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• Defend the nation Obey traffic laws
• Vote Jury Duty
• Volunteer Pay taxes
• Respect the rights Obey criminal
  of others laws
• Learn about national Compulsory and local
  issues/Be education informed

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Civic Duty The responsibilities of a citizen
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Rights and Responsibilities
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American Rights

• The Bill of Rights
• First 10 Amendments to the Constitution
• Deals with individual rights and freedoms
• Why was it created?
• The Bill of Rights were added to the constitution
  because the states were afraid that the
  government would become too powerful and infringe
  on their rights.
• States refused to ratify the Constitution without
  some guarantee that would protect individual
  rights. Why?

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• There are two ways to amend the constitution.
• Yet the most common way to amend the constitution
  is a 2/3 approval in both houses of congress then
  approved by ¾ of the states.

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Do you have your rights all of the time?

• The Bill of Rights allows citizens the freedom to
  live as you please as long as you obey the laws
  and respect the rights of others.

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The Right to Vote

• Year People allowed to vote
• 1789 Property owning white males
  over 21
• 1800-50 White men over 21
• 1870 Men over 21 (15th amend)
• 1920 Men and women over 21 (19th)
• 1971 Men and women over 18 (26th)

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Citizen Participation in an Absolute Monarchy

• What is an absolute monarchy?
• Single person (monarch) is head of state and has
  complete power
• What role do citizens play in an absolute
  monarchy?
• Decline in absolute monarchies after the French
  and American Revolutions.
• Why?

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Citizen Participation in a Constitutional Monarchy

• What is a constitutional monarchy?
• The Queen reigns but does not rule
• What does this mean?
• A constitutional monarchy is a form of
  government in which a king or queen reigns with
  limits to their power along with a governing body
• What country is an example of this?
• Monarchy may be hereditary or elected
• What role do citizens play in a constitutional
  monarchy?

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Citizen Participation in a Parliamentary Democracy

• What is a parliamentary democracy?
• parliamentary democracy is one in which the
  people choose representatives at regular
  elections. These representatives are responsible
  for a number of functions
• the formation of the government. This is achieved
  by majority vote in the lower house
• the passage of legislation (the laws of the
  nation) by majority vote of the Parliament
• The scrutiny and monitoring of the executive
  government, the public service and other
  authorities and institutions created by
  Parliament. Most importantly, this scrutiny
  extends to monitoring the expenditure of public
  (taxpayers') money.

What role do citizens play in a parliamentary
democracy?
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Citizen Participation in a Presidential Democracy

• What is a presidential democracy?
• A presidential system, also called a
  congressional system, is a system of government
  where an executive branch exists and presides
  (hence the term) separately from the legislature,
  to which it is not accountable and which cannot
  in normal circumstances dismiss it.
• What does this mean?
• How is it different from a parliamentary
  democracy?
• Separation of powers
• What role do citizens play in a presidential
  democracy?

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Citizen Participation in a Dictatorship

• What is a dictatorship?
• A dictatorship is a form of government where one
  person (a dictator) reigns supreme
• Usually rules by force/fear
• Not accountable to people or for their policies
• What role do citizens play in a dictatorship?

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Citizen Participation in a Theocracy

• What is a theocracy?
• A theocracy is a government in which the leaders
  are seen as divinely guided
• May be ruled by clergy and states law may be
  based on religious law
• Self appointed rulers
• What role do citizens play in a theocracy?

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1. What rights do you have as a U.S. citizen?
2. What responsibilities do you have as a U.S.
   citizen?
3. What does it mean to be an American citizen?