Notes Chapter 8 Section 5

These notes are due in your notebook tomorrow. I gave you friday, Saturday, and Sunday to get 3-4 notes and more than half of you did not bother to do that. We need to get back into the habit of using the blog. I will not change the format of the class, you will adapt to me.

Here are the notes.

Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship
Chapter 8
Section 5
What is a Citizen?
• Citizen- Person who owes loyalty to a particular nation and is entitled to all its rights and protections
– To be a U.S. citizen you must fulfill 1 of 3 requirements
• 1) Be born on U.S. soil
• 2) Be naturalized- completed the official legal process to becoming a citizen
• 3) Be under 18 when your parents were naturalized
• Becoming a Citizen
– Resident Alien- noncitizen living in a country
– After 5 years alien can apply for citizenship
– Naturalized citizens enjoy all the same rights as natural-born citizens
– Rights are not free…..citizens have some responsibilities
• Civic Virtue and Democratic Values
– Civic Virtue- willingness to work for the good of the nation or community even at greater sacrifice
– Copied Roman model
– Patriotism- feeling of love and devotion towards ones country
– Total respect for everything
– Personal and public responsibilities
– Physical and moral courage
• Responsibilities of Citizens
– Voting
– Obeying the Law
– Defending the Nation
– Serving on a Jury
– Serving the Community
– Being Informed