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/* Awesome backtick syntax: allows multiline string! And escaped some quote marks!
Won't hoist IF CONST
If VAR sort of hoists. Just mumbles 'undefined', as opposed to full on crash of CONST*/
var mb = `Citizenship
in the nation
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
MERIT BADGE SERIES
Citizenship in
the Nation
“Enhancing our youths’ competitive edge through merit badges”
Requirements
1. Explain what citizenship in the nation means and what
it takes to be a good citizen of this country. Discuss the
rights, duties, and obligations of a responsible and active
American citizen.
2. Do TWO of the following:
a. Visit a place that is listed as a National Historic
Landmark or that is on the National Register of Historic
Places. Tell your counselor what you learned about
the landmark or site and what you found interesting
about it.
b. Tour your state capitol building or the U.S. Capitol.
Tell your counselor what you learned about the capitol,
its function, and its history.
c. Tour a federal facility. Explain to your counselor what
you saw there and what you learned about its function
in the local community and how it serves this nation.
d. Choose a national monument that interests you. Using
books, brochures, the Internet (with your parent’s
permission), and other resources, find out more about
the monument. Tell your counselor what you learned,
and explain why the monument is important to this
country’s citizens.
3. Watch the national evening news five days in a row OR
read the front page of a major daily newspaper five days
in a row. Discuss the national issues you learned about
with your counselor. Choose one of the issues and explain
how it affects you and your family.
35871
ISBN 978-0-8395-3248-4
©2014 Boy Scouts of America
2014 Printing
4. Discuss each of the following documents with your
counselor. Tell how you feel life in the United States might
be different without each one. Then choose one document
and explain how it impacts you and your family.
a. D eclaration of Independence
b. P reamble to the Constitution
c. T he Constitution
d. B ill of Rights
e. Amendments to the Constitution
5. List the six functions of government as noted in the
preamble to the Constitution. Discuss with your
counselor how these functions affect your family and
local community.
6. With your counselor’s approval, choose a speech of
national historical importance. Find out about the author,
and tell your counselor about the person who gave the
speech. Explain the importance of the speech at the time
it was given, and tell how it applies to American citizens
today. Choose a sentence or two from the speech that has
significant meaning to you, and tell your counselor why.
7. Name the three branches of our federal government and
explain to your counselor their functions. Explain how
citizens can be involved in each branch. Explain the impor-
tance of our checks and balances system. Describe how
each branch “checks” and “balances” the others.
8. Name your two senators and a member of
Congress from your congressional district. Write a
letter about a national issue and send it to one of these
elected officials, sharing your view with him or her.
Show your letter to your counselor, along with any
response you might receive.
Citizenship in The Nation 3
Resources.
Resources
Scouting Literature Krull, Kathleen. A Kid’s Guide to
The Constitution of the United States; America’s Bill of Rights: Curfews,
American Business, American Cultures, Censorship, and the 100-Pound
American Heritage, Citizenship in the Giant. William Morrow & Co., 1999.
Community, Citizenship in the World, Mackintosh, Barry. The National
and Law merit badge pamphlets Park Service. Chelsea House
Publishers, 1988.
For more information about
Scouting-related resources, visit Maestro, Betty. A More Perfect Union:
the BSA’s online retail catalog The Story of Our Constitution.HarperCollins, 2008.
(with your parent’s permission)
at http://www.scoutstuff.org. McHugh, Erin. National Parks: A
Kid’s Guide to America’s Parks,
Monuments and Landmarks. Black
Books Dog & Leventhal, 2012.
Feinberg, Barbara Silberdick. The McIntire, Suzanne, ed. The American
Articles of Confederation: The First Heritage Book of Great American
Constitution of the United States. Speeches for Young People. Jossey-
Twenty-First Century Books, 2002. Bass, 2001.
Freedman, Russell. Give Me Liberty! Panchyk, Richard. Keys to American
The Story of the Declaration of History: Understanding Our Most
Independence. Holiday House, 2000. Important Historic Documents.
Jaffe, Steven H. Who Were the Founding Chicago Review Press, 2009.
Fathers? Two Hundred Years of Selzer, Adam. The Smart Aleck’s Guide
Reinventing American History. to American History. Delacorte
Henry Holt and Co., 1996. Books for Young Readers, 2009.
Kassinger, Ruth. U.S. Census: A Mirror Zeinert, Karen. Free Speech: From
of America. Raintree Steck-Vaughn Newspapers to Music Lyrics.
Publishers, 2000. Enslow Publishers, 1995.
46 Citizenship in The Nation
.Resources
Organizations and Websites U.S. House of Representatives
American Civil Liberties Union Telephone: 202-224-3121
125 Broad St., 18th Floor Website: http://www.house.gov
New York, NY 10004 U.S. Government Printing Office
Telephone: 212-549-2500 Telephone: 202-512-0018
Website: http://www.aclu.org Website: http://www.gpoaccess.gov
Congress.gov U.S. Senate
Website: http://www.congress.gov Telephone: 202-224-3121
Democratic National Committee Website: http://www.senate.gov
Telephone: 202-863-8000 U.S. Supreme Court
Website: http://www.democrats.org Telephone: 202-479-3000
GovSpot Website: http://www.supremecourt.gov
Website: http://www.govspot.com USA.gov
League of Women Voters Website: http://www.usa.gov
Telephone: 202-429-1965 The White House
Website: http://www.lwv.org 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
National Constitution Center Washington, DC 20500
525 Arch St. Telephone: 202-456-1414
Independence Mall Website: http://www.whitehouse.gov
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Telephone: 215-409-6600 Acknowledgments
Website: For this new edition of the Citizenship
http://www.constitutioncenter.org in the Nation merit badge pamphlet,
National Park Service the Boy Scouts of America thanks Harry
1849 C St. NW C. Boyte, Center for Democracy and
Washington, DC 20240 Citizenship, Humphrey Institute, for
Telephone: 202-208-6843 sharing his time, expertise, and assistance.
Website: http://www.nps.gov The Boy Scouts of America is grate-
Republican National Committee ful to the men and women serving on
Telephone: 202-863-8500 the Merit Badge Maintenance Task Force
Website: http://www.rnc.org for the improvements made in updating
this pamphlet.
U.S. Census Bureau
4600 Silver Hill Road
Washington, DC 20233-4600
Telephone: 301-763-4636
Website: http://www.census.gov
The U.S. Constitution Online
Website: http://www.usconstitution.net`
/*-------------------------------------*/
console.log("Find ten letter slice:");
let x = mb.slice(13,23);
console.log(x);
console.log("Find a phone number w/RegEx:");
let regEx1 = /\d\d\d/;
let foundStart = mb.search(regEx1);
let foundStop = foundStart + 3;
console.log(mb.slice(foundStart, foundStop));
console.log("Find first capitalized word:");
regEx1 = /([A-Z][a-z]*)/
let foundStrings = mb.match(regEx1);
console.log("Found this word: " + foundStrings[0] + ".");
console.log("Show same word but capitalized:");
console.log(foundStrings[0].toUpperCase());
console.log("Find ");
console.log("Find ");
console.log("Find ");
/*-------------------------------------*/
/*
Nov 29, 2018 Evan Genest
from https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/Merit_Badge_ReqandRes/Citizenship_in_the_Nation.pdf
*/