Citizenship and You: Vocabulary

a member of a country who owes loyalty to the government of that country

• citizen

• advocate

• volunteer

• foreigner

the freedoms citizens have that are protected by law

• rights

• civic duties

• civic responsibilities

• patriotism

actions that citizens should perform

• civic responsibilities

• civic duties

• rights

• regulations

actions that citizens are required to perform

• civic duties

• civic responsibilities

• rights

• regulations

the process by which people who weren’t born U.S. citizens can still obtain citizenship

• naturalization

• immigration

• patriotism

• registration

love for and loyalty to one's country

• patriotism

• treason

• naturalization

• advocacy

participating in activities intended to improve the quality of life in one’s community

• civic engagement

• civic duties

• rights

• treason

anything that benefits and is shared by all members of a given community

• common good

• advocacy

• naturalization

• jury duty

the practice of willingly performing unpaid work for causes

• volunteerism

• patriotism

• advocacy

• slavery

the giving of support to an idea, person, or cause

• advocacy

• common good

• treason

• selective services