Geography 1.7, Citizenship Around the World

​birthright citizenship: The granting of citizenship to anyone born within a country's territory, regardless of parental citizenship. Also referred to as jus soli, meaning "right of the soil."

​citizen by birth: A person who is automatically granted citizenship of a country when he or she is born.

​citizenship: The condition of having the rights, responsibilities, and duties of a citizen.

​civic duty: An action that is required by all citizens of a country.

​civic responsibility: An action that is not required but should be practiced by all citizens of a country.

​dual citizenship: The status of holding citizenship in two countries at the same time.

jus sanguinis citizenship: The granting of citizenship to someone based on whether one or both parents are citizens of a country; it is not based on place of birth. Jus sanguinis means "right of blood."

​naturalization: The legal process noncitizens go through to become citizens of a country.

​naturalized citizen: A person born in another country who has gone through a legal process to become a citizen of a different country.

​nonrepresentative government: A type of government in which citizens have no power to determine how they are represented in government.

​representative government: A type of government in which citizens elect people to represent them and run the government.

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​"If you were born in the United States, you’re automatically a U.S. citizen. But immigrants who live in the U.S. have to apply to become U.S. citizens. About 700,000 immigrants go through the lengthy process of becoming naturalized each year.

One of the final steps is taking a civics test covering American government, history, geography, and holidays. Applicants for U.S. citizenship are asked 10 questions from a list of 100, and they must answer at least 6 correctly to pass. The average pass rate is 91 percent."

https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/election/quizzes/could-you-pass-the-us-citizenship-test.html

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Let's practice and see how you would do!

​On the next slide you will have the chance to try 10 practice questions adapted from the actual citizenship test.

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​Be sure to choose the correct reading level before you begin!

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Good luck!

Rights: Protections a government promises its citizens  

Civic Duty: An action that is required by all citizens of a country. 

Civic Responsibility: Actions that are not required but should be practiced by all citizens of a country.

​Please send any questions you have about this assignment to me!

​Please send any questions you have about this assignment to me!

​Please send any questions you have about this assignment to me!

​2. Answer these four questions about the information in the two sources. Your responses should each be three to five sentences in length and must include a topic sentence, at least one supporting detail, and a concluding sentence. (20 points)

a. What does it mean to be a global citizen? How is it different from being a citizen of a single country? (5 points)

​b. Describe one action that global citizens might take to make a difference by acting locally in their own community. Explain what kind of difference this action might lead to in the larger world. (5 points)

​c. Describe one example of a human right that you think is essential for everyone to have throughout the world. Why is this right essential? (5 points)

​d. Describe one similarity and one difference between the Bill of Rights and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. (5 points)

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Lesson 2.3

People and Culture​

​DUE 10/27​

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Lesson 2.4

​Global Connections​

DUE 10/28

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2.5.1 CST DUE 10/31