being a natural born or through naturalization
what are ways to become an american citizen
To me it means to have freedom, rights, and responsibilities
To me it means to have freedom, rights, and responsibilities
no
Do you have to live in the United States to be an American
equality, liberty, and justice
What do think of when we hear the term American
same as citizens, except legal aliens cannot vote, serve on juries, or hold political office
what are the rights of legal aliens
permanent residents of the us who are still citizens of another country or someone who was given permission to enter the us
legal alien
a person without legal permission to be in the us or someone who does not have the paperwork to be in the us
illegal alien
people who came to the us from other countries
immigrants
the legal process by which an alien may become a citizen
naturalization
a card of identification
green card
a specific number of immigrants who can enter the us each year
quota
what are the steps for naturalization
1. apply for a permanent residency visa
2. live in us for five years
3. apply for citizenship
4. get fingerprinted
5. be interviewed and pass test on civics, us history, and english
6. take the oath allegiance to the us
how does voting work
you have to register to vote
be assigned to a precinct and polling place
go to polling place on election day and vote by secret ballot
votes are counted and reported to state government
select candidates to run for political office
nominate
a person who runs for political office
candidate
the election in which allows voters to choose the party candidates who will run in the later general election
primary
what are the requirements to vote
Must be a citizen
at least 18 years old
have to be a registered voter
be a resident of the state in which you vote
the political parties or people that prefers major changes to government policies
liberals
political parties or people that typically want few changes to government policies
conservative
the party that is known to be more conservative
rebublican
the party that is known to be more liberal
democratic
a group of citizens with similar views on public issues who work to put their ideas into effective government action
political party
the responsibility of every citizen to serve on a jury when called to do so
jury duty
duties
obeying the laws
attending school
paying taxes
serving in the armed forces
appearing in court
responsibilities
voting
being informed
taking part in government
helping your community
respecting and protecting others rights
it gives of different views of government issues and ways to fix them
what roles do the political parties in the us government
liberal political parties want more change in government policies conservative political parties want less change in government pol
what are the differences between liberal and conservative political parties
democratic- conservative-
republic- liberal- tend to favor a limited role for government in society
differences between democratic and republic parties
two-party systems= the us
multi-part systems= Mexico (7 parties)
one-party system= WW2- USSR, Germany, and Italy
examples of two-parties systems, multi-party systems, and one-party systems around the world
what are the differences between rights, duties, responsibilities
Rights- freedoms that us citizens have
example- freedom of speech, etc.
Duties- things that citizens are required to do
example- pay taxes
Responsibilities- things that Americans SHOULD do but aren�t required to
example- voting
duties are things we HAVE to do
responsibilities are things we SHOULD do but dont have to
what is the difference between duties and responsibilities