Citizenship in the Community

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This is a worksheet for you to print out and complete. Bring it with you when you see one of the Councilors.

Requirement 1

a) a short history of the community

    draw a line from the date to the event

  • Early 1800s
  • Building of the UPRR, Influx of  Irish & Union War Vets.
  • 1802
  • development of transportation and meat packing center, then business, finance, insurance and communications
  • 1830's
  • Lewis and Clark Visit Omaha
  • 1859
  • First European settlers
  • 1860's
  • Fur traders: Fontenelle, Cabienne, Boyer pass through the area.
  • 1870's to 1920's
  • President Lincoln visits Council Bluffs and discusses the transcontinental railroad
  • 1880s to 1950's
  • Continued growth, more diverse economy, new immigration from Mexico, Central & South America, Asia and the Pacific

  • 1950's to 2000's
  • Packing houses built, flood of immigrants from Europe and African Americans from the South

b) cultures and etnic groups

   These people came and stayed: Key idea is diversity

 draw a line from the date to the event

  • 1800 to 1860's
  • Influx of Hispanic and Asian Peoples
  • 1860s to 1880's
  • English and Scotch-Irish settlers, French Traders
  • 1870 to 1920's
  • Movement from Rural areas to the Cities
  • 1920's to present day
  • Sizable influx of Irish and some Germans
  • 1970's to present day
  • Hugh flood of immigration from all of Europe: Czechs, Poles, Hungarians, Germans, Greeks, Belgians ets. Also many Jewish immigrants from all over Europe and African Americans from the South.

c) Major places of employment:

Write in Five Major employers

 

d) What is the future of your community likely to be:
    Circle one

Requirement 2.

   Mark on the following maps:
Map # 1                                Map #2

Interstate Road I80  Westside High
Interstate Road 480 Westside Middle School
Interstate Road 680 Your grade school
Interstate Road 29 Methodist Hospital
US Road 6 Children's Hospital
US Road 75 Bergan-Mercy Hospital
US Road 275 Cross Roads Mall
Omaha Street 30th West Roads Mall
Omaha Street 72nd Fire station at 78th & Dodge
Omaha Street 84th Fire station at I-80 and Center
Omaha Street 90th Police Precinct on 90th north of Blondo
Omaha Street  132nd Your church (if you want)
Omaha Street  Maple Your home
Omaha Street  Dodge
Omaha Street  Center
Omaha Street  L
Omaha Street  Harrison
The Location of the Civic Center/County Court House

Map # 1

Map # 2

 

Requirement 3.

Do the following:

a) Chart the organization of your local or state government.
Show the top offices and which are elected or appointed.

Executive Legislative Judicial
National

 

 

    
State

 

 

    
City

 

 

    

b) Name the political parties in your community government and list four persons active in the politics of your community and what positions they hold.

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4)  What Public Governmental Meeting did you attend?

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5) After visiting the governmental meeting, obtain a copy of that bodies published budget. What are the major sources of income for that body?

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What are the major expenses of that body?

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6) List to of the services that you community provides to its citizens in return for the taxes paid by you and your parents.
Note: We are concerned here with local government.

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7) Select a city, county, or school problem or issue under consideration from the local newspaper or news broadcast and write a letter expressing your views to the mayor, administrator, or school board president. Show this letter and any response to your counselor.

8) List and briefly describe the work of five volunteer organizations through which people in your community work together for the good of the community.

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9) Tell how to report an accident or an emergency in your community. (the easiest requirement)

 

10) List five ways you can demonstrate good citizenship in your community, religious institution, school, or Scouting unit.