BILL OF RIGHTS &

CIVIL OBLIGATIONS LESSON 1

UNIT 4 – RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF CITIZENS

I KNOW MY RIGHTS…OR DO I?

I KNOW MY RIGHTS (CONTINUED)

Step 1: In your Groups, Discuss what the following Rights and Freedoms Mean:

• Religion• Speech• Press• Assembly• Petition• Privacy

Step 2: As a group, Read the first Amendment.

Step 3: As a class, Does this change your Initial interpretation?

DO RIGHTS COME WITH A PRICE?Step 1: As an individual, Think about what price we pay to have rights.

Step 2: As a Group, Make a list of 5 obligations we have to the federal government.

Step 3: As a Class, answer the question: Are these a Payment?

WHAT DID JFK SAY?HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=PEC1C4P0K3E&SAFE=ACTIVE

• WHAT WAS THE MAIN TOPIC OF JFK’S SPEECH?

• HOW DID HE PRESENT IT?

• WHAT TYPES OF OBLIGATIONS DOES JFK MENTION IN HIS SPEECH?

• VOTING, BEING INFORMED, VOLUNTEERING & PUBLIC SERVICE, MILITARY

HOMEWORK

•RESEARCH THE FOLLOWING QUESTION:HOW DO WE FULFILL OUR OBLIGATIONS TO THE GOVERNMENT, AND RESPECT THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS IN THE MODERN DAY?

•BE ABLE TO DISCUSS AND RELATE YOUR FINDINGS TO THE CLASS.