Warm UP! Effective citizenship: What are some duties of citizens? What are some responsibilities? What are the qualifications for being a citizen of the United States?
Daily Assessment Describe an effective citizen. Why is it important to be a good citizen?
Which metaphor is best? Why? (or create your own!) Melting Pot Tossed Salad
Vocabulary: Alien: non-citizens who study, work, or visit in the United States –Can be legal (through work/student visa, etc), or illegal Immigrants: people who permanently move to a new country –Can be legal (started naturalization process) or illegal
Aliens Legal aliens do not have full political rights. They cannot vote, run for office, serve on juries, or work in government jobs. They can live & work in the US, own property, pay taxes. They must carry an identification card. Around 12 million people are living in the US illegally. They have no rights in the US.
American Immigration Year% of Native Population % of foreign- born population
Immigrant’s Country of Origin 1900 Europe North America Asia Latin America 2000 Latin America Asia Europe North America
Naturalization Process Naturalization: legal process to become a citizen. Step 1: Declaration of Intent: file an official statement with Immigration & Naturalization Service (INS). Then, they must live in America for 5 years (3 if they are married). –Many take classes during this time to prepare for the naturalization test
Naturalization Process Step 2: File an application for citizenship & have an interview: INS official wants to make sure the immigrant meets requirements. Step 3: Take the naturalization test: citizenship exam with questions about reading, writing, and speaking English, as well as history & government of the United States.
Naturalization Process Step 4: Ceremony: if citizenship is granted, you attend a ceremony to celebrate & pledge an oath of allegiance to the country. You promise to obey the laws & the Constitution. You sign a document, and then you are officially a citizen!
Sample Questions for Naturalization Test 1. Who is the Vice President of the US? 2. Who becomes President of the U.S.A. if the President and the Vice President should die? 3. What are the names of the thirteen original states? 4. Who has the power to declare war? 5. Who was the main writer of the Constitution?
Naturalization Test Continued… 6. What kind of government does the United States have? 7. How many Supreme Court justices are there? 8. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court? 9. What do we call a change to the Constitution? 10. In what month is a new President inaugurated?
Answers 1. Vice President John Biden 2. Speaker of the House of Representatives (Nancy Pelosi) 3. Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia 4. Congress 5. James Madison 6. Representative Democracy (Republic) 7. Nine 8. Chief Justice John Roberts 9. Amendment 10. January
Daily Assessment If you were running for the presidency, what new changes to either immigration laws or the naturalization process would you propose? You are trying to do what is best for the country and secure votes. A good policy should deal with the 12 million illegal immigrants in the US today AND what to do about the future immigrants to the US.
Naturalization Pamphlet p14-17 Your goal is to create a three-fold pamphlet outlining the steps necessary for an alien to become a naturalized citizen of the United States. It must include: 1.An illustrated, colored title page 2.A brief explanation of rights granted to legal aliens, and rights denied to legal aliens. 3.A brief introduction to the process of naturalization. 4.Explain the steps involved in becoming a citizen (the naturalization process), with complete sentence explanations of each step. 5.At least two other colored illustrations, not including the title page. **Assignment will be graded based on the quality of information included. It must be neat, organized, and display some creativity.