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Citizenship Vocab.
Term | Definition |
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citizen | a member of a community who has rights and responsibilities. |
community | a group of people who share an environment. |
Constitution | document that sets rules and lists rights. |
city charter | document that tells how the city will run. |
right | a privilege or a claim to something. |
responsibility | duty to other people, government, or society. |
ordinance | law that applies only within a city. |
citizenship | means being a member of a nation or country and having full rights and responsibilities under the law. |
naturalization | the process that allows immigrants to become citizens. |
amendments | changes |
BiIl of Rights | the first ten amendments of the Constitution. |
immigrant | a person who moves permanently to a new country. |
alien | a non-citizen |
allegiance | loyalty to a person, country, or belief. |