By Shakura Roberson

 A Citizen is the state of being a citizen of a particular social, political, or national community

 My name is Shakura Roberson and I’m was born and raised

 Is somebody who was not a citizen or national of that country when he or she was born.

 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.

 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

 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.

 As a citizen you have special privileges called rights. The government protects those rights. In our country, you have  Free speech  Choose a religion.  The press is free to tell you what is happening in the world.  The Bill of Rights lists the freedoms given to citizens.  The government protects our rights, we have the duty to be good citizens.

 Naturalization is the process by which an alien becomes an American citizen. It is a voluntary act; naturalization is not required.

 Today’s citizens struggle to understand their constantly  Changing rights  Obligations under social services,  Tax  Other regulations.