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DO NOW
• 1. Take out your name tag
• 2. Take out a piece of paper and tell me what it means to you to be an American
The American identity
Chapter 1
How can we do our research: Primary Sources
• Primary Sources: Documents that were produced as the event was happening.– EXAMPLES: official documents, first-hand
accounts, and visual evidence (pictures, paintings, etc)
How can we do our research: Secondary Sources
• Secondary Sources: Documents created by someone either not present when an event took place, or removed in time from the event.– EXAMPLES: A history textbook, or a biography
written about Abraham Lincoln today
How Do We Know?
• Ask yourself these questions when determining if a source is primary or secondary:– What is this source telling me?– Whose point of view is it?– What other points of views do we need?
• What is this source telling me?
• Whose point of view is it?
• What other points of views do we need?
How did America become what it is today?
• American colonists came over from England• Native American land
• England’s influences were great• We wanted to break away from them• Religious tolerance
» Separation of Church and State» Egalitarianism: All humans are fundamentally equal.
• No taxation without representation• American Revolution
What is Civics?
• Defined: Civics is the study of the rights and duties of citizens.
• In ancient Greece, where citizenship originated, only men with property had the rights to be citizens.
• Look how far we have come…
Are you still a citizen if you are not physically living in the US?
• YES. American citizens who live abroad are still representing the US.
• Example: Uproar about Jersey Shore in Italy.
• Citizens are part of a country, they share a common history, beliefs, and customs, and agree to follow a set of rules and to accept the government’s authority.
• What are some rules we as Americans, are forced to accept?
A Changing Society• American society has undergone many changes in the past, and
these changes continue today.
• Early Immigration: 1600s, French and English settlers in America.
• After Independence: After American independence from England, there was a drastic increase in European immigrants.
• Enslaved Africans: Africans were forced out of their countries and into the American slave trade.
• Now: The majority of immigrants are from Latin America, followed by Asia.
Paths to Citizenship
• In the United States, there are two ways to become a citizen:
• 1. By birth: If you are born in the US, or in a US territory, you are a US citizen.
• 2. Naturalization: A legal process a foreigner has to go through to become a citizen.
Aliens
• Aliens: non-citizens– Legal:
• Resident Alien: Established permanent residence and can stay in the US for as long as they wish without becoming American citizens.
• Non-Resident Alien: A Person from a foreign country who expects to stay in the US for a short, specified period.
– Illegal:• Immigration restrictions• Always in fear of deportation
– Do you think that we should deport them if we find them? What if they have families?
• These are not in your notes, so please take notes
The Need for Government• Government: The ruling authority for a
community.• Any organization that has the power to make and
enforce, or carry out, laws and decisions for its members.
-We talked about how a government is needed to help structure and control a community. What did we say would happen if there was no government?
What Governments Do:
• 1. Keep Order: Governments make laws to keep order.
• 2. Provide Security: Protect the people and their land• Armed forces/military
What Governments Do (cont)
• 3. Provide Public Services: Aimed at keeping the public healthy and safe. – Affordable housing, healthcare, food aid.– Create and manage libraries, schools, hospitals, parks,
and recreation centers. Government workers build and repair bridges, collect trash, and deliver the mail.
• 4. Guide the Community: Formulate public policy (a course of government action to achieve community goals)
• Example: Creating a budget
Discussion
• What do you think is the most important thing governments do, and why?
• 1. Keep Order• 2. Provide Security• 3. Provide Public Services• 4. Guide the Community
Levels of Government• National: The government of the entire country
• Includes the President, Vice President, national Congress. • Has the highest level of authority over its citizens• Provides basic framework for citizenship
• State and Local: Decides matters for the state• Cannot make laws going against the national government.• Local is closest to the people (city, towns, county), state
encompasses an entire state.