Citizen in the Nation Merit Badge

Requirements 4 and 5

Requirement 4

Read and be able to discuss these important United States documents.  Be able to state how life in the United States would be different without each of these documents.  Listed below are links to websites which you can read about each document.  The documents are:

Each scout is also being assigned one of the Amendments.  They will need to know the importance of it and the year it became an amendment.

 

Michael B.

Amendment 2

Nicolas B.

Amendment 4

Travis C.

Amendment 5

Michael E.

Amendment 6

Mathew E.

Amendment 12
Kevin F.

Amendment 13
Ethan G.

Amendment 15
Jake G.

Amendment 16
Michael H.

Amendment 19
Thomas P.

Amendment 21
Mitch T.

Amendment 22
Austin V.

Amendment 25
 

 

Requirement 5

 

In the Preamble to the Constitution are listed 6 reasons for creating the document that embodies the basic principles and laws of the United States.  Be able to discuss these reasons and how they affect your family and your local community.

 

 

The Declaration of Independence

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/document/index.htm

 

 

Preamble to the Constitution

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

 

 

Constitution

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_transcript.html

 

 

Bill of Rights

http://www.sundaylaw.net/opening/religlib/billrigh.htm

 

 

Amendments to the Constitution

http://www.sundaylaw.net/opening/religlib/addition.htm

 

 

 

 

Last modified: January 31, 2010