CITIZENSHIP Intro Key Terms Citizen Naturalized Alien Essential
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CITIZENSHIP
Intro Key Terms Citizen Naturalized Alien Essential Questions Who is a citizen? How does a person become a citizen? What is the role of government in the lives of citizens? What are the benefits of citizenship? Obligations?
What it means to be a citizen
Meaning of “Citizenship”? What does it mean to be a citizen? Responsibilitie s? Rights?
Who is a CITIZEN? Citizen of U. S. = born in, parents are citizens or chose to become citizens of U. S by being naturalized Naturalization: the process of becoming a citizen
You are a citizen if… …You were born in the U. S. or its territories (Puerto Rico) …At least one of your parents was a US citizen when you were born …You have been naturalized …You were under 18 when your parents were naturalized
Naturalization Naturalized citizens= President Or Vice-President Alien= citizen of one country living in another
Naturalization The Naturalization Process Step 1 APPLICATION The applicant submits an application to the U. S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) Step 2 EXAMINATION Applicant must prove the following: • Age 18+ • Legal resident in country for 5 years, in state for at least 3 months • Good moral character ex: non felon • Loyalty to principles of US Constitution • Able to read, write, speak, English • Know history & Step 3 FINAL HEARING Applicant appears before a citizenship court • USCIS responds to application • Judge asks application to take oath of loyalty to US • Applicant receives certificate of US citizenship
Activity! Students will work to create a profile of a citizenship applicant. The group will present their application to the class, then the class will decide whether that applicant is eligible or ineligible for US citizenship. Profile should include name, age, nationality and a reason for wanting to become a US citizen.
Questions Households by region and citizenship of Region Native home Naturalized home Noncitizen home householder Northeast 17, 651, 029 1, 440, 401 1, 297, 526 Midwest 23, 676, 358 577, 185 556, 927 South 35, 113, 525 1, 397, 335 1, 591, 955 West 18, 709, 217 2, 192, 469 2, 203, 025 Total 95, 150, 129 5, 607, 390 5, 649, 432 *In which region would you expect to find the MOST registered voters? *Which regions have more naturalized citizens than noncitizens?
