What Does It Mean to Be a Good Citizen?

This is the first lesson in Khan Academy’s new high school civics course. This lesson focuses on what it means to be a good citizen, what civil society is, and what are democratic principles and civic virtues.

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/high-school-civics/x6dd25d18a54ef6e4:citizenship#x6dd25d18a54ef6e4:what-makes-a-good-citizen
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Grades

12, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

Subjects

Rights and Responsibilities, Citizenship

Resource Types

Modules (Teaching Unit), Media, Assessments

Teaching Strategies

Individual Work, Lecture

Constitution Articles

14th Amendment, 15th Amendment, 19th Amendment, 26th Amendment

Tags

political rights, economic rights, indigenous people, voting, Dred Scott, personal rights