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1. What are the characteristics of a
Citizen
Do Now: What makes a citizen? What
do all citizens do?

2. What is a Citizen
• A Citizen is a person who owes
loyalty to a particular nation and is
entitled to all its rights and
protections. To be citizen of the
United States, you must fulfill one of
3 requirements:

3. What is a Citizen? Cont.
• 1. You were born in the United States (or at least
one parent is a citizen of the United States)
• 2. You were naturalized, that is, you have
completed the official legal process of becoming
a citizen.
• 3. You were 18 or younger when your parents
were naturalized.

4. Becoming a Citizen
• Who is Carla? Where does she come from?
• She is a girl from Argentina.
• She became a Resident alien – Noncitizen
living in the country
To become a citizen you must take the Oath of
Allegiance to the United States.

5. Rights and Responsibilities:
• Under American Law
• ALL are equal
• ALL have rights

6. Civic Virtue
• Willingness to work for the good of
the nation or community even at
great sacrifice
• Cincinnatus Roman Farmer who gave
up a peaceful life to lead Rome.
• Think of Washington and Jefferson

7. Democratic Value
• Is a sense of Patriotism (a feeling of love and
devotion toward one’s country)
• Respect for laws
• Moral Courage: Doing the right thing even
when it is unpopular – think Martin Luther
King, Jr.
• Physical Courage: Police, Soldiers, Fire Fighters

8. Responsibilities of a citizen
• Voting
• Obeying the Laws
• Defending the Nation
• Serving on a Jury
• Serving the Community
• Being Informed

9. Becoming an American Citizen
• 1. Establish _______-year _________
• 2. Apply for ___________________
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• 3. Go through the interview process
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• 4. Take Oath of __________________________

10. Test questions
• How many stripes are there on our flag?
• _________________________________
• What country did we fight during the
Revolutionary War?
• _________________________________
• Who elects the President of the United
States?
• _________________________________

11. Test questions
• What are the duties of the Supreme Court?
• ___________________________________
• How Many terms can the President Serve?
• ___________________________________
• How many Senators are there in Congress?
• ___________________________________

12. On a yellow sheet answer
• Some people do not vote, some
people do not volunteer to help their
communities, should citizenship be
earned rather than given?