Unit 3 VOCAB: Citizenship (HMSCivics)

the study of the duties and rights of citizens [hint: the class you're in]

• civics

• economics

• physics

members of a community who owe loyalty to a government and, in turn, are entitled to the protection of that government

• soldiers

• citizens

• aliens

people who move permanently to a new country

• loyalist

• immigrant

• ex-patriot

natural born citizens that have one or more parents with American citizenship

• law of soil

• rule of law

• law of blood

natural born citizens that are born in the U.S., one of the 16 territories, or on a U.S. military base

• law of soil

• rule of law

• law of blood

foreign-born residents who have not been naturalized

• alien

• appointee

• adoptee

a legal process to obtain citizenship in the U.S.

• petition

• naturalization

• adoption

legal aliens who have a green card, pay taxes and are protected by U.S. laws (cannot vote)

• patriot

• non-resident

• resident

actions that U.S. citizens "must" do such as obey law, pay taxes, jury duty

• obligations (duties)

• rights

• responsibilities

actions that U.S. citizens "should" do such as vote, volunteer, be informed

• obligations (duties)

• rights

• responsibilities