Unit 1 Citizenship Citizen an official member of a country If you are born in the US you are automatically a US citizen Soilborn If your parents are US citizens at the time of your birth you are a US citizen no matter where you are born Bloodborn ID: 497163
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Proud to Be An American
Unit 1Slide2
Citizenship
Citizen- an official member of a countryIf you are born in the U.S., you are automatically a U.S. citizen.
(Soil-born
)
If your parents are U.S. citizens at the time of your birth, you are a U.S. citizen no matter where you are born. (Blood-born)Slide3
Path to CitizenshipSlide4
14th Amendment defines citizenship
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof,
are citizens of the United States
and of the State wherein they reside.Slide5
Legal Aliens
Have permission to be in the U.S. can hold jobs, own property, go to school, travel, and pay taxes
.
Cannot vote, run for office, or work for the government
.Slide6
Illegal Aliens
Illegal Aliens = non-citizensIllegal: either did not apply or were denied and stayedEstimated 10 million aliens in the U.S.
It’s illegal to hire or house illegal aliens
If caught, illegal aliens may be
deported (sent out the country).
Do you think of Aliens as an offensive term?Slide7
Immigrants
Permanent residents who have moved to U.S. from other countries.
Not everyone gets in:
Millions
apply, only thousands are accepted.Having relatives, talents, job skills, or money to invest increases chances of being accepted.
There have been several waves
of immigration in US History
Why do you think talents and job skills increase the chance of being accepted.Slide8
Naturalization
The process of becoming a U.S. citizenCitizenship & Immigration Services (CIS)
: regulates and oversees the process.
*
) Have a current green card *) Have
lived in U.S.
for at least 5 years
*
) Read
and write basic English
*
) Good
moral character
*) Pass
citizenship test
*
) Take
oath of allegiance to U.S.Slide9
Ways to lose your citizenship
1) If you become a citizen of another country2) If you threaten to overthrow the government
3) You
serve in the military of another country.