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The Meaning of Citizenship Test One
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What It Means to Be a Citizen Section 1
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Who is a Citizen? Anyone born in the United States or in one of its territories (even if the parents aren’t citizens) At least one of the parents was a citizen at the time of birth (no matter where the baby was born) A person who has gone through the process of becoming a citizen Any child under 18 whose parent went through this process
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The Naturalization Process Step One: Application Step Two: Examination—must prove the following Age 18 or older Legal resident of country for 5 years, state for 3 months Good moral character Loyal to the U.S. Constitution Able to read, write, and speak English Knowledge of U.S. history and form of government Step Three: Final Hearing Takes oath of loyalty in court
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Naturalized citizens have all the rights and duties of citizens by birth except: the right to be President or Vice President
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Rights, Duties, and Responsibilities Section 2
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Citizen Rights To vote and hold elected office To say what you think in speech or in writing To practice your own religion To have a fair trial And others as expressed in the Constitution
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Citizen Duties Obeying the laws Defending the nation At 18, men must register May choose to be a conscientious objector Serving on a jury or as a witness in court Paying taxes Attending school
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Citizen Responsibilities Work toward the common good Voting Holding government office Participating in election campaigns Influencing government Serving the community
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Citizenship and Our Other Roles in Society Section 3
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The Seven Social Roles self consumercitizen family member student or worker social group member friend
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Problems with our Roles Changing Roles: sometimes we have to adapt within one of our roles…we cannot do the same thing all the time Overlapping Roles: sometimes we have to fulfill more than one role at the same time Conflicting Roles: sometimes we are expected to fulfill two roles at once and we’re not able to do so
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