becoming us citizen

Select the three rights reserved for US CITIZENS:

• vote

• run for elected office

• serve on a jury

• freedom of expression

DUTY

• naturalization process

• citizenship for all

• A moral or legal obligation; a responsibility

• rights for all citizens

The process of becoming a US citizen

• Citizenship

• Naturalization

• Colonization

• Immigration

True or False: You can lose your citizenship

• True

• False

As a United States citizen, the requirement to serve on juries if called upon is considered which of the following?

• a right

• a drawback

• an obligation

• a recommendation

OBLIGATION

• a law

• a request from the government

• a duty

• a right

States that “all persons born or naturalized” in the US are citizens

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• Law of Soil

• Law of Blood

An alien who has moved to the US to live

• illegal alien

• martian

• immigrant

• citizen

What type of citizen am I? I was born in the United States and my parents are citizens of France.

• naturalized through Law of Soil

• naturalized through Law of the Blood

• natural born through Law of Soil

• natural born through Law of Blood

This chart lists some of the responsibilities of US citizenship:

Responsibilities of US Citizenship:

Support and defend the Constitution.

Stay informed of the issues affecting your community.

Participate in the democratic process.

Respect the rights, beliefs, and opinions of others.

Participate in your local community.

Which of the following is NOT an example of staying informed of issues affecting your community?

• reading a local newspaper

• lobbying for reduced federal income taxes

• attending open meetings of local government

• discussing community problems with your neighbors