The Study

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The Study of Civics and Economics
By Ms. Pickens Myers Park High School
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What is Civics?

• Civics the study of rights, duties and
  responsibilities of citizens of a nation
• Citizen a member of a state or nation who
  believes in the legitimacy of the state, is
  entitled to rights granted by the state and owes
  allegiance to the state by birth, naturalization
  or socialization.
• Nation or State a group of people who share
  commonalities that organize power under a
  government

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Economics
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What is Economics?

• Economics the study of choices
• People seek to satisfy their unlimited needs and
  wants when resources are limited
• Need something we need to survive Ex. Food,
  shelter, air
• Want an item people desire but not essential to
  survival Ex. IPods, clothes, cars
• Scarcity limited resources (things people use)

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Citizenship
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Citizenship

• Citizens of a state must perform duties, should
  perform responsibilities, and should be granted
  rights
• Duty an action required by law from a citizen
  Ex. Jury duty, obeying the law, paying taxes,
  selective service duty, compulsory schooling
• Responsibility an action that a citizen should
  take Ex. Volunteering, voting, staying informed,
  service in the military
• Right a freedom granted by the government
  that should not be limited by the government but
  should be protected by the government and not
  infringed on by others

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How become a Citizen?

• 1. Birth
• a. By Blood parents are citizens
• b. By Soil born on the recognized territory of
  the nation-state
• 2. Naturalization
• a. Sign a declaration of intention with
  Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS)
• b. File an application
• c. Interview
• d. Pass Citizenship Test
• e. Pledges an oath of allegiance
• 3. Socialization
• a. Taught belief system and culture

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The United States
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E Pluribus Unum

• Out of many, One
• We are a nation state
• A nation of Citizens, Immigrants, Aliens and
  Illegal immigrants
• Immigrant people legally admitted as permanent
  residents
• Alien a foreigner non-citizen who has
  permission (VISA) to be in the nation
• Illegal immigrant residing in a nation without
  permission from the government

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A Melting Pot or A Tossed Salad?

• Melting pot a metaphor used to describe a
  culture in which diverse groups of people have
  lost their specific original cultures or
  identities to a new dominate culture assimilated
  into a new culture
• Tossed Salad a metaphor used to describe a
  culture within a culture where groups of people
  maintain their unique identities with the larger
  groups identities

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Government
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What is Government?

• Government the ruling authority of a society or
  community
• Government is an institution that possesses
  power, structure, organization, values,
  legitimacy, processes and provide functions to
  its citizens
• According to Enlightenment philosopher, Thomas
  Hobbes, life without government would be
  solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short. WHY?

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Functions of Government

• Keep Order
• Pass and enforce laws, establish courts
• Provide Services
• Schools, libraries, fire and police, unemployment
  insurance
• Provide Security
• Prevent crime, protect citizens from foreign
  attack
• Guide the Community
• Manage the economy, foreign relations, instill
  values

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Foundations of American Government
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Foundation Roots

• Greece
• democracy the power of government rests with
  the citizens
• 2. Rome
• republic the power of government rests with
  representatives who administer the institution
• Age of Enlightenment
• Philosophers during the 1700s who theorized about
  government and its responsibilities to its
  citizens

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The Government Of The United States
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What is the United States?

• Cracy power

• Archy lead by

• A democracy?
• An infantocracy?
• A gerontocracy?
• An argentocracy?
• An aristocracy?
• A foolocracy?
• An albocracy?
• A meritocracy?
• A theocracy?

• An oligarchy?
• An anarchy?
• An aristararchy?
• A monarchy?
• A Corpoarchy?
• A diaboloarchy?
• A kleptoarchy?
• A autoarchy?
• A republic?

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Levels of Government

• Federal/National - Government of United States
• State - Government of North Carolina
• Local Government Matthews/Charlotte/Mint Hill
• Federalism the principle of one central
  government and several state or local governments