CE Unit 1 - Citizenship

What message is the artist most likely hoping to convey with this cartoon?

• Elephants and donkeys can be trained to build sidewalks

• The pathway to citizenship is easy

• The Democratic and Republican parties want to establish an easier pathway to citizenship

• The pathway to citizenship is riddled with barriers

Which three statements are rights guaranteed by the First Amendment?

• the right to religious practice

• the right to make laws

• the right to free speech

• the right to vote in state elections

• the right to peacefully assemble

While the First Amendment provides us with freedom of speech and the press, it has been clearly established that individuals that make certain types of speech, such as libel, slander, or words that incite violence are not protected. Carefully examine the image and determine if what you can see/read is protected or not; choose the best answer.

• Protected

• Not Protected

While the First Amendment provides us with freedom of speech and the press, it has been clearly established that individuals that make certain types of speech, such as libel, slander, or words that incite violence are not protected. Carefully examine the image and determine if what you can see/read is protected or not; choose the best answer.

• Protected

• Not Protected

While the First Amendment provides us with freedom of speech and the press, it has been clearly established that individuals that make certain types of speech, such as libel, slander, or words that incite violence are not protected. Carefully examine the image and determine if what you can see/read is protected or not; choose the best answer.

• Protected

• Not Protected

While the First Amendment provides us with freedom of speech and the press, it has been clearly established that individuals that make certain types of speech, such as libel, slander, or words that incite violence are not protected. Carefully examine the image and determine if what you can see/read is protected or not; choose the best answer.

• Protected

• Not Protected

Which action best demonstrates a citizen's freedom to petition the government for change?

• A worker joins the labor union at the shipping company that they work for

• A woman teaches Sunday school class at her church

• A mother contacts her state representatives pushing for stricter seat belt laws

• A writer publishes a weekly commentary for their local newspaper

Which four of the following are ways that citizens can best bring about change?

• Research the candidates and the key issues

• Only vote during presidential election years

• Support a political candidate that shares their values

• Volunteer to help voting registration drives

• Contact your local, state, and federal representatives to share ideas

After reading the article, in what ways have the parents of Amelia County peacefully pushed for change?

• Organized a hunger strike

• Staged protests

• Shouted death threats at the superintendent during the board meetings

• Wrote or called the school board members

• Blocked the entrances to the schools

Besides staged protests and petitioning the school board, what is another way parents of York County could deliver positive change?

• Pulling their kids out of York County Public Schools

• Voting to decrease funds for the schools

• Running for and winning a seat on the school board

• Stop asking their children about their days at school