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Study Guide Citizenship and Government Social Studies, Grade 5
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CITIZENSHIP
AND
GOVERNMENT
What
are
the
Responsibilities
of
Citizens?
Citizens
in
a
democracy
have
rights
and
responsibilities.
Responsibilities
of
citizens
in
a
democracy
include:
•
paying
taxes
•
voting
in
elections
•
being
loyal
to
his
or
her
country
•
serving
on
a
jury
What
is
the
Constitution?
The
Constitution
is
the
plan
of
government
for
the
United
States.
What
is
the
Bill
of
Rights?
An
addition
to
the
Constitution
is
called
an
amendment.
The
first
ten
amendments
to
the
Constitution
are
called
the
Bill
of
Rights.
Freedoms
protected
in
the
Bill
of
Rights
include:
•
freedom
of
religion
•
freedom
of
speech
•
freedom
of
the
press
•
freedom
of
assembly
•
the
right
to
bear
arms
The
Bill
of
Rights
also
states
that:
•
Citizens
cannot
be
forced
to
have
soldiers
live
in
their
homes.
•
The
home
of
a
citizen
cannot
be
searched
without
a
search
warrant.
•
Citizens
have
the
right
to
a
trial
by
a
jury.
•
A
person
cannot
be
forced
to
testify
against
himself.
•
A
citizen
accused
of
a
crime
has
the
right
to
have
a
lawyer
to
represent
him
or
her
in
court.
•
Citizens
have
the
right
to
have
a
witness
testify
for
him
or
her.
•
High
bail
is
forbidden.
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What
do
other
Amendments
state?
•
The
13th
Amendment
stopped
slavery.
•
The
17th
Amendment
gave
citizens
the
right
to
elect
Senators
to
represent
them
in
Congress.
•
Women
were
given
the
right
to
vote
with
the
passage
of
the
19th
Amendment
in
1920.
•
According
to
the
22nd
Amendment,
a
President
can
serve
2
four-year
terms.
•
The
26th
Amendment
states
that
citizens
can
vote
at
age
18.
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