Citizenship and American Government (Class Notes: ROTC 3/17 and 3/19)
Voting
Key Terms
Citizenship
The Law
Citizenship
Act of Congress
Naturalization
Birth
"Jus Soli", meaning "Law of soil"
Doesn't matter if parents are citizens or not.
Person has to enter U.S. legally.
Person has to go through the steps of naturalization to be a U.S. citizen.
Difficult process
Citizenship granted to people living in territories: Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands
Your right and responsibility to accept legal authority in the country.
Citizen
Law
26th Ammendment made the voting age lowered to 18.
The Founding Fathers
Respect and follow U.S laws.
Participate in voting
Willing to defend your nation from foreign enemies.
Laws= The agreements that people follow to live their life
Changed/created laws for Americans
Showed loyalty to their country
Recognized their
There are laws that protect you and handle all kinds of behaviors from others.
Congress is a Constituted Authority
Members were technically voted in by the people legally.
You vote for someone who YOU think could run the U.S. properly.
Every person's vote counts.
Members make the laws of the U.S.
Individual Rights
Civil
Apolotical
"All major members of local and national governments are elected by citizens"