Traits Of An Effective Citizen

Traits Of An Effective Citizen

1. Economy

   • Make a household budget.
     • Make a deal with Chinese company to trade smart watches
       • Design and sell auto parts
   • Hire a distribution company to move your products to another state
     • Decide how many goods to produce this year

2. History

   • Analyze past battles
     • Organize causes of events from BC
       • Make a timeline of Indus River Civilizations
   • List effects of an invasion
     • Radio-Carbon date the age of dinosaur bones
       • Analyze the major events of the Ming Dynasty

3. Geography

   • Use a map scale to figure out how far away cities are
     • Understand different religious beliefs and know how they impact life
     • Work on protecting wildlife
     • Work in a diamond mine in Sierra Leone
   • Support clean water projects.
     • Represent the U.S.A as an ambassador in Kenya
     • Teach about Ancient Egyptians
   • Live among and study the various Bantu tribes
     • Learn the favorite food of jungle Pygmies
   • Write a travel guide to Indonesia
   • Captain a ship across the Atlantic

4. Civics

   • Gather evidence to choose a position about an issue
     • Participate in a formal debate with factual evidence
       • Identify different types of government
       • Be a police officer
         • Know the Bill of Rights
   • Contact your representative to solve a problem
     • Use data to predict population density for your city in 20 years
   • Write or sign a petition
   • Go to a political rally
   • Run for city council
   • Represent a defendant at a criminal trials