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Do All of These:
- Know the names of the President and Vice-President of the United States.
Know the names of the Governor of your state and the head of your local
government.
- Describe the flag of the United States and give a short history of it.
With another Webelos Scout helping you, show how to hoist and lower the
flag, how to hang it horizontally and vertically on a wall, and how to fold
it.
- Explain why you should respect your country's flag. Tell some of the
special days you should fly it. Tell when to salute the flag and show how to
do it.
- Repeat the Pledge of Allegiance from memory. Explain its meaning in your
own words. Lead your Webelos den in reciting the pledge.
- Tell how our National Anthem was written.
- Explain the rights and duties of a citizen of the United States. Explain
what a citizen should do to save our natural resources.
- Alone or with your Webelos den, do a special Good Turn. Help your church
or other religious organization, school, neighborhood, or town. Tell what
you did.
And Do Two of These:
- Tell about two things you can do that will help law enforcement agencies.
- Visit a community leader. Learn about the duties of the job or office.
Tell the members of your Webelos den what you have learned.
- Write a short story of not less than 50 words about a former U.S.
president or some other great American man or woman. Give a report on this
to your Webelos den.
- Tell about another boy you think is a good citizen. Tell what he does that
makes you think he is a good citizen.
- List the names of three people you think are good citizens. They can be
from any country. Tell why you chose each of them.
- Tell why we have laws. Tell why you think it is important to obey the law.
Tell about three laws you obeyed this week.
- Tell why we have government. Explain some ways your family helps pay for
government.
- List four ways in which your country helps or works with other nations.
- Name three organizations, not churches or other religious organizations ,
in your area that help people. Tell something about what one of these
organizations does.