Preparing for Santa Clara County Superior Courtroom Visit You Have a Decision to Make For American democracy to work citizens must carry out important personal and civic responsibilities These are your responsibilities as a US citizen ID: 806464
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Citizenship: How Do You Make A Wise Decision?
Preparing for Santa Clara County Superior Courtroom Visit
Slide2You Have a Decision to Make
For American democracy to work, citizens must carry out important personal and civic responsibilities.
Slide3These are your responsibilities as a U.S. citizen.
Receive
an education
Obey
rules and laws
Pay
taxes
Vote
Serve on a jury
Serve
in the military
Stay informed
about issues
Slide4How Do You Make Wise Decisions?
Being a U.S. citizen involves making important decisions.
As a voter, whom should you vote for?
As a juror, should you find the defendant guilty or not guilty?
As an informed citizen, should you support or oppose a proposed government action?
Slide5How Do You Make Wise Decisions?
It’s important to make
responsible
decisions that
affect fellow citizens (as they do in a courthouse
).
Can you think of examples of how decisions affect fellow citizens?
Slide6How Do You Make Wise Decisions?
Unlike decisions about which video to rent, civic decisions cannot be made by a process as easy as tossing a coin. Instead, you should use a problem-solving approach like the one you’re about to see.
Slide7Good Citizenship Skills
Good citizenship skills include staying informed, solving problems or making decisions and taking action.
Slide8Good Citizenship Skills
Identify the problem
Gather Information
Analyze the Information
Consider Options
Choose a Solution
Implement the Solution
Implement the Solution
Evaluate the Solution
Slide9Good Citizenship Skills
Identify the problem
Decide what the main issues are and what your goal is
Slide10Good Citizenship Skills
Gather information
Get to know the basics of the problem. Find out as much as possible about the issues.
Slide11Good Citizenship Skills
Analyze the information
Look at the information and determine what it reveals about solving the problem
Slide12Good Citizenship Skills
Consider options
Think of as many ways as possible to solve the problem. Don’t be afraid to include ideas that others might think are unacceptable.
Slide13Good Citizenship Skills
Choose a solution
Choose the solution you believe will best solve the problem and help you reach your goal.
Slide14Good Citizenship Skills
Implement the solution
Take action or plan to take
action on a chosen solution
Raise Money
Raise Awareness
Write Letters to Leaders
Slide15Good Citizenship Skills
Evaluate the solution
Review the results of putting
your solution into action.
Did the solution work?
Do you need to adjust the
solution in some way.?
Slide16Your Decisions Affect Others
When living up to your civic responsibilities, the decisions you make will affect you and your fellow citizens, so:
Know your rights
Be responsible
Stay informed
Make good decisions
Participate in your community