Civics
American Diversity Citizenship
•Concept dates back to ancient Greece_ and ___Rome___
•Only males with ___property___ were considered citizens (in Athens)
•Citizens owe allegiance to their country in return for protection
•Citizens share a common ___set of rules___, customs and/or beliefs and agree to follow a set of laws and accept the ruling_ authority
American Citizenship
•____E pluribus unum___ means “out of many, one”
•Found on the back of ___money__
•Means: US has a lot of ___people____ however stand ___together__ as one nation
Nation of Immigrants
•1600s: ___Great Migration_____/English settle and Spanish
•1616-1806: Africans ____slaves______ brought
•1700s: ___Scotch-Irish____, Dutch, Germans_, Scottish, Swedes immigrate
•1776: America gains ___independence__; known as land of promise
Types of Diversity
•Religious
•__Gender, socioeconomic, etc.___
•Sexual orientation
•Ethnic—____Asian___ Americans are fastest growing ethnic group
Common American Values
•Freedom
•Equality
•___Indpendence/Individualism____
•Justice
•__Diversity__
•Unity
•Respect
•___Liberty and Self Government___
Common American values can be found in:
–Declaration of Independence
–US Constitution
•___Democracy (Popular Sovereignty)____—government by consent of the governed
Found through
»Fair, ___free__, regular elections
»__Equal___ justice under the law
»Majority rule
US Institutions
•Types of institutions
–___Social_____—family, volunteer services/organizations
–____Religious_______—churches, synagogues, mosques
–_____Education______
American Citizens
Becoming a Citizen
•US _____Constitution___ establishes two ways to become a citizen
–___Birth_____—on US soil or if at least one parent is citizen
–___Naturalization___ Process
•Fill out ___declaration of intent____
•Live in US about 5 years, take classes
•___Interview___ with Immigration Services
•Take an exam
•Take oath of ___allegiance to the U.S.____
•The ___government___ can take away and grant citizenship
Losing your citizenship
•Denaturalization
–Using ___fraud___ or deception during ___naturalization____ process
•Expatriation
–Giving up citizenship_ yourself or your parents give it up for you
•Punishment for a crime
–___Acts____ that show extreme disloyalty such as
•Treason
•Participation in ____subversive groups_____
•Attempts to ___overthrow___ the government through ___violent____ means
Illegal vs. Legal Aliens
•Illegal: illegally crossing border; staying after legal permit expires___—can be ___deported____
•Legal: 2 types
–Resident alien—
•a person from a foreign__ country who has established ___residency____ in US
•May stay as long as they wish without becoming citizen
–Non-resident alien
•A person from foreign country who expects to stay in US for a ___short___, specified period of time
•Legal aliens may hold office_, own ___property___, attend ___college____, receive government services, vote_ and are entitled to legal protection
•Aliens ___may_____ vote, run for office, serve on jury__, work in government jobs and ___must___ carry ___documents___ at all times