Transcript Naturalization Pamphlet

Warm UP!
• Effective citizenship:
• What are some duties of citizens?
• What are some responsibilities?
• What are the qualifications for being a
citizen of the United States?
Daily Assessment
• Describe an effective citizen.
• Why is it important to be a good
citizen?
Which metaphor is best?
Why? (or create your own!)
Melting Pot
Tossed Salad
Vocabulary:
• Alien: non-citizens who study, work, or
visit in the United States
– Can be legal (through work/student visa,
etc), or illegal
• Immigrants: people who permanently
move to a new country
– Can be legal (started naturalization
process) or illegal
Aliens
• Legal aliens do not have full political
rights. They cannot vote, run for office,
serve on juries, or work in government
jobs.
• They can live & work in the US, own
property, pay taxes. They must carry an
identification card.
• Around 12 million people are living in
the US illegally. They have no rights in
the US.
American Immigration
Year
2000
% of Native
Population
88.95
% of foreignborn population
11.05
1970
95.27
4.73
1940
91.19
8.81
1910
85.3
14.7
1880
86.68
13.32
Immigrant’s Country of Origin
1900
2000
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Europe
North America
Asia
Latin America
Latin America
Asia
Europe
North America
Naturalization Process
• Naturalization: legal process to become
a citizen.
• Step 1: Declaration of Intent: file an
official statement with Immigration &
Naturalization Service (INS). Then, they
must live in America for 5 years (3 if
they are married).
– Many take classes during this time to
prepare for the naturalization test
Naturalization Process
• Step 2: File an application for
citizenship & have an interview: INS
official wants to make sure the
immigrant meets requirements.
• Step 3: Take the naturalization test:
citizenship exam with questions about
reading, writing, and speaking English,
as well as history & government of the
United States.
Naturalization Process
• Step 4: Ceremony: if citizenship is
granted, you attend a ceremony to
celebrate & pledge an oath of
allegiance to the country. You promise
to obey the laws & the Constitution.
You sign a document, and then you are
officially a citizen!
Sample Questions for
Naturalization Test
• 1. Who is the Vice President of the US?
• 2. Who becomes President of the U.S.A.
if the President and the Vice President
should die?
• 3. What are the names of the thirteen
original states?
• 4. Who has the power to declare war?
• 5. Who was the main writer of the
Constitution?
Naturalization Test
Continued…
• 6. What kind of government does the
United States have?
• 7. How many Supreme Court justices
are there?
• 8. Who is the Chief Justice of the
United States Supreme Court?
• 9. What do we call a change to the
Constitution?
• 10. In what month is a new President
inaugurated?
Answers
• 1. Vice President John Biden
• 2. Speaker of the House of Representatives
(Nancy Pelosi)
• 3. Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York,
New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
• 4. Congress
• 5. James Madison
• 6. Representative Democracy (Republic)
• 7. Nine
• 8. Chief Justice John Roberts
• 9. Amendment
• 10. January
Daily Assessment
• If you were running for the presidency,
what new changes to either
immigration laws or the naturalization
process would you propose?
• You are trying to do what is best for the
country and secure votes. A good
policy should deal with the 12 million
illegal immigrants in the US today AND
what to do about the future immigrants
to the US.
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• Your goal is to create a three-fold pamphlet outlining
the steps necessary for an alien to become a
naturalized citizen of the United States. It must include:
1.An illustrated, colored title page
2.A brief explanation of rights granted to legal aliens,
and rights denied to legal aliens.
3.A brief introduction to the process of naturalization.
4.Explain the steps involved in becoming a citizen (the
naturalization process), with complete sentence
explanations of each step.
5.At least two other colored illustrations, not including
the title page.
**Assignment will be graded based on the quality of
information included. It must be neat, organized, and
display some creativity.