1. The Meaning of Citizenship
Section 1: What It Means to Be a Citizen
Color Transparency: Profile of Voter Participation
Section Reading Support Transparency
Section Outline
I. Who Is a Citizen?
II. The Office of a Citizen
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2. The Meaning of Citizenship
Section 1: What It Means to Be a Citizen
Main Idea
Key Terms
Americans become citizens in a variety of ways. Each citizen holds an office, the office of citizen, that comes with important rights and duties.
Citizen
Naturalized
Alien
Representative
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3. The Meaning of Citizenship
Section 1: What It Means to Be a Citizen
Who Is a Citizen?
Citizen
A person with certain rights and duties under a government
Citizenship requirements
Being born in the United States or one of its territories
Having at least one American parent when you are born
Naturalization
The process of becoming a citizen
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4. The Meaning of Citizenship
Section 1: What It Means to Be a Citizen
The Office of a Citizen
Abraham Lincoln
Observed that ours is a government “of the people, by the people, [and] for the people”
Representatives
People who are chosen to speak and act for their fellow citizens in government
Members of Congress, the President, city council members, mayors, governors, and many of our judges
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5. The Meaning of Citizenship: Section 1
Color Transparency: Profile of Voter Participation
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6. The Meaning of Citizenship: Section 1
Color Transparency: Profile of Voter Participation
1. What voter characteristics are shown on these charts?
The charts give data about voters’ sex, race, education, age, labor force, and the region in which they live.
2. Is voting a right, a responsibility, or a duty of American citizens?
Voting is both a right and a responsibility of citizens.
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7. The Meaning of Citizenship: Section 1
Section Reading Support Transparency
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