Becoming a Citizen Duties and Responsibilities

What is citizenship?

• Something that is given automatically when a person moves to a different country
• Being a member of a nation or country and having full rights  and responsibilities under the law. 
• That other grade on your report card that nobody really looks at
• A large boat that only carries passengers that are members of a certain country

What is naturalization?

• When your eat only foods that are "all natural"
• When a person is born in the country they hold citizenship in
• The process of of gaining permanent resident status
• The process that allows immigrants to become citizens.

To be naturalized, you need to 1) be over 18 years old, 2) be a resident for 5 years, 3) be of good moral character, 4) speak English, and

• have a college degree
• have voted in the last election
• pass a civics test
• marry a U.S. citizen

Serving on a jury, obeying laws, taking care of your community, and ________ are all examples of what responsible citizens do.

• Voting
• Greasing the palms of local politicians
• Eating your veggies
• Dancing like Drake

The last step in the process of becoming a citizen is to 

• have a crazy party
• take the oath of allegence
• buy a jacked up truck and slap an American flag sticker on it
• prove your loyalty by getting a 'merica tattoo

One way to become an American citizen quickly is to 

• Know someone important
• Jump the line when nobody is looking
• Serve in the military for 1 year
• Steal someone else's paperwork and assume their identitiy

What are the requirements for becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen?

• Being fluent in English
• Being fluent in English and knowing basic U.S. history.
• Knowing basic U.S. history and being able to read, write, and speak some words in English
• Knowing basic U.S. history, basic math facts, and being fluent in English.

What is the difference between a DUTY and a RESPONSIBILITY?

• A duty is something you should do
  A responsibility is something most people don't do.
• A duty is something you have to do
  A responsibility is something you must do
• A duty is something you have to do or will get punished
  A responsibility is something you should do
• A duty is something you should do
  A responsibility is something you have to do

What will happen if you do not perform a duty?

• You will be denied your citizenship.
• You will face legal consequences (jail or fines)
• You will write an apology to everybody you inconvenienced by breaking the law
• If you drive poorly, your license will be revoked.

What's the most likely reason immigrants want to move to the US today?

• religious reasons
• better medical care
• build a better life
• visit relatives