Citizenship

Citizenship

Review

Key Topics

• What it means to be a Citizen

• Forms of Government

• Rights, Duties, and Responsibilities

• Natural-Born vs. Naturalized
  

• 14th Amendment

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a correct definition of a citizen?

• A resident of a country

• A community member that has certain rights and responsbilities

• Anyone who wants to be considered a member of a country

Rights, Duties, Responsibilities

• Rights: freedoms citizens have

• Responsibilities: things citizens should do

• Duties: things citizens are required to do

Multiple Select

Which of the following would be rights? Check all that apply

• voting

• privacy

• serving on a jury

• staying healthy

• freedom of speech

Multiple Select

Which of the following would be responsibilities? Remember, check all that apply!

• running for office

• paying taxes

• informing yourself candidates in an election before

• freedom to peacefully protest

• voting

Remember, some things can be rights and responsibilities

Example: VOTING

Natural-born Citizens

• Born in the United States

• Born in an American Territory
  

• Parents are American citizens

Multiple Select

Which of the following are requirements to become a naturalized citizen?

• Live legally in the US for 5 years

• Be fluent in English

• Take a citizenship test

• Pledge allegiance and loyalty to the United States

• Have a relative that is already a US citizen

Let's put your knowledge to the Test

True or False: Would these people be considered citizens

Multiple Choice

Someone born in North Carolina

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Someone born to French Diplomats in Washington, DC

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Someone born in Canada, whose mother was an American citizen

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Someone from Canada seeking refugee status, because they disagree with the Prime Minister there

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Someone born in Venezuela, who has completed the naturalization process

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which form of government do we have in America?

• direct democracy

• representative democracy

• constitutional monarchy

Multiple Choice

Which of the following governments would NOT be considered an autocracy?

• direct democracy

• dictatorship

• absolute monarchy

Multiple Choice

Which form of government is led by a religious leader, and its laws are based off of religion?

• anarchy

• dictatorship

• oligarchy

• theocracy

Open Ended

Name at least one function of government.

Multiple Choice

Which amendment was ratified to ensure former slaves were protected under the law?

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

14th Amendment: things to remember

• Defines citizenship

• grants equal protection under the law

• extends Constitutional protections to the state level (incorporation)

• states that if you were born here, you are a citizen

Poll

How comfortable do you feel about a quiz on citizenship?

• Great, I'd crush it, bring it on

• Pretty confident I'd do better than most

• Good not great

• Pretty unconfident

• What's "nachuralizashon" mean?