Civics_Ch1_Web-Quest

=**Chapter 1 Citizenship in Democracy Web Quest**= Answer the following questions on note book paper. Turn in when completed.

**Influences on our values and principles:**
1. Which building in Philadelphia, PA is where the Declaration of Independence was signed and where the Constitution was written (you may know the answer without clicking for help)? [|Click here for the answer]

2. The Declaration of Independence suggests certain principles of government and citizenship. Click here to view the Declaration of Independence and answer the questions within the document (questions are asked throughout the document to answer and are lettered A through H).

3. In the list of names of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, certain names are links to other pages with more information about the person. Click on the name and answer the question listed beside the name. Click here to view the Declaration of Independence.

4. Which American value (we discussed several in class) DO YOU THINK is best exemplified or shown in the Declaration of Independence (there are several possible answers, but choose which you believe is best)? Explain why you chose the one you did.

5. Read some of the quotes of our Founding Fathers and answer the question with each quote. Click here for the page of quotes.

6. Our state, Pennsylvania, was founded on religious values and religious freedom. In Penn's Charter of Prvileges of 1701, he listed a requirement to be involved in the Pennsylvania government. What was this requirement? [|Click here to view Penn's Charter of Prvileges]Scroll down to the second paragraph under the heading "First."

**Examples of good citizenship:**
1. George Washington is one of the most famous Founding Fathers. He is also considered to be a good citizen. He composed 110 Rules of Civility to live by. Of his 110 rules, how do #'s 22 and 89 offer suggestions for good citizenship in terms of respect for others? [|Click here for the rules of civility].

2. Benjamin Franklin developed 13 virtues to live by and would practice each one for a week. He would end up practicing each virtue four weeks a year. Cite one of his virtues in terms of how it's an example of good citizenship. Click here for the [|list of Franklin's 13 virtues].

3. Martin Luther King Jr. is a 20th century example of a good citizen. He wanted to live in an America in which he would not be judged by the color of his skin. How does he want to be judged (rather than judged by the color of his skin) as stated in his "I have a dream" speech? What did he mean by this? [|Click here to read his speech] (scroll down the page to where he is saying "I have a dream" and the answer is in the 4th time he says "I have a dream).

4. Freedom is on of our nation's values. One of the symbols of freedom is the Statue of Liberty. [|Click here for help answering]. (A) Towards the end of the poem that is on the Statue of Liberty, it reads "give us your tired..." What does the rest of the statement encourage? (B) What do the broken shackles on the Statue mean? (C) What does the tablet in the Statue's left arm mean? (D) Why DO YOU THINK it's a symbol of freedom?

5. The Liberty Bell is another symbol of freedom. What is the inscription on the Liberty Bell? [|Click here for help answering].

**America Today:**
1. See if you can guess the following current information. What is the U.S. population? What is the life expectency? What is the percentage of Americans who are white, black, asian, and hispanic? What percentage of the population speaks other languages? Go to information about current America.

2. Naturalization is the process of an alien becoming a citizen. According to the Department of Homeland Security, how many citizens were naturalized in 2010? Which country did we have the most births from? Which state had the most naturalizations? [|Click here for the DHS website].

3. Could you pass a Naturalization test? [|Click here to try].

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