Becoming a Citizen
The first step immigrants must complete to become a U.S. citizen.
What is filing an application and paying a fee?
The type of right protects everyone’s equality and freedom from discrimination.
What are Civil Rights?
One of the most important civic responsibilities.
What is voting?
Reading the news, watching speeches, and talking to experts are all ways citizens can do this.
What is staying informed?
Someone who wants to be elected
What is a candidate?
The test immigrants must take to become a citizen.
What is the naturalization exam?
The type of right lets citizens take part in government by voting or running for office.
What are Political Rights?
Something citizens pay to help support government services.
What are taxes?
The kind of news sources citizens should use.
What are credible or reliable news sources?
When candidates tell voters who they are and what they believe.
What is campaigning?
The person immigrants talk to in the final step of becoming a citizen.
What is a judge?
The type of right gives people financial freedoms like owning property or changing jobs.
What are Economic Rights?
Something citizens do when they take part in court cases to help decide if someone is guilty or not.
What is serving on a jury?
Citizens follow these to help keep communities safe and organized.
What are laws?
A group of people with similar political goals.
What is a political party?
What do immigrants explain to the judge during their court appearance?
Why they want to be a U.S. citizen
True or false: Being treated fairly and protected from discrimination is an example of a political right
False
When citizens make sure that elected leaders do what they promised, they are doing this.
What is holding leaders to their word?
When citizens use trustworthy newspapers, websites, and experts, they are choosing these kinds of sources.
What are credible or reliable sources?
The citizens who live in the area a candidate represents.
Who are constituents?
The total number of steps in the naturalization process.
What is three?
Name all three types of rights citizens have.
What are civil, political, and economic rights
This means helping your community and working to make things better for everyone, not just yourself.
What is working toward the common good?
Before an election, citizens often listen to these to learn what each candidate believes or plans to do.
What are speeches or debates?
The three things you need to run for president.
What is being born in the U.S, at least 35 years old, and lived in the U.S. for at least 14 years?