Transcript Chapter 15.1 Citizenship

Chapter 15.1 Citizenship
• Though the
Constitution
guarantees freedoms
to all people in this
country, becoming a
full participant in the
U.S. democratic
system requires
citizenship.
What is citizenship?
• Citizenship
– the state of being a citizen of a particular
social, political, or national community
– Comes with civic responsibilities
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Understanding and obeying the law
Respecting the rights of others
Paying taxes
Voting
How do you become a citizen?
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3 ways to become a citizen:
1. Be born to U.S. citizens anywhere and claim U.S.
citizenship
1. Be born in the U.S. or a territory of the U.S.
1. Naturalization
My parents are American, so that
makes me American!!
• Congress has allowed
a person born in a
foreign country to
become a U.S. citizen
– IF either Mom or Dad
is American.
– Called jus sanguinis
• “law of the blood”
Are there limitations to children born in other
countries to American parents?
• YES!
– A child who has 1 parent who is a U.S. citizen:
• only becomes a citizen if that parent is a U.S.
citizen, plus…
– Parent had to live in U.S. for 5 years as an adult over 14
– To maintain citizenship, child must move to America and
live there for at least 2 years between the ages of 14 and
28.
What if I’m born in a U.S. territory?
• YES!
– If you are born to
American citizens in
• Panama
• Guam
• American Samoan
Islands
• Virgin Islands
• YOU ARE A CITZEN!
• Called “jus soli”
– Law of the soil
What if I’m born here, but my
parents are from another country?
• Yes!
– You are a citizen of the
U.S.A.
• You can claim dual
citizenship
– U.S. citizenship +
parents’ country’s
citizenship
Is there another way to gain
citizenship?
• Yep!
– Called naturalization.
• Legal process by which immigrants become
citizens.
– Why on Earth would someone want to
become American?
Why come to America?
• In the beginning,
– We simply wanted
freedom!
Then, we built a nation based on
“freedoms”
• People wanted
to come to
U.S. to find a
better life for
them and their
families!
• Why?
– Because not
everywhere is
as good as
America.
Birth of New York
• Thank goodness for the
Irish….
– Helped develop the work
ethic of our nations capital!
– Also developed the 5
burroughs on NY!
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Bronx
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Queens
Staten Island
– Why did they come?
• Potato Famine
Over the next 100 years, Europe
tried destroying itself….twice!
Immigrants fled to America to flee:
• War in own countries!
– Over 100 million
people migrated to
U.S. from 1914 to
1945
Immigrants fled to America to flee:
• Jobs!
– America was
growing too
fast and didn’t
have enough
workers!
– Thank
goodness for
immigrants!
Immigrants fled to America to flee:
• Land!
– Most of America was
still being developed!
– Between 1900 and
1950
• This is when most of
the Midwest became
heavily populated!
• Why was their country
so bad?
Because it was overpopulated!
Immigrants fled to America to flee:
• Safety
– Most people just
want a chance of a
better life…
– Shouldn’t we give
people that
chance?
– Since we came
here on a chance
ourselves?
What about today?