1. Citizenship Summary Blue or black words – write in notebook
Any other color – nice to know, but do not need to write.

2. We will work on notebooks next week…so be prepared

3. Who belongs to the U.S. citizen club?

4. Born in the USA
Our dirt
Military bases
Overseas territories

6. U.S territories

7. 2. I was born in another country but…
Mom & Dad are citizens
Mom or Dad are citizens and have lived in the U.S.

8. Natural Born Citizenship is based on two “laws”:
Parents, or
“Law of the Blood”
Children born to a parent or parents who are United States Citizens B
Place of birth, or
“Law of the Soil”
Children born in the United States or territories/possessions

9. Every country has its own rules.
Dual Citizenship
Yes, you can be a citizen of more than one country.
Every country has its own rules.

10. DUAL CITIZENSHIPS ALLOWED:
Australia, Barbados, Belgium, Bangladesh, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland, South Korea, South Africa (requires permission) , Egypt(requires prior permission), Greece, France, Finland, Germany (requires prior permission), Iraq, Italy, Israel, Ireland, Poland, Hungary, Iceland, Kenya, Sweden, Slovenia, Syria, Serbia, Armenia, Thailand, Lebanon, Malta, Spain ( allows only with certain Latin American countries), Tonga, Philippines, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka (by retention), Pakistan (accepts only with 16 countries), Portugal, Turkey (requires permission)
DUAL CITIZENSHIPS NOT ALLOWED
Andorra, Austria, Azerbaijan ,Burma, Bahrain, Botswana, Japan, China ,Czech Republic, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Ecuador, Estonia, Iran, Papua New Guinea, Brunei, Japan, Peru, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Chile, Kiribati, Korea, Kuwait, Latvia, Singapore, Slovakia, Ecuador, Lithuania, Solomon Islands ,Fiji ,Malaysia, Mauritius, Netherlands, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Romania, Mexico, Nepal, Venezuela, Norway, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal

11. I'm not a U.S. Citizen...how can I become one?

12. Naturalization
Becoming a citizen of a country that your were not a citizen of at birth.

13. Many people want citizenship of a EU country
Many people want citizenship of a EU country. It allows you to live, travel, and work in any of the countries in the European Union. Ooooooh Aaaaaaah!

14. How to qualify for U.S. citizenship
at least 18 years old
legal resident for 5 years
read/write/speak English
good moral character
understand Civics (yeah!)

15. Go over the chart provided to explain the naturalization process
Go over the chart provided to explain the naturalization process. Permanent residents also must establish “continuous residence” in the U.S., meaning they cannot leave the country for trips longer than 6 months.
The chart provided is from the United States Center for Immigration Services.
There are special considerations for those who serve in the military or served during times of war/conflict.

16. Did you meet those requirements?

17. Fill out an online application
Talk with an U.S. official
Take a citizenship test
Participate in a swearing in ceremony

18. Can I ever lose my citizenship?
Yes No

19. Losing Citizenship Expatriation - give allegiance to another country.
De-naturalization - lied on application
Commit treason (and convicted)
No examples in history ever found. Usually people convicted of treason spend their life in jail

20. Benchmarks
SS.7.C.2.1 Define the term "citizen," and identify legal means of becoming a United States citizen.
SS.7.C.2.2 Evaluate the obligations citizens have to obey laws, pay taxes, defend the nation, and serve on juries

21. Volunteer?
But Professore Melaugh, why should I even care about being a citizen of the USA?

22. Other countries do oath swearing ceremonies too!

23. Home Learning Complete any and every assignment for Civics.
As a special deal….I will accept any and all missing work for full credit at the beginning of class on Friday.

24. Are you a good citizen? Bad citizen? Indifferent citizen?
Practice Time
Are you a good citizen? Bad citizen? Indifferent citizen?

25. Benchmarks Wanted: Good Citizens!
How do you participate?
Benchmarks
SS.7.C.2.1 Define the term "citizen," and identify legal means of becoming a United States citizen.
SS.7.C.2.2 Evaluate the obligations citizens have to obey laws, pay taxes, defend the nation, and serve on juries

26. Write this down in your notebook:
“Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.”
- President John F. Kennedy
What does this
quote mean to you?

28. What kinds of citizen participation are there?
Problem Solving Citizen Community Oriented Citizen Personally Responsible Citizen Inactive Citizen
Tell students that we will be examining citizen participation using a ladder as an example: the higher on the ladder you climb, the more involved you are as a citizen.

29. Inactive Citizen Description: Sample Action:
Is not involved in his or her community, does not vote
Sample Action:
Does not participate in civic affairs, complains about government

30. Personally Responsible Citizen
Description:
Acts responsibly in his/her community and works individually to contribute to the community. While they are contributing to a group effort, they are not organizing that group effort.
Sample Action:
Contributes food to a food drive, works and pays taxes, obeys laws, recycles, gives blood, volunteers to lend a hand in times of crises, votes
Inactive
Citizen

31. Community Oriented Citizens
Description:
She/he organizes community efforts to solve problems and assumes leadership positions in these efforts.
Sample Action:
Helps to organize a food drive
Personally Responsible Citizen
Inactive
Citizen

32. Problem Solving Citizens
Description:
She or he researches problems in the community and develops strategies for change. This person seeks out and addresses social problems, knows about social movements and how to effect systematic change, monitors and influences government, and produced works to change public policy.
Sample Action:
Explores why people are hungry and acts to solve root causes through passing legislation
Community Oriented Citizen
Personally Responsible Citizen
Inactive
Citizen

33. Test Your Citizen Knowledge!
Each slide is going to have an example of citizen action. It’s your job to decide what kind of citizen is being described. Once you all make your decision, click on the citizen title to see if you are correct!
Good luck!

34. Personally Responsible Citizen
Sydney loves animals and has organized a fundraiser to aid a local animal shelter in their adoption campaign. 150 people attended her fundraiser raising over $5000 dollars to help the shelter.
Inactive Citizen
Personally Responsible Citizen
Community Oriented
Citizen
Problem
Solving
Citizen

35. Personally Responsible Citizen
Olivia hates the new policy in her community restricting how loud you can play music while driving. She thinks the policy is unnecessary and unfair. She complains about it constantly to all her friends.
Inactive Citizen
Personally Responsible Citizen
Community Oriented
Citizen
Problem
Solving
Citizen

36. Personally Responsible Citizen
Zion is really upset about all of the juvenile crime that has been going on in her community. Through research, she discovered that the cause of the recent crime increase is that the city recently closed 3 community centers for kids, leading to them not having a place to hang out. She has created a petition, and has a meeting to present to the City Council about why these centers need to be re-opened in the community.
Inactive Citizen
Personally Responsible Citizen
Community Oriented
Citizen
Problem
Solving
Citizen

37. Personally Responsible Citizen
Jamian’s community was recently hit by a major hurricane. He has been working very hard to clean up his house. He is also assisting his neighbors during this difficult time by volunteering to hand out food and clothes to those who lost their homes.
Incorrect!
Inactive Citizen
Personally Responsible Citizen
Community Oriented
Citizen
Problem
Solving
Citizen

38. Personally Responsible Citizen
Adriana loves to run. She has decided to start a local running group for kids in her neighborhood who are at risk for getting involved in gang activity. She sets up the weekly running schedule, organizes the different run groups, and publicizes the running group in her community.
Inactive Citizen
Personally Responsible Citizen
Community Oriented
Citizen
Problem
Solving
Citizen

39. Personally Responsible Citizen
Ayush watches the news every morning before he goes to work. He hears all about the upcoming presidential candidates. He does not care for any of the candidates, so he has decided not to vote.
Inactive Citizen
Personally Responsible Citizen
Community Oriented
Citizen
Problem
Solving
Citizen

40. Personally Responsible Citizen
Mrs. Wintz’s 7th grade class is concerned about the number of kids in the state that are obese. Through research, they have found that many students don’t get enough physical activity during the day. They are working with their school board to get more time allocated to the physical education programs in schools in their community.
Inactive Citizen
Personally Responsible Citizen
Community Oriented
Citizen
Problem
Solving
Citizen