What it What it Means to be Means to be

a Citizen!a Citizen!

How do you become a citizen? How do you become a citizen?

What are your rights as a citizen? What are your rights as a citizen?

What are your duties as a citizen?What are your duties as a citizen?

What are your responsibilities as a What are your responsibilities as a citizen?citizen?

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Who is a Citizen?Who is a Citizen?

Citizen-Citizen- a person with certain rights a person with certain rights and duties under a governmentand duties under a government

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Who is a CitizenWho is a Citizen

In the United States, a citizen is someone In the United States, a citizen is someone who:who: 1. was born in the United States or one of its 1. was born in the United States or one of its

territoriesterritories 2. has a parent that was an American citizen 2. has a parent that was an American citizen

at the time of your birth (no matter where you at the time of your birth (no matter where you were born)were born)

3. has gone through the 3. has gone through the naturalization naturalization process process 4. was less than 18 years old when your 4. was less than 18 years old when your

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NaturalizationNaturalization

The process of becoming a citizenThe process of becoming a citizen 1. A person submits an application to 1. A person submits an application to

the US Citizenship and Immigration the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)Services (USCIS)

2. the applicant must meet several 2. the applicant must meet several qualifications: 18 or older, legal qualifications: 18 or older, legal resident 5 years, clean record, resident 5 years, clean record, historical/government knowledge, etchistorical/government knowledge, etc

3. the applicant says an oath in front of 3. the applicant says an oath in front of a judge and receives a certificate a judge and receives a certificate

Naturalization ProcessNaturalization Processhttp://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.acfc8bb2d633f506e34f4a10526e0aa0/?vgnextoid=97c08c25bec2c210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=4982df6bdd42a210VgnVCM100000b92ca60aRCRD

Certificate of Certificate of NaturalizationNaturalization

Naturalization CeremonyNaturalization Ceremony

Naturalization CeremonyNaturalization Ceremony

Naturalized Naturalized CitizensCitizens

Have all the same rights as Have all the same rights as citizens by birth except the citizens by birth except the right to become President or right to become President or Vice President Vice President

Once a citizen always a citizen Once a citizen always a citizen unless you become naturalized unless you become naturalized somewhere else or are somewhere else or are convicted of convicted of treason treason the offense of acting to the offense of acting to

overthrow one's government or overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign to harm or kill its sovereign

Webster’s English Dictionary Webster’s English Dictionary

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The Office of Citizen The Office of Citizen

Our government is based on “the Our government is based on “the consent of the governed” meaning consent of the governed” meaning our government does what the our government does what the citizens want it to do citizens want it to do

Since each person cannot take part Since each person cannot take part in government we elect in government we elect representatives representatives to take our place to take our place making our government a making our government a Representative Democracy Representative Democracy

The Office of CitizenThe Office of Citizen

We elect the President, city council, We elect the President, city council, mayor, governor, judges, mayor, governor, judges, congressman and many other congressman and many other important officials so they will make important officials so they will make decisions and pass laws for us decisions and pass laws for us

What are the specific duties of our What are the specific duties of our members of government? How long members of government? How long are they elected for?are they elected for? QuickTime™ and a

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Define each term in your own wordsDefine each term in your own words RightsRights DutiesDuties Responsibilities Responsibilities

Rights, Duties, and Rights, Duties, and Responsibilities of CitizensResponsibilities of Citizens

Rights of Citizens Rights of Citizens Personal rightsPersonal rights Political RightsPolitical Rights Economic RightsEconomic Rights

Personal RightsPersonal Rights

Personal Rights: rights allowed to a Personal Rights: rights allowed to a person to do as he or she wishes as long person to do as he or she wishes as long as those actions are inline with public as those actions are inline with public order and don’t interfere with other rightsorder and don’t interfere with other rights

Right to practices any religionRight to practices any religion Right to say what you think speech/writingRight to say what you think speech/writing Freedom to travelFreedom to travel Freedom to have childrenFreedom to have children

Political RightsPolitical Rights

Political Rights:Political Rights: Those rights that allow citizens to Those rights that allow citizens to

participate in the political processesparticipate in the political processes Right to a fair lawRight to a fair law Equal protection under lawEqual protection under law Freedom of expression for political processFreedom of expression for political process Freedom to seek and hold officeFreedom to seek and hold office Freedom to serve on juriesFreedom to serve on juries To hold free, fair, and regular electionsTo hold free, fair, and regular elections

Economic rightsEconomic rights

Rights needed to earn a living and to Rights needed to earn a living and to acquire and transfer property or to acquire and transfer property or to produce goods and servicesproduce goods and services Freedom to acquire use, and sell or give Freedom to acquire use, and sell or give

away propertyaway property Freedom to choose one’s workFreedom to choose one’s work Freedom to enter into lawful contractsFreedom to enter into lawful contracts Freedom to establish and operate a Freedom to establish and operate a

businessbusiness Freedom to join a labor unionFreedom to join a labor union

Duties of CitizensDuties of Citizens

Defending the nationDefending the nation Being subject to the draftBeing subject to the draft When was the last American draft?When was the last American draft?

Serving on a jury or as a witness in courtServing on a jury or as a witness in court All citizens are innocent until proven guilty in a All citizens are innocent until proven guilty in a

court of lawcourt of law A fair trial is ensured by having a A fair trial is ensured by having a jury of peersjury of peers. .

The final decision is not done by lawyers or The final decision is not done by lawyers or judges but by citizensjudges but by citizens

Why does a jury of peers ensure a fair trial? Why does a jury of peers ensure a fair trial?

Duties of CitizensDuties of Citizens

Paying taxesPaying taxes Income tax, sales taxes, inheritance tax, etc. Income tax, sales taxes, inheritance tax, etc. Do you pay taxes?Do you pay taxes?

Attending school Attending school Why are citizens required to attend school?Why are citizens required to attend school? How much schooling are you required to take?How much schooling are you required to take?

Obeying lawsObeying laws Rule of Law- no one is above the law and our Rule of Law- no one is above the law and our

government is made up of laws, government is made up of laws, notnot men and men and womenwomen

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The JuryThe Jury

Duties of CitizensDuties of Citizens

How many of the 5 duties have you How many of the 5 duties have you performed so far in your life? performed so far in your life?

Rank the 5 duties from the most Rank the 5 duties from the most important to the least importantimportant to the least important

Responsibilities of Responsibilities of CitizensCitizens

Responsibilities are fulfilled through Responsibilities are fulfilled through choice and are choice and are voluntaryvoluntary

Working toward the Working toward the common goodcommon good Anything that makes our communities a better Anything that makes our communities a better

place to liveplace to live

Personal ResponsibilitiesPersonal Responsibilities Civic ResponsibilitiesCivic Responsibilities

Responsibilities of Responsibilities of CitizensCitizens

Responsibilities are fulfilled through choice and are Responsibilities are fulfilled through choice and are voluntaryvoluntary

Civic ResponsibilitiesCivic Responsibilities Serving in the armed forcedServing in the armed forced VotingVoting

Staying informed and investigating issues Staying informed and investigating issues Holding Government offices Holding Government offices

Making decisions that are in the best interest of the people Making decisions that are in the best interest of the people they representthey represent

Do politicians always do this? Do politicians always do this?

Responsibilities of Responsibilities of CitizensCitizens

Personal Responsibilities : obligations Personal Responsibilities : obligations that each person assumes individuallythat each person assumes individually Behaving in a civil mannerBehaving in a civil manner Considering rights and interests of othersConsidering rights and interests of others Supporting one’s familySupporting one’s family Taking care of one’s selfTaking care of one’s self Adhering to moral principlesAdhering to moral principles Being informed on what is happening in Being informed on what is happening in

the worldthe world

View a sample Ballot View a sample Ballot

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Sample BallotSample Ballot

Take a few minutes to look over the Take a few minutes to look over the ballotballot

What do you notice? Does it look What do you notice? Does it look complicated? complicated?

What does “write in” mean?What does “write in” mean? What does “straight party” mean? What does “straight party” mean?

So what happens. . . .So what happens. . . .

If you don’t believe in a law? If you don’t believe in a law? Are you a good citizen if you break it or Are you a good citizen if you break it or

follow it?follow it?