Mrs. Wagner - US Citizenship - Our Rights, Our Responsibilities

Topic 1: Citizenship
These resources were selected by Mrs. Wagner and are reliable and appropriate for your needs.

iCivics - Citizenship: Just the Facts

Use this source fo questions 1,2,4



News ELA - How Government Works: What is Citizenship

This has good information for all of questions.



University of Minnesota - Immigrant Stories

This will help with question 6.





Use Clever to Link to Brainpop

*Log into BrainPop and watch the movie called, "Citizenship."


iCivics: Immigration Nation Vocabulary Terms

Use this for all of the questions.


Scholastic - Young Immigrants

Use this for question 6.



Topic 2: Participating in your Democracy and the Responsibilities of Citizenship
These resources were selected by Mrs. Wagner and are reliable and appropriate for your needs.


iCivics - Citizen Me

This can help with question 6 and 7.


National Geographic: Why Voting is Important

This could help with question 2 or 5.


iCivics - Voting - Will you do it?

This could help with question 2 or 5.


iCivics - Getting Involved

Use for question 2 or 5.


iCivics - Got Ballot?

This is helpful for learning about voting.


Brainpop Article - Voting

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USCourts.gov - Juror Experiences in the US

This can help you learn about jury service.


iCivics - Taxation

This could help with question 3.


iCivics - Get Informed

This could help with question 2.



Scholastic - Civics in Action: Political Parties

This would help with question 5.


iCivics - Civic Action

This could help with question 6 and 8.



Kid Governor - Writing to your elected officials

This could help with question 7.






Topic 3: The Rights of Citizens
These resources were selected by Mrs. Wagner and are reliable and appropriate for your needs.

iCivics - Citizenship: Just the Facts

Use this to answer question 3 and 5.



iCivics - Voting Rights Chart

Use this to answer #5.


iCivics: Civic Action

This could help you with qusetions 6 and 7.


iCivics - The Citizenship Clause

This could help with question 5.


iCivics - Equal Protection Clause

This could help with questions 5-7.


iCivics - Pasty Mink: Changing the Rules

This could help with questions 6 and 7.


PBS Learning Media - Video on Bill of Rights

*Click "Continue as Guest" and then start the video.





Use Clever to Link to Brainpop

*Log into BrainPop and watch the video called, "The Bill of Rights."



Subscription Databases
These are databases that a specificially compiled for your use. Articles have been vetted and are from reliable sources.

Gale in Context: Middle School

Use for finding Amendments to the Constitution.


Britannica Middle

Use for defining human rights and civil rights. You can also research Civil Rights leaders here.