American Government
Unit 2: Citizenship and the Constitution Portfolio
Instructions: Unit 2 is about citizenship and the influences that helped create the U.S. Constitution. You will write about these topics for this portfolio. The assignment has three parts: Your Opinion on Citizenship (6 points), Influences on the Constitution Essay (18 points), and the Bibliography (4 points).
Part 1: Your Opinion on Citizenship (6 points)
List AND describe 3 rights or duties that you think should be provided/required of citizens of a country, and explain why you think each of these 3 things is so important.
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Part 2: Influences on the Constitution Essay (18 points)
Pick 2 documents such as the Magna Carta, Petition of Right, English Bill of Rights, etc., or a person’s writings, like John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, Rousseau, Montesquieu, etc. Many of these documents are available in Unit 2, Lesson 14, on Slide 3 of 6.
For each of the two documents that you choose, write at least 1 paragraph that explains the purpose and meaning of the document. Describing things like who wrote it, when was it written, why it was written, what purpose it served, etc. After you describe the document, then describe how it influenced the U.S. Constitution or the Declaration of Independence. Provide specific examples from the U.S. Constitution or the Declaration of Independence to demonstrate how they were influenced by the documents that you described.
Your essay should be at least 4 paragraphs long. For each of the documents, please describe the document you chose and show evidence from the U.S. Constitution or Declaration of Independence.
A) Document 1 Title __________________________________________________________
Purpose and Meaning of Document (1 paragraph = 5-7 sentences)
Where can this document’s purpose and meaning be found in either the US Constitution or Declaration of Independence? Be sure to cite specific passages from either the Constitution or Declaration where this document is found. (1 paragraph = 4-5 sentences)
B) Document 2 Title ___________________________________________________________
Purpose and Meaning of Document (1 paragraph = 5-7 sentences)
Where can this document’s purpose and meaning be found in either the US Constitution or Declaration of Independence? Be sure to cite the specific passages from either the Constitution or Declaration where this document is found. (1 paragraph = 4-5 sentences)
Part 3: Bibliography (4 points)
In the space below, properly cite the sources that you used for this portfolio in either MLA or APA format. Refer to the American Government message board for examples of how to properly cite sources.
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