SIGN ME UP! If you or your group is interested in joining in the fun, visit the League web-‐ site to register for the event www.lwv-‐needham.org/Civics_Bee.html. Register on-‐line from January 15 to February 25. /ĨLJŽƵĂƌĞŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚŝŶƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐďƵƚ don’t have a group, no problem! Register using the link above, and we will help you to put together a team. ĂĐŚƚĞĂŵǁŝůůĐŽŶƐŝƐƚŽĨϯƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂŶƚƐ͘ There will be no more than 25 teams. A team name is not required to register. dŚĞƌĞǁŝůůďĞŶŽŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϮϱƚĞĂŵƐ͕ĮƌƐƚ ĐŽŵĞͲĮƌƐƚƐĞƌǀĞĚ͘ Links to reference materials are posted at www.lwv-‐needham.org/Civics_Bee.html. CIVCS BEE RESOURCES The links below may be accessed through www.lwv-‐needham.org/Civics_Bee.html dŚĞ>ĞĂŐƵĞŽĨtŽŵĞŶsŽƚĞƌƐŽĨDĂƐƐĂĐŚƵƐĞƩƐ ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬǁǁǁ͘ůǁǀŵĂ͘ŽƌŐ ŚĞĐŬŽƵƚzŽƵƌ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚsŽƟŶŐ͘ The League of Women of Needham ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬǁǁǁ͘ůǁǀͲŶĞĞĚŚĂŵ͘ŽƌŐ EĞĞĚŚĂŵǀŽƚĞƌŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͘ dŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶĞŶƚĞƌ ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬĐŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶĐĞŶƚĞƌ͘ŽƌŐͬĐŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ dŚĞhŶŝƚĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞƐŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶKŶůŝŶĞ ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬǁǁǁ͘h^ŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ͘ŶĞƚ Great for searching. Mini-‐lectures by topic for AP Gov ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬǁǁǁ͘ŚŝƉƉŽĐĂŵƉƵƐ͘ŽƌŐͬ,ŝƉƉŽĂŵƉƵƐͬ,ŝƐƚŽ-‐ ry%20%26%20Government ZĞŐĞŶƚƐWƌĞƉ͗h͘^͘,ŝƐƚŽƌLJ͗'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͗/ŶƚƌŽĚƵĐ-‐ ƟŽŶƚŽh͘^͘'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬǁǁǁ͘ƌĞŐĞŶƚƐƉƌĞƉ͘ŽƌŐͬƌĞŐĞŶƚƐͬƵƐŚŝƐŐŽǀ-‐ /themes/government/index.htm ZĞůĞǀĂŶƚƐĞĐƟŽŶƐ͗ϯƌĂŶĐŚĞƐ͖ŚĞĐŬΘĂůĂŶĐĞ͖ &ĞĚĞƌĂůŝƐŵ͖ŵĞŶĚŵĞŶƚƐ͖hŶǁƌŝƩĞŶ h͘^͘ŝƟnjĞŶƐŚŝƉĂŶĚ/ŵŵŝŐƌĂƟŽŶ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐʹ study materials for the Civics Test ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬǁǁǁ͘ƵƐĐŝƐ͘ŐŽǀͬĐŝƟnjĞŶƐŚŝƉͬůĞĂƌŶĞƌƐͬ-‐ study-‐test/study-‐materials-‐civics-‐test Contacts 'ĞŶĞƌĂůYƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ Susan Duncan civics-‐bee@lwv-‐needham.org ,ŝŐŚ^ĐŚŽŽů Cathy Dowd LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF NEEDHAM AND NEEDHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS h͘^͘ŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶĨŽƌƵŵŵŝĞƐ, by Michael Arnheim dŚĞtŽƌĚƐtĞ>ŝǀĞLJ͗zŽƵƌŶŶŽƚĂƚĞĚ 'ƵŝĚĞƚŽƚŚĞŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ, by Linda R. Monk CIVICS BEE 2015 Sunday, March 8 2 PM Broadmeadow School Snow date March 22 What’s the buzz? 9What is a Civics Bee? 9tŚLJƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞ͍ 9Test yourself 9Sign me up! 9Resources ĨƌŝĞŶĚůLJƚĞĂŵĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶ to test civics knowledge. WHAT IS A CIVICS BEE? A Civics Bee is a fun, community-‐building event to encourage knowledge of government and increase civic engagement. Teams of three (adults, high school students and/or eighth ŐƌĂĚĞƌƐͿĂŶƐǁĞƌƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐŽŶŽƵƌůŽĐĂů͕ƐƚĂƚĞĂŶĚ federal governments. WHY SHOULD I PARTICIPATE? භ dŽĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĐŝǀŝĐŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĂŶĚƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶ භ To join together students, civic leaders, and interested community members භ To support a catalyst for learning and community spirit භ dŽŚĂǀĞĨƵŶŽŶĂ^ƵŶĚĂLJĂŌĞƌŶŽŽŶ͊ GET THE BUZZ! TEST YOURSELF Find out how much we all know about our 'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͕ƚŚĞŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ͕ĂŶĚŽƵƌĞůĞĐƚĞĚ ŽĸĐŝĂůƐ͘:ŽŝŶLJŽƵƌŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌƐĂŶĚĨƌŝĞŶĚƐĨŽƌ this fun community-‐building event, and ĨƌŝĞŶĚůLJĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶ͘ Form a team with your colleagues, family or group, or contact us and we will help you put one together. Use the resources listed in this brochure to ďƌƵƐŚƵƉŽŶLJŽƵƌŝǀŝĐƐ͘YƵĞƐƟŽŶƐǁŝůůĐŽǀĞƌ federal, state, and local government and ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚĂīĂŝƌƐ͘dĞĂŵƐǁŝůůĐŽŵƉĞƚĞŝŶĞůŝŵŝŶĂ-‐ ƟŽŶƌŽƵŶĚƐ͕ƵŶƟůŽŶůLJƚŚĞǁŝŶŶŝŶŐƚĞĂŵ remains. Bring an audience -‐ Encourage your friends to come cheer you on and join the fun! ϭ͘dŚĞŝĚĞĂŽĨƐĞůĨͲŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŝƐŝŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚ ƚŚƌĞĞǁŽƌĚƐŽĨƚŚĞŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ͘tŚĂƚĂƌĞ these words? Ϯ͘tŚĂƚŝƐEĞĞĚŚĂŵ͛ƐůĞŐŝƐůĂƟǀĞďŽĚLJĐĂůůĞĚ͍ ϯ͘,ŽǁŵĂŶLJh͘^͘^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŽƵƌƚũƵƐƟĐĞƐĂƌĞ there? ϰ͘tŚĂƚŝƐƚŚĞůĞŶŐƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƚĞƌŵŽĨŽĸĐĞĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŽƌŽĨDĂƐƐĂĐŚƵƐĞƩƐ͍ ϱ͘dƌƵĞŽƌ&ĂůƐĞͲͲKŶĞĐĂŶƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌƚŽǀŽƚĞĂƚĂ MA Registry of Motor Vehicles. 6. hŶĚĞƌŽƵƌŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ͕ƐŽŵĞƉŽǁĞƌƐ belong to the federal government. Which ŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞƐĞŝƐEKdĂĨĞĚĞƌĂůŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ power? A. Print money, B. provide schooling ĂŶĚĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͕͘ĚĞĐůĂƌĞǁĂƌ͕͘ŵĂŬĞ ƚƌĞĂƟĞƐ͕͘ĐƌĞĂƚĞĂŶĂƌŵLJ͘ 7. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? ϴ͘,ŽǁŵĂŶLJǀŽƟŶŐƉƌĞĐŝŶĐƚƐĚŽĞƐEĞĞĚŚĂŵ have? The League of Women Voters of Needham, a ŶŽŶƉĂƌƟƐĂŶƉŽůŝƟĐĂůŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ͕ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞƐ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚĂŶĚĂĐƟǀĞƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶŝŶŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͕ works to increase understanding of major public ƉŽůŝĐLJŝƐƐƵĞƐ͕ĂŶĚŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐƉƵďůŝĐƉŽůŝĐLJ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ͘ To join LWV Needham, visit lwv-‐needham.org or email membership@lwv-‐needham.org. A school and community partnership that creates excited learners, inspires excellence, and fosters integrity. www.needham.k12.ma.us dŚĞDĞůŝĐŬ&ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶŚŽŶŽƌƐŝĐŬDĞůŝĐŬ͕ĂŶĞdžƚƌĂŽƌĚŝŶĂƌLJ community leader who served as Needham Town Moderator ĨŽƌƚŚŝƌƚLJͲĮǀĞLJĞĂƌƐ͘/ŶŚŝƐŐŽŽĚŶĂŵĞŝƚƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞƐ ŽƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌƐĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƐŐŽŽĚĐŝƟnjĞŶƐŚŝƉ͘ ǁǁǁ͘ŵĞůŝĐŬĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ͘ĐŽŵ Answers 1. We the People Ϯ͘EĞĞĚŚĂŵdŽǁŶDĞĞƟŶŐ ϯ͘EŝŶĞ 4. Four years 5. True 6. B ϳ͘ƉƌĞƐƐ͕ƐƉĞĞĐŚ͕ƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶ͕ĂƐƐĞŵďůLJ͕ƉĞƟƟŽŶ for redress of grievances 8. Ten
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