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Becoming a Citizen

Discover the rights and duties of citizens, the process of naturalization, and the status of foreign-born residents in this comprehensive guide to civics and citizenship. Learn about historical influences, legal requirements, and landmark cases that have shaped the concept of citizenship. Enhance your understanding of civics and become an informed member of your community.

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Becoming a Citizen

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  1. Becoming a Citizen

  2. What is Civics? • Citizens= members of a community that owe loyalty to a government and receive protection in exchange for their loyalty • Civics= the study of the duties/rights of citizens • “Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government.” • Thomas Jefferson • Citizenship the rights and duties of citizens.

  3. Roots of Citizenship Greek and Roman Influence Revolutionary Thinkers • Only men who owned property were citizens • Duty to pay taxes • Duty to serve in the military • A citizen was anyone who belonged to a nation • The power of government comes from the governed “consent of the governed” • Limits: • White men only until 1868 • 14th Amendment • 19th Amendment • Indian Citizenship Act (1924)

  4. Natural-Born v. Naturalized Citizens • Natural-Born Citizen: • Born in any 50 states • Born in Washington D. C. • Born in any U.S. territory like Puerto Rico • Born on any U.S. military base • Naturalization- legal process to obtain citizenship • Must be 18 years old • Must be lawful permanent resident for 5 years • Must be able to read, write, and speak English • Must be of good moral character • Must show understanding of civics

  5. Steps to Naturalization • 1. Complete an application and send to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) • 2. Take a citizenship test • 3. Special ceremony- take an oath to the U.S. • Losing citizenship: • Expatriation- pledge alligiance to another country • Denaturalization- lied on citizenship application • Conviction of three very serious crimes

  6. Foreign Born Residents • Aliens= foreign-born residents who have not been naturalized • Legal Aliens • Resident Alien- legal immigrant who permanently resides in U.S. • Nonresident Alien- stays in the U.S. for a short time • Refugees- fleeing country to escape danger • (Ex. Syria) • Illegal Aliens- immigrants who enter the U.S. without government permission • 12 million in U.S. illegally today

  7. Dred Scott v. Sandford • Background: • Dred Scott was a slave who worked for Dr. Emerson and traveled where with the doctor • Sued the doctor for freedom after living in a free state for over a year • The Decision • Scott was not a citizen because he was African American and the Missouri Compromise violated the constitution so he was not free! • The Importance • Contributed to the tensions leading up to the Civil War

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