Grand Canyon Council Virtual Merit Badge Class

Citizenship in the World

Dates: 

            August 4, 2022 - 6:30pm-8:30pm AZ time

            August 11, 2022 - 6:30pm-8:30pm AZ time

          You must attend both classes to complete!

Fee: $10

Prerequisites: Minimum age 13  and Requirements 3 and 7.

Before enrolling, please make sure your Scoutmaster knows you are taking this virtual merit badge class.  

This class begin.s 6:30pm Arizona Time, if out of state, make sure you understand the time difference before registering

Important: Please see how to fulfil the prerequisites and other course information here.

Some of the subjects discussed in the classes:

• How one becomes a citizen
• US Rights and Duties compared to Rights and Duties in other countries
• The difference between International Law and National Law
• Interpol
• WHO
• What is a constitution
• Different types of governments, and some examples (e.g., Authoritarian vs Democratic; Parlementary vs Presidential)
• What is the difference between a Head of Government and a Head of State
• Who represents a government in another country, where a US citizen can go for help in another country
• Visa vs Passport

The Merit Badge Counselor for this course is Bill Nelson of Grand Canyon Council