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citizenship
study guide for citizenship
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| member of a community who has rights and responsibilities | citizen |
| group of people who share an environment | community |
| set of rules on how our nation will run | constitution |
| set of rules on how our city will run | city charter |
| privilege or claim to something | right |
| duties to other people, the government, or society | responsibility |
| laws that apply only within a city | ordinace |
| being a member of a nation or country and having full rights and responsibilities under the law | citizenship |
| process that allows immigrants to become citizens | naturalization |
| changes(to the constitution) | amendments |
| 1st ten amendments | bill of rights |
| a person who moves permanently to a new country | immigrant |
| foreign;noncitizen | alien |
| list some levels of citizenship smallest to largest | household,neighborhood,school,city,county,state,country,continent,planet,milky way |
| where are u.s citizens rights/responsibilities written down | constitution |
| where are Alabama citizens rights/responsibilities written down | state constitution |
| where are Oneonta citizens rights/responsibilities written down | city charter |
| what are some rights u.s. citizens have | freedom of speech,religion,protest,vote,not have the government search your stuff,freedom of education,equal rights,freedom of press |
| what are some responsibilities some u.s. citizens have | pay taxes,come to work/school,participate in public safety,jury duty,obey laws,stay informed,tolerate differences,participate in government |
| what are 3 ways you can become a u.s. citizen | naturalization,born in u.s.,citizen parent(s) |
| what are 7 qualifications for naturalization | at least 18,permanent resident of the u.s. for 5 years,good character, speak english,pass a civics test, do an interview,take the oath of allegiance |
| how did the constitution change in 1795 | free white persons will become citizens after living in the u.s. for 5 years |
| how did the constitution change in 1848 | 80,000 Mexican residents of the southwest are granted citizenship after the Mexican-American war |
| how did the constitution change in 1868 | the 14th amendment overrules Dred Scott vs Sanford giving citizenship to African americans |
| how did the constitution change in 1924 | all native Americans are granted citizenship |
| how did the constitution change in 1952 | citizenship could not be denied due to a persons race or gender |
| what are 2 types of immigrants and how are they different | illegal and legal;legal immigrants have permission to live here and can become citizens |
| how citizens and legal immigrants the same and different | treated the same except immigrants cannot vote or work for the government |
| how should you act during the playing of the star spangled banner | stop and pledge,put your right hand over your heart,serious,respectful,stand at attention |
| loyalty to a person,country,or belief | allegiance |
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