1. Do Now
With a partner(s), brainstorm what it means to be a citizen. What do you do? What are your rights? Your responsibilities?

2. Citizenship 101

3. Objectives By the end of the lesson, I will be able to:
Define citizenship and identify the source of rights and responsibilities on five levels
Describe the rights and responsibilities of citizens
Explain how to become a citizen, including the process of naturalization.
Explain ways to be civically engaged
Standard
GC.37 Describe the individual’s legal obligations to obey the law, serve as a juror, and pay taxes. (P)
GC.38 Connect insights gained from appropriate informational text to describe the obligations of civic-mindedness, including voting, being informed on civic issues, volunteering and performing public service, and serving in the military or alternative service. (P)
GC.39 Describe the reciprocity between rights and obligations, that is enjoying rights means fulfilling certain obligations and respecting the rights of others. (P)
GC.40 Explain how one becomes a citizen of the United States, including the process of naturalization. (P)

4. Read the 14th Amendment of the Constitution (only Section 1)
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

5. You Are a Citizen
A citizen is a member of a community who has rights and responsibilities
A community is a group of people who share an environment
You are part of different layers of community

6. Levels of Citizenship Home is the smallest community School -> MAHS
City -> Jackson
County -> Madison
State -> Tennessee
Country -> USA

7. Rights and Responsibilities
What are some of your rights? What are some of your responsibilities?
How do you know this?
Sources of rights and responsibilities
The US Constitution
The TN State Constitution
Madison County Ordinances
Jackson Municipal Code of Ordinances
MAHS Student Handbook

8. Rights A right is a privilege or claim to something
National level rights
Freedom of speech, right to vote, no searches without warrants
Tennessee level rights (basically repeats the U.S. Constitution)
Right to a fair trial, freedom of religion, education
Madison County level rights
Right to clean air, right to safety (fire codes, leash laws)
MAHS level rights
Right to a safe learning environment (no guns and knives)

9. Responsibilities
Responsibilities are duties to other people, the government, or society
National level responsibilities
Don’t commit treason, vote
State level responsibilities
Pay taxes (property, sales), serve on a jury
County level responsibilities
Have your dog on a leash, don’t litter
School level responsibilities
Don’t bring weapons to school, follow dress code

10. Conflict Between Rights and Responsibilities
Sometimes rights and responsibilities conflict
Example: You can’t yell “fire” in a theater when there isn’t one.
Your right to free speech doesn’t override others’ right to safety.
What would be some other examples?

11. Civic Duty
What are some examples of how you can become involved in your community outside the responsibilities that are listed in the national and state constitutions, the city ordinances, and the MAHS handbook?
Volunteering
Joining an interest group
Run for office
Work on a campaign
Fund-raising for charity
Boycotting
Signing a petition
Join a political party
Writing your representative

12. Ted’s Big Day
Read Ted’s story and decide what rights and responsibilities he encountered throughout the day.

13. Reread 14th Amendment, Section 1
“All persons born or naturalized in the United States…”
Who decides how people become naturalized citizens?

14. How do you become an American citizen?
Citizenship means being a member of a nation or country
You have rights and responsibilities
There are three ways to become a U.S. citizen
Be born in the USA
Having parents who are citizens of the USA
Go through naturalization process

15. Naturalization The process that allows immigrants to become citizens
Immigrants must be 18 years old
Been permanent residents of the U.S. for 5 years
Must be able to speak English (oral tests)
Pass a civics test and an interview
The Oath of Allegiance – denouncing your citizenship of your home country, pledging loyalty to America
People who serve in the military for a year can become a citizen sooner

17. Tests
Speaking Test
Your ability to speak English will be determined by a USCIS Officer during your eligibility interview on Form N-400, Application for Naturalization.
Reading Test
You must read aloud one out of three sentences correctly to demonstrate an ability to read in English. The Reading Test Vocabulary List will help you study for the English reading portion of the naturalization test. The content focuses on civics and history topics.
Writing Test
You must write one out of three sentences correctly to demonstrate an ability to write in English. The Writing Test Vocabulary List will help you study for the English writing portion of the naturalization test. The content focuses on civics and history topics.
Civics Test
There are 100 civics questions on the naturalization test. During your naturalization interview, you will be asked up to 10 questions from the list of 100 questions. You must answer correctly six (6) of the 10 questions to pass the civics test.
You have two opportunities to take the English and civics tests per application. If you fail any portion of the test during your first interview, you will be retested on the portion of the test that you failed between 60 and 90 days from the date of your initial interview.

18. Can you pass the citizenship test?
Grab Whiteboards

19. What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution was written
The Emancipation Proclamation was written.
The Virginia Declaration of Rights was written.
The Declaration of Independence was written.
Who did the United States fight in World War II?
Japan, Germany, and Italy
The Soviet Union, Germany, and Italy
Japan, China, and Vietnam
Austria-Hungary, Japan, and Germany

20. What does the Constitution do?
Protects the basic rights of Americans
Sets up the government
Defines the government
All of the above
In what month do we vote for the President?
January
October
November
April

21. Name three of the original US Colonies.
Georgia, Florida, Maryland
Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland
Georgia, South Carolina, Vermont
Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. Which of the following is one of those powers?
To print money
Create an army
Declare war
All of the above

22. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives?
Nancy Pelosi
Hillary Clinton
Paul Ryan
Mike Pence
When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
April 1st
January 1st
April 15th
December 31st

23. Name one state that borders Canada.
Oregon
South Dakota
Rhode Island
Maine
What was Benjamin Franklin most famous for?
Youngest member of the Constitution Convention
Third president
Wrote the Declaration of Independence
U.S. diplomat

24. Citizenship in History
When the Constitution and the Bill of Rights were originally written in 1787, it applied only to “free white persons” [men]
When the Civil War ended, the 14th Amendment was added and granted citizenship to anyone born in the U.S.

25. Fighting Immigrants’ Citizenship
American Protective Association (1887) – “don’t let Catholics become citizens” (paraphrased, obviously)
Immigration Restriction League (1894) – putting a limit on the # of immigrants admitted based on their origin
Immigration Acts of 1882, 1903, 1907, 1917, 1918, 1924
Chinese Exclusion Act ( )
Japanese Immigration Restriction (WWII)

26. Citizenship History
Over the next 100 years, citizenship was granted to Native Americans and children born to American parents outside the U.S.
14th Amendment
Ted Cruz
In 1952, Congress passed a law saying that citizenship couldn’t be denied based on a person’s race or gender

27. Discussion Questions
Is there anything you think should be changed (added or subtracted) to the naturalization process?
Why do you think the Founding Fathers chose Congress to be the ones to set naturalization laws?
How would you justify the fact that immigrants have to live here for 5 years before officially becoming a citizen?
How would you relate the process of naturalization to the fact that there has been such a high level of illegal immigration in America?

28. Citizenship Foldable
Front flap: Your definition of citizenship and a picture representing it.
Levels of Citizenship (with pictures)
Rights of each level
Responsibilities of each level
Source/Document where Rights/Responsibilities are found for each level.