Compare and ContrastDuty and Responsibility

Can they sometimes overlap?

Is this your civic responsibility?

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Should anyone be able to become a citizen of the United States?

What is Civics?

Civics

The study of rights and duties of citizens.

Why Should you study civics?

• Can you think of situations in which you should be informed of our political and economic systems?– Jury duty– Voting– Making an economic investment– Want to change the government– You have been discriminated against– Pay taxes– If you break the law/go to jail

What is a citizen?

A member of a state or nation who owes allegiance to it by birth or naturalization and is entitled to full civil rights.

Citizens have duties and responsibilities

DUTY• AN ACTION REQUIRED BY

LAWExamples:• Jury duty• Going to school• Obeying the law • Paying taxes

RESPONSIBILITY• AN ACTION THAT A CITIZEN

SHOULD TAKEExamples:• Community service• Voting • Service in the military• Displaying patriotism

Citizenship

• One cam become a citizen by– Birth (natural born citizen)• Citizen by blood (parents are US Citizens)• Citizens by soil (born on US soil but your parents are

not US Citizens.)

Becoming a US CitizenNaturalized Citizen

• Immigrants sign a declaration of intention that is filed with the CIS (Citizenship and Immigration Services)

• One may file an application for citizenship, after living in the US for 5 years (if you are married to a US Citizen, 3 years), living in your state for 3 months, and reaching the age of 18 years.

Becoming a US CitizenNaturalized Citizen

• Applicants meet with a CIS official for an interview. The official is looking for good moral character.

• Applicant must pass a citizenship test. • Applicant pledges oath of allegiance to the US• If the applicant has children under the age of

18, they automatically become citizens.

Becoming a US CitizenNaturalized Citizen

• Millions apply for citizenship each year, but only about 675,000 are accepted each year. Relatives and people with needed job skills have priority in receiving citizenship.

We are A Nation of Immigrants

“E Pluribus Unum”• Out of many, one

• Immigrants: People legally admitted as permanent residents of a country.

• Illegal Immigrants: Those residing in the US without permission from the government.

• Alien: non-citizen

Is the United States aMelting Pot or Tossed Salad?

Melting Pot

• This metaphor is used to describe a culture in which groups of people have lost their specific identities (in other words they have assimilated in to the dominate culture)

Tossed Salad

• This metaphor is used to describe a culture in which groups maintain their unique identities within the larger group.