Mexico Civics/Economics-1B Preville By: Jayna F, Juan D, Joseph G, Mary R, Shamari B, and Abby S

Facts about the United States… Mary Facts about the United States… >Independence day is July 4th, 1776 >Citizens gain suffrage at age 18 >The United States is run by a Representative Democracy (Republic) >Presidents and Vice Presidents are elected together by representatives who are voted directly from each state (serving in four year terms and can be re-elected) >Currency is the United States Dollar (USD) >There is no official language in the United States, however the primary language is English and Spanish >The United States has 50 states and 435 Congressional Districts >The United States runs a free enterprise system >Population: approximately 320,000,000 >Major Exports: machinery and transportation equipment, chemical elements and compounds, manufactured articles, basic manufactures, fuels and lubricants, and food crops and live animals >Life Expectancy: 81 for females and 76 for males >Literacy Rate: 99% >Protestants make up about ½ of the United States citizens religion JG

Mary Facts about Mexico… >Independence day is September 16th 1810 >Citizens gain suffrage when you are the age of 18 >Mexico is run by a Federal Republic >The President is elected by popular vote for a single 6 year term >Currency is Mexican Peso >The official language of Mexico is Spanish >Mexico has 31 states and 1 Federal District >Mexico runs a free enterprise system >Population: approximately 118,764,000 >Major Export: Petroleum products >Life Expectancy: 79 for females and 74 for males >Literacy Rate: 91% >More than ¾ of Mexico’s population is Roman Catholic SB

Citizenship requirements in the United States Jayna & Juan >The 14th amendment is the document that states information about citizenship in the United States ~If a person was born directly in the US or in US territories, they can be a citizen ~If a person was naturalized to the US, they can be a citizen *In order to be naturalized, a person must go through a 5 step process: -Fill out the application -Live in the US for 3-5 years at minimum -Be able to read, write, and speak English -Take the US naturalization test -Pledge an oath of loyalty ~If a person was born outside of the US, they need at least 1 parent that is an American ___citizen in order to be a US citizen Once a person is a citizen, they are entitled to due legal process of law. Also, the person’s basic freedoms (life, liberty, and property) are protected equally under the law. JF

Citizenship requirements in Mexico Jayna & Juan >Mexico’s Constitution states that citizenship can be gained from naturalization or by birth ~This means: -If a person was born directly In Mexican borders (regardless of the parents) they can be a Mexican citizen -If a person is not born in Mexico, then they must have at least 1 parent that is a Mexican citizen in order for themselves to become a citizen -The person can go through the process of naturalization to become a Mexican citizen JD

Positive and Negative aspects of Citizenship in the US Joseph & Shamari Positive Negative >The United States government provides goods, services, and protection to its citizens: ~Health care ~Fire Department ~Education ~Roads and Highways ~Trash Pickup ~Military/Police/FBI >Once a citizen is 18, they have the right to vote regardless of their appearance (ie race, gender, religion, etc.) >Citizens have the right of: ~Free Speech ~Freedom of Religion ~A fair trial ~A jury ~Living/working wherever they choose ~Participating in the government >In the US, citizens must pay taxes (it’s a duty and part of the law) >Once you are 18 years of age (and male gender), you MUST register for the military draft AS

Positive and Negative aspects of Citizenship in Mexico Joseph & Shamari Positive Negative >Mexico provides services for its people ~The law states that all citizens have access to free medical services >Once a citizen is 18, they have the right to vote >Citizens have the right of: ~Freedom of Speech ~Freedom of Religion >Allows dual citizenship >Mexican income is 1/5 of that in the US >Mexican citizens are required to serve part-time for a year in the army >If a person living in Mexico isn’t a Mexican citizen, then they can’t vote >If you are a dual citizen, you have to obey the laws in both the countries you have citizenship in MR

Conclusion While constructing this project, we learned that there are many differences and similarities from citizenship to just plain living in Mexico and the United States. First, one similarity that Mexico and the Unites States have is that they both use a Republic to run their government. A Representative Democracy means that the citizens elect their officials to represent what the citizens agree/disagree on (also voting). Next, In our group, we discussed the properties of American citizenship and how we thought of it. Overall, we agree with all the aspects of US citizenship, yet we discussed what we all thought about the negative parts. In conclusion, we came to an agreement and we agree taxes are ok to pay. The Unites States collects tax revenue in order to provide goods, services, and protection. Without paying taxes, we would not have our advantages that we do currently. For example, we have a military to protect us and we have health care provided to us. As you can see, we learned about the diversity of the United States and a lot of different aspects of citizenship. JF

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