Attaining Citizenship LE1-C2S1T3pg47-49 Instructor Guide – Attaining Citizenship

This lesson explains how people become U. S This lesson explains how people become U.S. citizens and how citizenship is granted in the United States.

Lesson Objectives Explain three methods of becoming a citizen. Describe the laws that regulate immigration. List the standards for becoming a citizen. Apply a standard to deciding who should be able to immigrate to or become a citizen of the United States. Example:

CPS Key Word Questions (1-4) Key Words CPS Key Word Questions (1-4) Example:

Key Words ____________ - the process by which citizens of another country can become citizens of the United States. _____ - someone or something that belongs to a different country, race, group, or culture. Naturalization Alien Example:

Key Words _______ - meaning “Law of the Soil.” A person becomes a citizen by virtue of being born in the United States. ____________ - meaning “Law of the Blood.” If one or both of the parents are American citizens, the children have the right to American citizenship. Jus Soli Jus Sanguinis Example:

CPS Lesson Questions (1-2) Warm Up Questions CPS Lesson Questions (1-2) Example:

Warm Up Question How much do you already know about what it takes to become a U.S. citizen? Expert – I have done a lot of learning in this area already. Above average – I have learned some information about U.S. citizenship. Moderate – I know a little about this topic. Rookie – I am a blank slate… but ready to learn. Example:

Warm Up Question True or False: The qualifications for U.S. citizenship have remained the same for over 200 years. True False Example:

(Use CPS “Pick a Student” for this question) Opening Question List 2-3 things you already know about obtaining U.S. citizenship. (Use CPS “Pick a Student” for this question)

The New Colossus Read the poem, The New Colossus. Do you recognize any part of the poem? What does the poem mean to you? Example:

Becoming an American Citizen The qualifications for U.S. citizenship have changed as this country has matured. According to the fourteenth amendment, children born in the United States, except those of foreign ambassadors, are __________________. The conferring of citizenship by “jus sanguinis” applies to all children born to United States citizens, either male or female. automatically citizens Example:

Naturalization Citizens of other nations who seek citizenship in the United States can do so through a process called naturalization. Prospective citizens must then renounce the citizenship of their former country and swear an oath of allegiance to the Constitution and to the laws of the United States. Collective naturalization is a process whereby a group of individuals may become United States citizens without going through the normal process. Example:

Lesson Question CPS Lesson Question (3) Example:

Lesson Question According to what amendment can children born in the United States, except those of foreign ambassadors, automatically become citizens? Fourteenth Fifteenth Sixteenth Seventeenth Example:

Immigration Congress decides who this country will admit, under what conditions we will admit them, and since 1924, the number of persons who can immigrate into the United States per year. Undocumented aliens are people who enter into and remain in the United States in violation of immigration laws. Example:

Qualification for U.S. Citizenship The 1952 McCarren-Walter Immigration and Nationality Act established the qualifications for United States citizenship. To obtain citizenship, one must: File a petition. Attend an Immigration and Naturalization Service Hearing with two witnesses. Attend a final hearing to have an official administer the oath of citizenship. Example:

Lesson Question CPS Lesson Question (4) Example:

Lesson Question Who decides the number of persons who can immigrate into the United States per year? The President The Supreme Court Congress The Secretary of State Example:

(Use CPS “Pick a Student” for this question) Closing Question List the 2-3 most important things you learned in this lesson. Why are they important to you? (Use CPS “Pick a Student” for this question)

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