Citizenship

Citizenship

by Mary Cox

​Citizenship

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A citizen …

• is a recognized member of a country

• has guaranteed rights

​CIVIL LIBERTIES

​CIVIL LIBERTIES

• Individual freedoms (speech, religion, etc)

• You are protected from the government

​CIVIL RIGHTS

• You are guaranteed equal protection of the law 

• You are protected from discrimination  (being treated differently)

Multiple Choice

Gregory Lee Johnson burned an American flag in 1984 outside a meeting of the Republican Party. He was arrested and convicted with violating a Texas law that prevented burning the American flag.

What type of violation does this represent?

• Civil liberties violation

• Civil rights violation

Multiple Choice

Groups of same-sex couples sued their relevant state agencies in Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, and Tennessee to challenge the constitutionality of those states' bans on same-sex marriage or refusal to recognize legal same-sex marriages.

What type of violation is this?

• Civil rights violation

• Civil liberties violation

Open Ended

Section 1. 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. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

Who can be a citizen of the United States?