Citizenship in The Nation — Merit Badge

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Requirements

From the official BSA merit badge pamphlet — wording is paraphrased here. Confirm against the current pamphlet for sign-off.

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For the whole badge

Explain what the Constitution is, what it does, its principles, and why it matters

List the Constitution's six purposes from the Preamble and how they affect your family and community

Explain the function of each branch

Explain why power is divided among the branches

Explain how each branch checks and balances the others

Explain how citizens can be involved in each branch

Discuss the importance of the Declaration of Independence

Discuss the importance of the Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment

Discuss the importance of E Pluribus Unum

Follow national news for five days; discuss issues and explain how one affects you, family, and community

Identify the speech's author

Explain the historical context

Explain the difficulties the nation faced that the speech addressed

Summarize what the author said

Explain why the speech is important to the nation's history

Choose a meaningful sentence from the speech and explain why

(Do any 2 of the following)

Visit a National Historic Landmark or Register site and discuss what you learned

Tour your state capitol or the U.S. Capitol and discuss its function and history

Tour a federal facility and explain its function in the community

Research a U.S. national monument and explain its importance

Name your Congressional representatives; write to one about a national issue and show the correspondence and any response

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