Ch. 3-2 Becoming a Citizen

According to the 14th Amendment, what are the two ways a person can become a citizen of the United States?

• Born or Voted
• Born or Naturalized
• Naturalized or Politicized

According to the article, the definition of citizen is...

• A person who vacations in the same place every year
• A person who belongs to a community
• A person who recites the Pledge of Allegiance every day at school
• A person new to the United States and learns English

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

Someone who moves permanently to a new country is referred to as

• a citizen
• an alien 
• an immigrant
• a naturalized citizen

the study of the rights and duties of citizens

• civics

• social studies

• humanities

• citizen science

a foreign-born resident of the United States who has not been naturalized

• citizen

• illegal alien

• refugee

• alien

a person who has unwillingly left his or her home to escape war, famine, or other disaster

• refugee

• immigrant

• non-resident alien

• resident alien

Potential citizens must be able to read, write and speak basic _______.

• Swedish

• English

• German

• Spanish

You can lose your citizenship if you commit a serious crime like treason.

• True

• False