Show me the Evidence

1. Show me the Evidence Complete the first two columns

2. Citizen: members of a community who owe loyalty to a government and in turn are entitled to protection of the government • Civics: the study of the duties and rights of citizens • Citizenship: rights and duties of citizens • Government: the ruling authority for a community • Naturalization: a legal process to obtain citizenship • Alien: a foreign born resident of the US who has not been naturalized

3. 3D • As you come into class start reading the two shortened articles that you received when you walked in the door.

4. Objective • SWBAT explain the differences between citizens and noncitizens • SWBAT explain how US citizenship is acquired by immigrants

5. Show Me the Evidence • What to do: • Read the Show me the evidence activity sheet • Read the statement • Decide if it is a +, -, or –/+ • Write what to look for • Example: “History is the study of the duties and rights of citizens. What to look for: vocabulary word that describes the study of citizens

6. What is Civics? Citizens have both duties and rights Civics is the study of these duties and rights Thomas Jefferson wrote” Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government” What do you think this means?

7. He meant- to have an effective government, citizens must understand their rights and responsibilities. Informed citizens can make smart decisions about public matters

8. Roots of Citizenship • The idea of citizenship dates back more then 2,500 years ago to ancient Greece and Rome. • Citizenship gave the people legal rights to participate in government • 1700s Revolutionary thinkers brought back ancient ideas with their own definition-those ideas were: • Defined the word “citizens” as someone belonging to a nation • The power of government comes from the people

9. These new ideas gave the people a lot of power • Explain who citizenship was limited to at first and how that changed throughout the years • At first: Citizenship was limited to white men • 1868 African Americans were made citizens • By 1920 women has the right to vote • 1924 Native Americans could become citizens

10. What is citizenship based on today? • They are citizens by birth • They go through a legal process

11. Natural Born Citizens • Any person born in the 50 states or D.C. automatically become American citizens at birth • Anyone born on US territory (Puerto Rico/U.S. military base) • Anyone born on American soil to people who are not U.S. citizen • If one parent is a citizen who lived in the U.S.

12. Naturalized Citizens: Naturalization: The legal multi-step process to obtain citizenship • Requirements: Must be 18 or older, be a lawful permanent resident for five years, must be able to read, write, speak English, good moral character, have understanding of U.S. civics • 1. complete an application and send it to USCIS • 2. USCIS talks to the applicant to make sure the person meets the requirements • 3. applicant takes a citizenship exam • 4. special ceremony-applicant takes an oath where they swear to be loyal to the US

13. 3 ways Americans can lose their citizenship • Expatriation: is when someone gives their allegiance to a foreign country-they lose citizenship • Denaturalization: individuals who have lied on their citizenship application are denaturalized-they lose their naturalization and may be deported • Convicted of crimes: anyone convicted of crimes such as treason can lose their citizenship (treason is taking part of a rebellion and attempting to overthrow the government)

14. Foreign Born Residents • Not everyone who lives and works in the United States is a citizen of the country • Many people are aliens • An alien is a foreign born resident who has not been naturalized

15. Resident Alien • A legal immigrant who permanently lives in the United States • They can live in the US as long as they wish • Nonresident Alien • Someone who is expected to stay in the USA for a short specific period of time

16. Legal aliens may.. • Hold jobs • Own property • Attend public schools • Receive government servies • They pay taxes • Are protected by the law

17. Legal aliens may not.. • Vote in elections • Run for office • They cannot serve on juries • Work in most government jobs

18. Refugee: a person fleeing his or her country to escape danger

19. Refugees • Why would refugees leave their country? • Subject to persecution by the government • Fleeing disaster such as earthquake or war • Political refugee: means the government protects them

20. Illegal Alien: • US limits the number of immigrants who can enter • Many more people come into the US than the law allows • Each year about 1 million aliens enter or remain in the country illegally • Today there are about 12 million people living in the US illegally • Why did they come? • What difficulties can they encounter?

21. Class Activity • You are going to create mini books/pamphlets that inform the world how to become a U.S. citizen • On the inside you must have a section labeled “Natural-Born Citizen” and one labeled “Naturalized Citizen” • Under each section label the criteria for becoming a citizen in the United States of America. • (Advanced)On the back answer the following questions in Complete sentences and use evidence from the text: • Who automatically becomes a US citizen at birth? • Does this apply to children born on US soil event if their parents are not US citizens? • Why do you think becoming a naturalized citizen is a long process and has strict requirement? • Do you agree with all the citizenship requirements (USE AEC Planner to structure your response)