CitizenshipBy Shakura Robinson

What is a Citizen A Citizen is a person with certain rights and duties under a

government

You are a citizen if you were born in the united states or in one of its territories

As long as one of your parents is a citizen, it does not matter where you were born

Duties of citizens Obeying the laws Defending the nation Serving on a jury or as a witness in court Paying taxes Attending school

Naturalized Citizens Nationalized citizens have all the rights and duties of

citizens by birth except the right to be president or vice president

To be nationalized means you have gone through the process of becoming a citizen

What is the job of a Citizen The number one job of a citizen is voting in elections.

Voting is the best check we have against tyranny in the government and incompetent politicians.

If you don’t like some of the idea you can vote on it. The idea on abortion

The president don’t keep his pants on vote him out etc.

Naturalized citizens They don’t have the some rights as a citizen if you are

convicted of trying to over throw the United States government by force their citizenship will be taking away.

They can’t be president or vice president

What a Citizen can do A citizen have the power to decide what our government

will and will not do.

We can elect

Representatives

Members of congress

The president etc.

Rights of a Citizen As a citizen you have special privileges called rights. The

government protects those rights. In our country, you have

Freedom of speech

The right to vote and to hold elected office

The right to practice your own religion

The right to have a fair trial

The Citizen Role Active participants

Contributing to the common good

Setting priorities for citizenship

Citizens today Today’s citizens struggle to understand their constantly

Changing rights

Obligations under social services

Tax

Other regulations.