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AA Citizen is a person with certain rights and duties under a government YYou are a citizen if you were born in the united states or in one of its territories AAs long as one of your parents is a citizen, it does not matter where you were born
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Obeying the laws Defending the nation Serving on a jury or as a witness in court Paying taxes Attending school
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Nationalized citizens have all the rights and duties of citizens by birth except the right to be president or vice president To be nationalized means you have gone through the process of becoming a citizen
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The number one job of a citizen is voting in elections. Voting is the best check we have against tyranny in the government and incompetent politicians. If you don’t like some of the idea you can vote on it. The idea on abortion The president don’t keep his pants on vote him out etc.
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They don’t have the some rights as a citizen if you are convicted of trying to over throw the United States government by force their citizenship will be taking away. They can’t be president or vice president
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A citizen have the power to decide what our government can and can not do. We can elect: Representatives Members of congress The president etc.
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As a citizen you have special privileges called rights. The government protects those rights. In our country, you have Freedom of speech The right to vote and to hold elected office The right to practice your own religion The right to have a fair trial
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Active participants Contributing to the common good Setting priorities for citizenship
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Today’s citizens struggle to understand their constantly Changing rights Obligations under social services Tax Other regulations.
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