Citizenship Vocabulary

This is someone who was born in the United States.

• Vote

• Natural-born Citizen

• Immigrant

• Naturalized Citizen

This is someone who chose to become a U.S. Citizen.

• Naturalized Citizen

• Illegal Alien

• Natural-born Citizen

• Civic Duty

An action required by law for a U.S. citizen to complete.

• Vote

• Immigrant

• Civic Responsibility

• Civic Duty

Active participation in the public life of a community with focus on the common good.

• Illegal Alien

• Civic Responsibility

• Natural-born Citizen

• Civic Duty

An action a U.S. citizen performs to elect a person to public office; usually completed on a paper or electronic ballot.

• Civic Duty

• Vote

• Immigrant

• Undocumented

Not having the appropriate legal documents.

• Natural-born Citizen

• Undocumented

• Civic Duty

• Naturalized Citizen

The process by which someone moves either internationally or within the country.

• Undocumented

• Natural-born Citizen

• Immigration

• Illegal Alien

A foreign person living in a country without their authorization or permission.

• Naturalized Citizen

• Civic Responsibility

• Illegal Alien

• Immigration

The position of being of a particular country and having permission to live there.

• Undocumented

• Citizenship

• Natural-born Citizen

• Naturalized Citizen

Having permission to live and/or belong in a particular country.

• Citizen

• Vote

• Civic Duty

• Civic Responsibility