Transcript Do you deserve to be a citizen of the United States?

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Who are
US
citizens?
What are
“American values”
?
Check the book: pages 8-9
American Values
•Equality How to read a
textbook:
•Liberty Headings and
subheadings
•Justice make an outline
?
Equality
“…all men are created equal.”
Declaration of Independence
What does the ideal of equality
mean for Americans today?
• All people are equal under the law.
• The rights of one person are equal
to those of every other person.
Liberty
freedom of…
• speech, religion, assembly, press, petition
The right to…
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the “due process of law” (a trial)
live where you choose
travel throughout the country
an education
Justice
The judicial system
The police
• The government protects
your rights.
• No one’s life and liberty
is more important than
yours.
Who are
“Americans”
?
Americans are
•Citizens of the USA
Legally
_______ recognized
_________ of the
members
country.
“The United States is
a nation founded on
immigration.”
•Are we really a
nation of
immigrants?
•12K-40K years
ago the first
people settle in
North America
from Asia
Even
Native
Americans
were
immigrants
!
The arrows are based
on anthropologists’
genetic comparisons
of human remains.
http://anthropology.net/2007/10/31/people-of-theamericas-mtdna-tells-us-of-the-beringian-standstill/
Native
American
settlement
= At least 12
different cultures
The US currently
recognizes more
than 500 tribes.
Tribes are native
American
nations.
•1492 –
Columbus sails
the ocean blue,
& “discovers”
Central America
European
settlement
What do you know
about this area?
What do you know
about this area?
What do you know
about this area?
So, it can be said that
America is a nation of
immigrants:
We are all immigrants,
or are decedents of
immigrants.
Americans are from
everywhere!
“melting pot”
“salad bowl”
Two column notes: vocabulary
*melting pot
melting pot model
• Immigrants were
encouraged to
assimilate
–Drop their language
and speak English
–Blend in: adopt
American customs
•Should immigrants
have to speak English?
•Before they come to
the United States?
•In order to become a
citizen?
Two column notes: vocabulary
*melting pot - assimilate:
- must learn English
- “blends in”
*salad
bowl
salad bowl model
•Celebrates
diversity
–immigrants keep
their language
–Immigrants keep
their customs and
pride in their roots
•Is American culture
enriched by other
cultures?
•Is it OK to be proud
of where you are
from?
•Where are you
from?
Two column notes: vocabulary
*melting pot - immigrants must
assimilate:
- learn English
- “blend in”
*salad bowl - We celebrate diversity
- immigrants keep their
language & customs
- American culture is
enriched
Mother “From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide
of Exiles
welcome;
her mild eyes
command
"Give me your tired,
your poor,
Your huddled masses
yearning
to breathe free,
•For our first 100
years we wanted
anyone & everyone!
•We had all of this
“vacant” land to
populate!
•Why do
some people
want to limit
immigration?
Immigration Laws
We begin to limit
certain people
from entering the
country.
Who didn’t we want
in the country?
The Irish,
Eastern Europeans,
The Chinese
Why not?
•Different values
•Different culture
Immigration Laws
• 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act
– 10 year ban on Chinese labor immigration
because it endangered “the good order”
– extended through 1942
• Immigration Act of 1924
– Set a quota for immigrants entering the U.S.
• 2% of the total of any given nation's
residents in the U.S. as reported in the
1890 census
– (fewer Italians & Eastern Europeans)
Two column notes: vocabulary
What is a quota?
*quota
Now check p14.
-A specific number
-Only a specific number
of immigrants from
certain countries were
allowed in the US
Now close your textbooks.
Compare Quotas
• Immigration Act of 1924
–Set a quota for all immigrants
• 2% of the nation's residents in the U.S. in
the 1890 census
• 1890 was just before the immigration of
large numbers of Eastern Europeans
• The Immigration Act of 1990
–Set a quota for all immigrants; no more
than 675,000 total.
Some groups have special
preference for immigration:
– spouses and children of U.S.
citizens
– people who have valuable job skills
– permanent resident aliens living in
the United States
Why?
How do you become a
citizen of the USA?
There are 2 ways…
•Born in the USA
•Naturalized
Native-born Became a citizen by
citizen
being born in the USA
or territory
Naturalized
citizen
Became a citizen
through the
naturalization process
*naturalization The legal process by
which an alien may
become a citizen.
What are the qualities of being a good citizen?
What are the
qualities of being
a good citizen?
Jot some down in your notes!
Turn to page 10 of your textbook
to see what the textbook says!
Textbook p.10:
• Informed voters
• Writing government officials to support/disagree
with policies
• Responsible family member
• Respect and obey the law
• Respect the rights and property of others
• Loyal to US; Proud of US
• Active in the community
• Active in government
• Use natural resources wisely
• Believe in equal opportunity for all people
• Respect individual differences, points of view, and
ways of life that are different from their own
Various cultures and societies
emphasize different aspects of
good citizenship…
• Are you familiar with Amish culture?
• The Old Order Amish are a strict
religious group that avoid anything of
a “worldly nature” such as modern
technology.
• They believe devotion to family, the
land, and “plain living” are marks of
good citizenship.
• Amish families are self-sufficient
farmers. To sustain this lifestyle, hard
work is expected of good citizens…
What do YOU think
an alien should be
required to do in
order to become a
citizen?
Textbook p.15:
• 18 years or older (WHY?)
• Background check (WHY?)
–Shows “good moral character” (HOW?)
• No criminal record.
• Live in the US for at least 5yrs (WHY?)
• The process usually takes 7-11yrs
Is it good or bad to take this long?
Now review the “Pathway
to Citizenship” on p.15
The Steps of Naturalization
1. Apply for a permanent residency
visa “green card” – you need family
in the US or a job
2. Apply for citizenship
3. Fingerprinted
4. Interview, pass tests on civics, US
History, and English
5. Take the Oath of Allegiance
Green Card
• Receiving a green card can take
more than 5 years
• A diversity program: 55,000
permanent residence visas are
granted to applicants from
countries with low immigration
levels to the US through random
computerized drawings.
Green Card
format as of
5/2010
Citizenship Test Question:
Form N-400
• What INS
form is used
to apply to
become a
naturalized
citizen?
Oath of Allegiance
After each part of the oath of
allegiance, you will be asked to
say what it means
in your own words.
You’re not expected to know
this, so give your
BEST GUESS!
Oath of Allegiance:
part 1:
“I hereby declare, on oath, that I
absolutely and entirely give up
and reject all loyalty and
faithfulness to any foreign prince,
ruler, state, or sovereignty of
whom or which I have heretofore
been a subject or citizen;
Oath of Allegiance:
part 2:
“that I will support and
defend the Constitution
and the laws of the United
States of America against
all enemies, foreign and
domestic…
Oath of Allegiance:
part 3:
“that I will bear arms
on behalf of the
United States when
required by law…
Oath of Allegiance:
part 4:
“and that I take this
obligation freely without
any mental reservation
or purpose of evasion;
so help me God.”
When is this
required by law?
“that I will bear arms
on behalf of the
United States when
required by law…
When have we had a
draft?
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1862 – Confederate Draft Civil
War
1863 – Union Draft
WWI
1917
WWII
1940-1947
Cold
1948-1953
Korean War
War
1964-1972
Vietnam War
How do people react
to being drafted?
NY Draft Riot
1863
Burning Draft Card (Vietnam)
Is there a draft
going on right
now?
- No!
Could there be a
draft again?
- YES!
Could anyone in
this class be
dafted?
- eventually; men
When must
MEN
register to be
drafted?
- Age 18
How do we
currently get
soldiers for our
military?
- volunteers
Is anyone in this
class
considering
serving in the
military?
What is the survey
conducted
periodically by the
government to find
out demographic
information?
Census
What year was
our nation’s first
census?
Hint: It was done right after our
current government was created.
The census is
conducted
every 10
___
years.