25 August

1. Why study civics?

2. Why do you think women were not given rights as citizens?

3. Which part of the world do most US immigrants come from at present?

4. What is a synonym for ethnic?

5. How did America change immigrants?

6. How did the immigrants change America?

7. How was life different for people who moved from rural areas to cities?

8. What does President Lincoln suggest citizens do if they are unhappy with their government? (pg. 13).

26 August

1. What kinds of problems could arise when forming a government?

2. What are the 4 main functions of government?

3. Why is a direct democracy not ideal for large populations?

4. How is a representative democracy different from a direct democracy?

5. Why are dictatorships able to exist in modern society?

6. Complete reading strategy on pg. 20.

27 August

1. What would happen if most people used excuses to avoid serving on juries when called?

2. What are the duties of US citizens?

3. What are the responsibilities of American citizens?

4. Why are citizens' responsibilities to their communities an important part of our democratic system?

5. List 3 ways you can express your views and influence government.

6. What changes to laws have affected life in your community?

28 August

1. How might a bureaucracy slow down the response to community needs?

2. What can you infer about how schools view community services?

3. Why is it important that citizens help their communities?

4. Why do volunteers do so much work without pay?

5. Complete Reading Strategy on pg. 156

31 August

1. Explain Bacon's Rebellion. Why was this event significant?

1 September

1. Complete Reading Strategy on pg. 66

2. Why did the states refuse to give Congress the power to tax?

3. When new territories were created under the Northwest Ordinance, what practice was prohibited by law?

4. Why would citizens who had just won a revolution be so willing to take arms against their new government?

5. Why did the colonists decide they needed a national government in addition to state governments?