Citizens Through History
In what time period were you considered a citizen if you were a property owning white male.
What is the 1700's?
This Civil Rights Activist peacefully campaigned for equality for all races.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
These are the first then rights.
What is the Bill of Rights.
Many mothers from other countries have anchor babies to exploit this law.
What is the Law of the Soil?
In this time period citizens are being told by political leaders to go and protest in the face of those that don't agree with you.
What is the 2000's?
This US president helped bring African-Americans closer to becoming United State Citizens.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
You get a summons in the mail to attend this civic duty?
What is jury duty?
This problem accounts for over 40% of illegal immigrants in the United States.
What are Visa Overstays?
In this time period the citizens were called the "Greatest Generation" based off of all their service and sacrifice to their neighbors and country.
What is the 1900's?
This president has created a big divide between the citizens of the nation due to his personal beliefs.
Who is Donald J. Trump
At 18 years of age males register for this.
What is the selective service?
This group stands for Differed Action For Childhood Arrivals.
What is DACA?
In this time period blacks were considered citizens of the United States.
What is the 1800's?
This woman in the late 1800's helped fight for women's rights such as voting.
Who is Susan B Anthony?
All U.S. citizens can and are encouraged to participate in this civic duty once they turn 18 years old.
What is voting?
The process in which a non-US Citizen voluntarily becomes an american citizen.
What is naturalization?
Because of this war many US citizen began to turn their back and lost trust in the United States government.
What is The Vietnam War?
This French political thinker said this about the early american citizen, "I have seen Americans making great and sincere sacrifices for the key common good and a hundred times I have noticed that, when needs be, they almost always gave each other faithful support"
Who is Alexis de Tocqueville?
This responsibility of United State citizens has to be completed truthfully and before April 15.
What is to pay income taxes?
When applying for asylum in the United States the applicant must go through this amount of steps.
What is two steps?
(1. They must establish fear of persecution in their home country.)
(2.They must prove they will be persecuted on accounts of 1 of 5 protected grounds.)