California Social Science Essential Questions:
California State Standards:
Before test day you should be able to speak to:
Vocabulary:
1. Civic Duty
2. Right
3. Citizen
4. Amendment
5. Ratification
6. Bill of Rights
7. 1st Amendment
8. 2nd Amendment
9. 4th Amendment
10. 5th Amendment
11. 6th Amendment
12. 15th Amendment
13. 19th Amendment
14. Suffrage
15. Franchise
16. 1965 Voting Rights Act
17. 24th Amendment
18. 26th Amendment
19. 8th Amendment
20. 9th Amendment
21. Civil Liberties
22. Civil Rights
- What rights and responsibilities does a citizen have in a democracy?
- What difficulty does our country face in its effort to respect our rights & liberties?
- Do I have a responsibility to vote?
California State Standards:
- 12.2 Students evaluate and take and defend positions on the scope and limits of rights and obligations as democratic citizens, the relationships among them, and how they are secured.
Before test day you should be able to speak to:
- What rights and responsibilities do citizens of the US have?
- What are civil rights and liberties and what are they?
- How does the "Bill of Rights" protect our rights and liberties?
- In what ways is the right to vote protected by our country's legal documents?
- Why might people argue voting is or is not a responsibility?
Vocabulary:
1. Civic Duty
2. Right
3. Citizen
4. Amendment
5. Ratification
6. Bill of Rights
7. 1st Amendment
8. 2nd Amendment
9. 4th Amendment
10. 5th Amendment
11. 6th Amendment
12. 15th Amendment
13. 19th Amendment
14. Suffrage
15. Franchise
16. 1965 Voting Rights Act
17. 24th Amendment
18. 26th Amendment
19. 8th Amendment
20. 9th Amendment
21. Civil Liberties
22. Civil Rights