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| sent back to their own countries |
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| What rights do legal aliens have? |
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| Legal Aliens can hold jobs, go to public schools, and own property. They are not allowed to vote and must carry identification cards at all times. |
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| How do illegal aliens get to the United States? |
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They enter legally as visitors but never leave.
Others illegaly cross the border from Canada or Mexico
They stay in the US after their legal permits expire. |
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| There are two ways to become an American Citizen - by birth or by ______ |
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| Difference between Alien and Immigrant? |
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alien - non-citizens in the US who work or go to school; they may choose to become a citizen.
immigrants - people who move permanently to a new country. 1/2 million immigrants come to US every year |
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| 3 steps to become an American citizen? |
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1. Declaration of Intention with USCIS
2. Interview and Examination
3. Oath of Alliegance |
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| How do you lose citizenship? |
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Denaturalization - if you are caught lying or committing fraud during citizenship process
Expatriation - when you give up your citizenship by leaving the U.S. and joining another country,
Punishment for a crime - if you are convicted of a federal crime e.g. treason, rebellion, etc. |
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| What are basic American values? |
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| Freedom, equality, opportunity, justice, democracy, unity, respect and tolerance |
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| in the past few decades, manufacturing has lost ground to what we call this. (Doctors, etc. We serve the people) |
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| Civics is the study of the rights and duties of citizens |
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| Why is the United States called the Melting pot? |
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| America is called the melting pot because there are people from everywhere around the world, they have different cultures, different customs, but when they come to America, they are one, one nation. |
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| dates back more than 2500 years to ancient greece and rome |
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| In those days, only a few could be this. Only men with property possessed the right to vote and to take part in gov. |
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| The general principles, or beliefs, you use to make these judgments are your values. |
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| the notion that power lies with the people |
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| each society has its own social ___ |
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| The US constitution establishes two ways to become a citizens by birth and, for foreigns, people who choose to become citizens by a legal process called ____ |
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| people who move permanently to a new country |
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| sending them back to their own countries |
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| is the ruling authority for a community or society. |
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| a course of gov. actions to achieve community goals. |
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| a plan for collecting and spending money, is the key to the success of the community |
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| are more than 2,500 years old, freedom, etc |
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| all citizens met to debate gov. matters and vote first-hand |
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| - if you are caught lying or committing fraud during citizenship process |
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| - when you give up your citizenship by leaving the U.S. and joining another country, |
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| pertaining to or characteristic of a people, especially a group (ethnic group) sharing a common and distinctive culture, religion, language, or the like. |
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| a person from another country who has established permanent residence in the US |
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| foreigners who are only here for a period of time. |
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| ___ creates laws that can help stop conflicts. provides law enforcement, public services, public policies |
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| the citizens choose a smaller group to represent them, make laws, and govern on their behalf. |
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| for most Americans today the terms rep. democracy, republic, and constitutional republic mean the same thing |
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| a government with a hereditary ruler - a king, queen or other royal figure who inherits this position of power. |
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| citizens agree that when differences of opinion arise, they will abide by what most people want |
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| power is held by an individual or a group not accountable to the people |
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| the gov's control extend to almost all aspects of people's lives. |
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| to force, compel, or oblige: He was constrained to admit the offense. |
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