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Citizenship Vocab.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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. |