CITIZENSHIP

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CITIZENSHIP

• What is civics?
• Rights
• Duties
• Responsibilities
• History of Immigration
• Natural Born Citizen
• Immigration
• Naturalization

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CIVICS

• The study of the rights, duties, and
  responsibilities of members of a state or nation.
• Analyzes the interaction between citizens and
  their government.
• A citizen is someone who is entitled to certain
  rights, and in turn has certain duties and
  responsibilities.
• Citizenship includes rights, duties, and
  responsibilities. Has roots in Ancient Greece
  (Athens) and Rome.

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RIGHTS

• Something that you are entitled to as a human
  being.
• Categories of Rights
• Security Protect from harmful behavior.
• Equality People should have equal opportunity
  regardless of race, gender, or religious
  background.
• Liberty All people should have certain basic
  freedoms. (Bill of Rights)

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DUTIES

• Something you are required to do as a citizen.
• 1) Obey Laws
• 2) Pay Taxes
• 3) Jury Duty
• 4) Attend School
• 5) Register for the Draft

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RESPONSIBILITIES

• Things that you should do as a citizen.
• Be Informed
• Voting
• Participate in Government
• Respect Others Rights
• Respect Diversity

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The Americas A Land of Immigrants

• Asians - 10,000 years ago Crossed land bridge
  from Asia.
• Europeans Late 1400s, Early 1500s. Largest
  number of immigrants from 1500s-1900s.
• Africans 1619-1808 more than 500,000 brought
  into slavery. 1808 Congress banned the slave
  trade.
• Today Latin America.
• Given the US population, why is respect for
  diversity important?

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IMMIGRATION

• Immigrant People who move permanently to a new
  country. Immigrant plan to become citizens.
• Alien People from other countries coming to US
  to work or study. Aliens plan to return to home
  country.
• Legal File with government and are given
  permission to be in the country. (VISA)
• Illegal Have not been given permission by the
  government to be in the country.

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NATURAL BORN CITIZEN

• All people who meet the following criteria are
  citizens by birth.
• 1) Born in
• 50 States
• Washington D.C.
• US Territories US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico,
  Guam
• US Military Base
• 2) Parents Are US Citizens

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NATURALIZATION

• The legal process of becoming a citizen of the
  United States.
• File Declaration of Intent Form (USCIS)
• Live in US 5 years Married 3 years
• Meet with USCIS
• Take Exam
• Take Oath of Allegiance