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Citizenship
Citizenship Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 14th Amendment | Defines what it means to be a U.S. citizen and protects certain rights of the people |
| Alien | Are people living in the U.S. who are not citizens |
| Citizen | A legal member of a country |
| Common Good | Beliefs or actions that are seen as a benefit to the larger community rather than individual interests |
| Immigrant | A person who comes to a country to live there permanently |
| Law of Blood | To be born to an American parent |
| Law of Soil | To be born in the United States |
| Legal Permanent Resident | A foreign person granted permission to reside in a country |
| Obligation | A duty to the country that you have to do |
| Naturalization | The process that allows immigrants to become U.S. citizens |
| Resident | A foreign person residing in a country |
| Responsibility | A duty to the country that you should do |
| Selective Service | The registration of males between the ages of 18 and 26 years in case of a military draft |