Transcript Ways to Become a Citizen

15.1 Citizenship and Immigration
What is a Citizen?
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Member of a state that can participate in it.
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Can participate in its governance.
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Citizens are protected by the state.
Citizen Responsibilities
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Citizens have to...
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Understand/Obey
the law.
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Pay taxes!
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Respect others'
rights.
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Participate in public
service (jury duty,
voting)
Ways to Become a Citizen
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Birth rite Citizenship
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Have a parent who is a U.S. Citizen!
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Jus sanguinis (Law of the blood)
Parent must have lived in U.S. At least 5
years.
Be born in the United States
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Jus soli (Law of the soil)
Parents have to be under U.S. Authority.
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Who does this exempt?
Ways to become a Citizen
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The third way... Naturalization!
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Legal process for Immigrants to gain
citizenship.
Naturalization Process
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Restriction on who can apply. Immigrants
must;
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Enter the U.S. Legally.
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Be financially independent.
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Be literate.
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No mental illnesses or drug addictions.
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No criminal record!
Naturalization Process
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Naturalization available to permanent
residents.
To apply, residents must file two things.
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Citizenship application
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Declaration on Intent
5 year residency
requirement.
Becoming a Citizen
- Applicants must prove that they;
- Lived in the U.S. For 5 years.
- Are 18.
- Can read/write/speak English.
- Good, moral character;
-Supports order in the U.S.
Becoming a Citizen
- After all that... Citizenship!
- U.S. Can also grant citizenship to groups of
people at will.
Losing Citizenship
- Denaturalization
- Loss of citizenship
- Only happens when someone has fraudulently
gotten citizenship.
- Expatriation
- Renouncement of citizenship