youth Obstacles: Event and Movements: Law, amendment, court rulings Blackline Masters, Civics Page 5-5
Unit 5, Activity 4, Influencing the Government Word + - Example Definition Public opinion Mass media Interest group Public opinion poll Print media Electronic media Public agenda Censorship Libel Public policy Political action committees Lobbyist Propaganda Endorsements Stacked Cards Name-Calling Glittering Generality Symbols Just Plain Folks Bandwagon Campaign finance reform Blackline Masters, Civics Page 5-6
Unit 5, Activity 5, American Political System Characteristics Description Effects Campaigns Candidates compete in debates, through political ads and making speeches to win over voters in primary and general elections Well-organized campaigns tend to draw more attention toward the candidate s leading in the polls. Campaign Finance Elections Electoral College Census Blackline Masters, Civics Page 5-7
Unit 5, Activity 6, Party Platforms Anticipation Guide Instructions: Using your prior knowledge of party platforms of the two major political parties in the United States, distinguish the following statements as either being true or false by circling a T for true and F for false. Be prepared to discuss and defend your answer. 1. The Republican Party platform supports an individual s right to own a firearm. T or F 2. The Democratic Party platform opposes amnesty for illegal aliens. T or F 3. The Republican Party platform outlines a time table for the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan and Iraq. T or F 4. The Democratic Party platform states that fossil fuels are an important bridge to the future Zero emission sources of energy. T or F 5. Both Party platforms pledge to reduce the cost of health care by requiring all Americans to have basic health insurance. T or F Review your responses on the anticipation guide. Explain changes you made and the reasons for those changes in the space below. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Blackline Masters, Civics Page 5-8
Unit 5, Activity 7, Special Interests Split-Page Notes Date: Women Temperance Movement Populists Historic and Contemporary Special Interest Groups 19 th and 20 th Century movement seeking to make the manufacturing, transportation, and sale of alcohol illegal in the United States. Succeeded in getting the 18 th Amendment passed Became part of the foundation of the Women s Suffrage Movement. Labor Unions NAACP Women s Movement PETA NRA Blackline Masters, Civics Page 5-9
Unit 5, Activity 7, Special Interests Split-Page Notes BBB Green Peace Tea Party Occupy Movement Blackline Masters, Civics Page 5-10