Junior - Inside Government Badge - Step 1 & 2
Play this game to complete steps 1-2 of the Junior Inside Government Badge! Step 1: Decide what being an active citizen means to you.Step 2: Go inside government.
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- Read the following paragraph and then answer questions 1-3. “In the make believe town of Girl-Scout-Landia, everyone does their part to make the world a better place. This involves community service and it also means getting civically engaged. Civic engagement is when someone works to educate, address, or fix an issue within their community. Civic engagement can mean interacting with the government but it does not have to.” When someone is being civically engaged, what are they doing?
- Read the following paragraph and then answer questions 1-3. “In the make believe town of Girl-Scout-Landia, everyone does their part to make the world a better place. This involves community service and it also means getting civically engaged. Civic engagement is when someone works to educate, address, or fix an issue within their community. Civic engagement can mean interacting with the government but it does not have to.” Does civic engagement always involve the government?
- Read the following paragraph and then answer questions 1-3. “In the make believe town of Girl-Scout-Landia, everyone does their part to make the world a better place. This involves community service and it also means getting civically engaged. Civic engagement is when someone works to educate, address, or fix an issue within their community. Civic engagement can mean interacting with the government but it does not have to.” Which of the following is an example of civic engagement?
- Read and then answer the questions. Government: any group of people that rule and/or control over an area, such as a country. This group uses law(s) to make choices such as deciding about what is/is not allowed as well as how money is used. Diplomats: typically anyone that goes from the government of one place to the government of another place. Sometimes these diplomats may solve issues between governments or work together to solve worldwide issues. Who makes up a government?
- Read and then answer the questions. Government: any group of people that rule and/or control over an area, such as a country. This group uses law(s) to make choices such as deciding about what is/is not allowed as well as how money is used. Diplomats: typically anyone that goes from the government of one place to the government of another place. Sometimes these diplomats may solve issues between governments or work together to solve worldwide issues. What is used to make choices?
- Diplomats: typically anyone that goes from the government of one place to the government of another place. Sometimes these diplomats may solve issues between governments or work together to solve worldwide issues. Which of the following is an example of a diplomat?
- Read the following and answer the questions. “When we really care about an issue and want to become civically engaged to fix it, that’s called being an active citizen. An active citizen is someone involved in their community because they want to improve or better it. Girl Scouts do this often, such as by taking part in community service, speaking up for, known as advocating, for an issue they care about.” Which of the following is an example of GS active citizenship?
- For a few minutes, think about something in your community that you want to education about, advocate about, or fix. Then, answer the questions. If you were to plan and do something about this issue (talking to a politician, educating the community, making a video, etc.) what would you be doing?
- A Girl Scout named Marie is worried about her community’s response to increased plastic bag pollution. So, Marie designs a project to educate people in her community about why plastic bags are bad for the environment. Marie is a...
- Read the following descriptions of U.S. government branches and answer the questions. Legislative: creates or makes the laws followed by people and the government. Executive: carries out the laws, enforces the laws Judicial: clarifies or explains the laws, such as when they are broken Question: If a police officer enforces a law, what branch of government is this?
- Read the following descriptions of U.S. government branches and answer the questions. Legislative: creates or makes the laws followed by people and the government. Executive: carries out the laws, enforces the laws Judicial: clarifies or explains the laws, such as when they are broken Question: In a GS troop, all girls decide upon rules to follow. This is an example of...
- Read the following descriptions of U.S. government branches and answer the questions. Legislative: creates or makes the laws followed by people and the government. Executive: carries out the laws, enforces the laws Judicial: clarifies or explains the laws, such as when they are broken Question: When a law is broken, it is up to this branch to decide what happens as a result.
- A Girl Scout troop decides to make a fake, or mock, government. They decide that their troop leader will be in charge of carrying out the rules the troop makes up. What branch of government does the troop leader represent?
- A GS Troop decides to hold a fake, or mock, court trial. One of the girls serves as the judge who uses the law to determine what should happen. The girl pretending to be the judge is representing the...
- A GS troop is going on a camping trip. All of the girls work together to create set of rules that will act as their law on the trip. The troop leaders explain that they will be the ones making sure the rules are followed so everyone is safe. The troop leaders explain to the girls that if a rule is broken, the rules the girls created will be used to decide what happens. What branch(es) of government are seen in this example?
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