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REVIEW TIME!. Citizens are members of a political unit like a country. In the United States, citizenship is defined in the 14 th Amendment of the Constitution and says that any citizen has rights protected by government that can’t be taken away!

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REVIEW TIME!

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  1. REVIEW TIME!

  2. Citizens are members of a political unit like a country. • In the United States, citizenship is defined in the 14th Amendment of the Constitution and says that any citizen has rights protected by government that can’t be taken away! • There are three types of people that live in the United States Citizenship, Unit 1

  3. Born citizen • Based on law of blood or law of soil. • Born citizens have automatic full rights in the United States

  4. Naturalized Citizen • Comes from another country • Goes through the legal process of becoming a citizen. • Has all rights as a born citizen but cannot run for president.

  5. Resident Alien • Comes from another country • Lives here legally and has some rights. • Cannot vote or run for office.

  6. Obligations – you must do it! • Jury duty • Selective Service • Paying taxes • Obeying laws Citizen Obligations and Responsibilities, Unit 1

  7. Responsibilies • Petitioning government • Running for office • Voting

  8. Our country began as colonies that were a part of England. • We got along great for 150 years! • After the French and Indian war, King George III decided to tax the colonies extra to pay for the war. • Colonists rebelled so the king took away their rights. • They signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776 Foundations of Government, Unit 2

  9. After we became our own country, we wrote our first plan of government: The Articles of Confederation. • It failed for many reasons, mostly that the states were too independent. • The last straw was Shay’s Rebellion – we knew we needed a stronger central government after that.

  10. The Constitution was written over the course of 4 years and has been our plan of government for over 200! • It tells us how to set up our government, make laws, and gives us our government protected rights. • Two concepts that make it successful are Separation of Power and checks and balances.

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