America; why and how to join.
By Nya White and Caroline Ferrell
Natural Born Citizens
- Have all the rights stated in the Constitution of the USA.
- Become a natural born citizen by being born on US territory or having at least one American parent.
- Rights and/or citizenship can be taken away because of treason/breaking the law or becoming a citizen of another country.
Naturalized Citizen
- Have all the rights stated in the U.S Constitution, but cannot become President or Vice President
- To become a citizen you must be at least 18, live as a permanent resident for a certain amount of time, or serve in the military or have a spouse who lives in America and is a citizen. You can also be accepted if you are fleeing danger in your home country.
- Rights and/or citizenship can be taken because of treason/breaking the law, becoming a citizen of another country, or because of naturalization fraud.
Legal Aliens/Expats
- Become a legal alien by getting a Visa, or for asylum
- Have the rights in the Bill of Rights. (Owning property, going to school, due process, etc.)
- Rights can be taken away because of any major infraction, and they can be deported.
Important Character Traits
Kindness
A good character trait of a good citizen would be kindness, you have to be able to be friendly and get along with people to be a good citizen
Respect
Respect is another good character trait because without it, the world would fall apart because no one would follow laws or anything.
Considerate
Being considerate is basically being kind, by being nice to people they'll be nice to you and its basically good for everyone.
Your Duties as an American Citizen
Duties
- Following the law
- Paying your taxes
- Depending on your gender, you have to register yourself into the military
- You have to attend school until a certain age
Your Rights as an American Citizen
Rights
- Freedom of speech
- Freedom of press
- Due process of law
- Equal representation
- Freedom of religion
Your Responsibilities as an American Citizen
Responsibilities
- Going to school after the required age
- Voting
- Help others less fortunate than you