Unit 1 Resources: Foundations of American Citizenship - Deerlake ...

Name Date ClassVocabulary Activity 5The Citizen and the CommunityDIRECTIONS: Using the clues below, find and circle the words in the word find.A M E R I B A N C C I T I W EE R I L H T S A N O Y D Y D UM X Z H D R A F T M T R C F ML W Y D G G H N M M I V A W ZN S HR I EK X FV X QT D J L Y N C D Y U L R R T JK O T B R J T T Z N I C C L FR N L Y X V Y R W I B C U N XX X M E Z K H Q W T I N A F MN F K M R H X E G Y S B E M MH N NW L GM K JX M FT L YCHAPTER 5F J W R F A L G J H N P R D DN D H X W F N W Y L O L U L HL P J L A L Z C G C P N B G DL T H R Q K V K E C S K D N DX R E C H X M S I R E E T N UQ Y V W G J M F Y K R P T L JJ T BU T TR Z YV C YL O VZ C ZCopyright © by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.1. The American government is awith many departments, rules, andpeople in the chain of command.2. Although the United States is made upof people from many different backgrounds,it is a because we sharethe same interests and concerns.3. Even though the has not beenused since the Vietnam War, men, aged18–25, are still required to register formilitary service.4. All Americans have the to paytheir income taxes by April 15th.5. Because democratic governmentsbelieve that the power comes from thepeople, they depend on their citizens tofulfill their to vote and stayinformed.6. Americans’ sense of being part of anational community is illustrated bythe pledge in the Preamble to theConstitution, which states that Americaformed as a nation in part to “promotethe general .”7. The strength of America is its diversity,which requires all of us to practiceof others’ beliefs, practices, andlifestyles even if we disagree with them.8. The urge to help others can take manydifferent forms; and organizations bothlarge and small exist to help peoplechannel this spirit of .71