Oklahoma Social Studies 8.C.4.6.C
The Standard
- 8.C.4
- Examine the key principles and structure of the United States of America’s government as established by the Constitution of the United States of America.
- 8.C.4.6
- Define civic virtue and explain the individual’s duties and responsibilities.
Identify responsibilities of both citizens and residents of the United States of America, including obedience to the law, registering for military service, and paying taxes.
Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · 8.C.4.6
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students identify duties shared by citizens and noncitizen residents, such as following laws and paying taxes that apply to them. They explain who must register for Selective Service: most male citizens and many male noncitizen residents ages 18 through 25.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given a person’s age and residency status, a student can name the duties that apply. They can explain why an 18-year-old male permanent resident may need to register for Selective Service, while his 18-year-old sister does not.
Common Misconceptions
- Some students think only citizens must follow laws or pay taxes. Others think every adult must register for Selective Service, or that noncitizens never need to register.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: An 18-year-old male citizen and an 18-year-old male permanent resident both earn wages. Name two duties they share and say whether each must register for Selective Service.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs cards for an 18-year-old male citizen, an 18-year-old male permanent resident, and an 18-year-old female resident; have them sort duty slips under each.
Ask students to write two sentences explaining why a permanent resident must obey traffic laws and pay applicable taxes.
Play a true-or-false game with claims such as 'Only citizens pay sales tax' and 'Every adult must register for Selective Service.'
Show a notebook receipt with sales tax; ask who pays that tax at checkout, a citizen or a permanent resident.
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