What is Citizenship?

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Value Your Rights and Responsibilities

• Freedom of Speech• Freedom of Religion• Right to Vote• Right to Assemble• Protection from

Unlawful Search and Seizure

“We will be free from British rule”

“Why are our children

not allowed an

education?”

“I would like to state my objections to the issues of taxes and slavery.”

Be like Socrates and Thoreau: question unfair laws and policies.

Be like Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln: stand up for what you believe in.

Be like George Washington, Susan B Anthony and Martin Luther King Jr. :

Fight for Change

Be like John F Kennedy and Franklin D. Roosevelt: and believe in better tomorrows.

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How Can I Become How Can I Become a Better Citizen?a Better Citizen?

Be Proud of Your Vote Your Vote

Work to Improve Your Work to Improve Your Country From the Country From the

Inside!Inside!Participate in Your Participate in Your Local Government!Local Government!

Make a Difference: VolunteerMake a Difference: Volunteer

Take Care of Mother EarthTake Care of Mother Earth

Take a Stand: Participate inTake a Stand: Participate inSocial ChangeSocial Change

Embracing Our DifferencesEmbracing Our DifferencesMakes Us Great.Makes Us Great.

Believe in JusticeBelieve in Justice

Stay Connected and Seek Stay Connected and Seek Your Own AnswersYour Own Answers