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    I Know About Citizenship in the Nation
    I Know About Citizenship in the Nation
    I Know About Citizenship in the Nation
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    I Know About Citizenship in the Nation

    By Mr. Knowitall

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    I Know About Citizenship in the Nation introduces a reader to concepts relative to the founding of the United States of America, it's founding, the documents that changed it forever, and ways in which Americans can be better and more involved citizens of their nation.

    The I Know About... series is designed to give people a brief glimpse of the depth that can be taken in a wide variety of topics. They can help you gain new knowledge to prepare you for camping in the woods, saving a persons life, or knowing what someone is talking about when they want to discuss random topics that you normally would have no knowledge of. They can help you explore potential careers, making your decisions more informed. In all, they are full of little "nuggets" we hope you can enjoy.

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    PublisherMr. Knowitall
    Release dateMar 15, 2014
    ISBN9781311385420
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      I Know About Citizenship in the Nation - Mr. Knowitall

      I Know About…Citizenship in the Nation

      By Knowitall

      Published by Knowitall at Smashwords

      Copyright 2014 Knowitall

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      Thank You for downloading this ebook. This book remains the copyrighted property of the author, and may not be redistributed for commercial or non-commercial purposes. If you enjoyed this book, please encourage your friends to download their own copy from their favorite authorized retailer. Thank you for your support.

      Table of Contents

      1. Being a Citizen in the Nation

      2. National Monuments

      3. The News

      4. The Documents

      a. The Declaration of Independence

      b. The Preamble to the Constitution

      c. The Constitution

      d. The Bill of Rights

      e. The Amendments to the Constitution

      5. Six Functions of Government

      6. Famous Speeches

      7. Branches of the Government

      8. Writing a Letter

      Being a Citizen in the Nation

      What does it mean to be a good citizen? Let’s use a simple comparison of Bill and Steve.

      Bill and Steve both were born in the same town, in the same hospital, in the same year, same month. They grew up in the same neighborhood, attended the same elementary, middle, and high schools, and both attended the same church. Then they graduated from High School.

      That’s where things went differently for them.

      Steve decided to go to college. He took on some debt in the process but when he graduated he paid them off as soon as he could. He got a good job out of college working as an engineer at a local civil engineering firm. He drives an unspectacular car but he does ok. He pays his taxes dutifully, and when he was called to Jury duty he went and took care of it even though he thought it was annoying to him at the time.

      When a new dam was going to be built near his neighborhood,

      Steve stayed trustworthy and gained more and more prestige at work as a result of his hard work, eventually taking over as CEO of the company.

      Bill decided not to go to college and instead went into the military. HE dropped out of the military during training for the Marines and went home to live with his parents. He got another job at a fast food restaurant. He didn’t pay his taxes because he didn’t want to and figured since there was only a 1% chance of him getting caught anyways nobody would care. He had a letter for Jury duty the same week Steve had been called in, but he called and said he was living out of state to get out of it.

      Bill eventually had his bad decisions catch up to him and one year he was audited and since he couldn’t pay what he owed, he went to prison for his dishonesty.

      Who do you think was a better citizen? Who would you like to be? The one who pays his taxes, performs jury duty, cares about current events, or the one too lazy to do anything?

      Being a good citizen in the nation involves following the laws and ordinances of that country, paying due taxes, being an active, involved citizen, and performing all due duties, including jury duty as required.

      Obeying the laws of your country means you need to not only obey them, but also be aware of them as well. For example, if everyone built a house wherever they wanted, can you imagine what the Country would look like? Instead there are laws governing where your house can be built, where a business can be built relative to that, etc. It keeps things neat and clean. So, before you build a house, you need to get permission to do so in the form of a permit from the government.

      Paying taxes makes it so that permits can be issued, because someone has to pay the person who hands them out. Taxes also pay for public roads, for schools, for the people who run them and teach in schools, and for the buildings that the people who work for the government or in the government work inside. They pay for a lot of things you might take for granted, so while it can be annoying to have to pay them, you take advantage of the things they pay for every single day.

      Being an active, involved citizen just means keeping up to speed on what is going on in your nation and being involved, lending your voice to others to decide who will be elected to run things in your Country, voice your opinion on issues that concern you, and taking part in juries or voluntary service when you have the opportunity.

      National Monuments

      You have the opportunity to go out and visit a national monument, a national landmark, or a state capitol. Obviously I can’t take you there through this book, but I can assist you in your research of a national monument that interests you. I can only assume what national monuments may or may not interest you, so I will cover a few different ones.

      The Washington Monument

      Right on the Washington Mall in Washington D.C., there is an obelisk.

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