Citizenship in the Nation – April 5th Power Clinic
Pre-work REQUIRED - Requirement 6. Choose a speech of National importance, read it, research the person who
delivered a bit, choose two of your favorite sentences from the speech. Be prepared to read them aloud to tell the group
why you chose this speech and why you like those two sentences. Must turn in at least your two sentences you read to
group (can be whole speech), who gave speech, and your name on a piece of paper. Pre-approval of speech waived by me
but should be appropriate and of national significance. Requirement 3. Follow the news (any way) for five consecutive
days. Write a short note on something you found interesting from each day. Put the date in front of your note. Use
complete sentences. Like this: 1-6-2014 The news was all about the weather today. With 20 year low temperatures there
were water main breaks all over the city and public workers repaired them all day. They also talked about how you can
prep your car for the cold and how stranded motorists were reported all day. They also reported second day of closed
schools all over Dane Cty – yeah!!!!!
10am Capitol Tour – Meet in the ground floor Rotunda. Official tour guide will give tour. Each Scout must ask at
least two original questions. Those questions should reflect rank in complexity.
April 5th Working Schedule – we will break for bag lunch when Scouts want to.
Intro – 15 mins
Discuss what it means to be a citizen in the national context. Rights and responsibilities we have as citizens of a nation.
(req 1) 15 mins
Lively discussion on the Declaration of Independence, Preamble, the Constitution, Bill of Rights, Amendments to
Constitution. (req 4) 20 mins – what emotion caused the revolution? And every war in history?
What are OUR values? Exercise 10 mins
List and discuss the six functions of government from the Preamble. Talk about how these roles play out every day in
every person's life (req 5) 20 mins
Scout presentation of “speech” homework to group. Two sentences, who said it and why, why do you like this speech?
(req 6) 20 mins
Discussion on the three branches of Federal government and what their function is. We will discuss how the Federal
government and each of its branches trickle down into our lives every day. We will discuss the concept of checks and
balances in government and their value to all of us as citizens. (req7) 20 mins
Scouts discuss “news” homework. Turn in your paperwork with your name on it! And discuss with the group your
favorite “news” moment of the week. (req 3) - 20 mins
We will name our two Federal US Senators and our Congressman. We will write our letters to our elected Federal
officials. I will supply paper, envelops, and stamps. I hope to collect the letters before they leave, but this always seems to
be a trying part of this merit badge for some reason. I think it is because don't write letters to Grandma anymore :) (req 8)
30 mins
Julie Laundrie – Troop 27
405 S Randall Ave
Madison, WI 53715
cell 608-772-0110
home 230-5850
email [email protected] work email [email protected]