Citizenship vocab

Citizen

A person who is a legal member of a nation country or self governing community

Naturalized Citizen

A legal permanent resident who passes a test to show they understand the history and Constitution of the US

Civic responsibility

These are the obligations that each person has to society, such as voting, obeying laws, and paying taxes.

Political rights

Allow citizens to participate in the political process: due process of law, serve on juries, and seek and hold public office.

Personal Responsibility

Obligations that each person assumes individually, accepting consequences for actions, and behaving civilly.

Common good

The good of a community as a whole.

Personal rights

Rights that belong to each person such as the ones in the bill of rights rather then general rights.

Refugee

People escaping danger in their country by moving to other places.

Resident alien

immigrants who came to the us to establish permanent residence but cannot run for office or vote

Non residential Alien

Aliens who stay in a country for a specific time

Illigal alien

People who enter illigally or stay longer then their tourist status allows.

Economic rights

Rights needed to earn a living, transfer proporty, or produce goods and services/

Jus Soli

born on american soil

Jus Sanguine

Being born of american parents

Naturalization

A legal process to obtain citizenship

Immigrant

A person coming to the united states intending to become a citizen