Civics: Citizenship & Civic Obligations Review Activities

This Civics: Citizenship & Civic Obligations Review Activities kit includes four pages of review puzzles that cover vocabulary terms and key ideas on United States citizenship, civic duties, and civic responsibilities. The worksheets include a maze escape, a crossword puzzle, a word search, and an emoji riddles activity. They also make a great, easy sub plan! 

This resource is suitable for middle school Civics, American History, or American Government students and is a great way to review material at the end of a unit or before the end of year exams. Students love doing the puzzles, and they get a good review of their Civics vocabulary while they’re at it!

This resource is aligned to the following Florida State Standards for Middle School Civics:

• SS.7.CG.2.1 Define the term “citizen,” and explain the constitutional means of becoming a U.S. citizen.
• SS.7.CG.2.2 Differentiate between obligations and responsibilities of United States citizenship, and evaluate their impact on society. 

This resource includes:

✯ A Maze Escape. Students navigate the maze of review questions by drawing a straight line through each correct answer. By the time they reach the finish, their line should pass through every box! Questions include vocabulary definitions related to citizenship, civic duties and civic responsibility.

Sample questions in the Maze Escape:

• How many years must a person have lived in the United States before they can apply for citizenship? (Answer: 18, SS.7.CL.2.1 Citizenship)
• Is watching the news to become an informed citizen a Civic Duty or Responsibility? (Answer: Civic Responsibility, SS.7.CL.2.2 Obligations of Citizenship)
• If you were born on U.S. soil, in a U.S. territory, or on a U.S. naval base, you have American Citizenship due to… (Answer: Law of Soil, SS.7.CL.2.1 Citizenship)

✯ A Vocabulary Crossword with key words related to citizenship and civic obligations.

• Vocabulary includes: Civics, Citizenship, naturalization, asylum, jury duty, and more!

✯ A Vocabulary Word Search with a word bank full of vocabulary terms connected to citizenship and civic obligations.

• Sample words from the Word Bank: citizenship, immigrant, naturalization, selective service, jury duty, vote, volunteer, and more!

✯ An Emoji Riddle activity. Students break the emoji codes to reveal vocabulary words related to citizenship!

✯ Answer keys for each activity!

This review is made to follow a unit on United States Citizenship and Civic Obligations. This is great for a sub day, homework, or as end-of-the-year review before exams. The puzzles are fun and challenging. 

This resource is presented as a non-editable, printable PDF. It includes an answer key. A digital version is also available through TPT Easel! Easel Activities can be assigned directly to your Google Classroom, or you can generate a link to share with students via email or your LMS!

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