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? Responsibilities? 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 Alien= citizen of one country living in another Naturalized citizens= President Or Vice-President Naturalized citizens have all rights & privileges of natural born citizens, except to become President or Vice-President Citizenship can be revoked if attempted to overthrow the US Alien: citizen of one country living in another country Alien= citizen of one country living in another

The Naturalization Process 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 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 & government of US

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 householder Native home Naturalized home Noncitizen home 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?