Citizenship (3a)Page 53
Why did the dog cross the road?
To get to the barking lot.
Standard: 3a
Essential Understandings: A citizen is an individual with certain rights and duties under a government and who, by birth or by choice, owes allegiance to that government.
Essential Questions: How does an individual become a citizen?
Vocabulary: 14th Amendment, citizen, naturalization, immigration, diverse
Candy QuestionsCandy Questions
Who proposes
amendments to the
Virginia State Constitution?
Which purpose of government according to
the Preamble is being fulfilled
by our U.S. military?
Which early American document
established the current structure of
the U.S. government?
What determines how many Electoral
College votes a state gets?
Which early political principle
says that our government is
not all-powerful and may do only those things the
people have given it the power
to do?
Which early fundamental
political principle
means that people are
the source of any and all
governmental power?
Which of these people is more likely
to vote?
Who recruits and
nominates candidates to run for public
office?
What do we call the
changes and additions to
the Constitution?
What branch of government
can override a veto?
Camille was born while her French parents were vacationing in
Chicago.
Carlos was born in Puerto Rico of Spanish citizens
who were visiting relatives.
Terry’s American parents were working in
Greece when he was born.
The 14th Amendment to the Constitution states that, “All
persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the
jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and the state
wherein they reside.”
A citizen is an individual with certain rights and
duties under a government and who, by birth or by choice, owes
allegiance to that government.
http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/usgovernmentandlaw/citizenship/
Immigration and naturalization, particularly in the twentieth century, have led to an increasingly diverse
society.
To become a citizen through naturalization, a person must
demonstrate knowledge of American history and
principles. This person must also demonstrate the ability to read, speak, and write words in
English.
1) Decorate two little people.
2) Glue them by their heads to the left side of your notebook.
3) Under one of their bodies, write “Birth”.
4) Under the other body, write “Naturalization”.
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.d72b75bdf98917853423754f526e0aa0/?vgnextoid=afd6618bfe12f210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=afd6618bfe12f210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&print=0
Let’s see if we could pass the naturalization test to become a U.S.
citizen….
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