As citizens of this democracy, you are the rulers and the ruled, the law-givers and the law-abiding, the beginning and the end. - Adlai E. Stevenson
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Citizenship
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Citizenship
A citizen is a native of a state who owes allegiance to its government and is entitled to its protection
Dual citizenship is when a person is a citizen of two countries
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Citizen Amendments
Bill of Rights – 1-10th Amendments
14th Amendment (1868)
Defines citizenship
All citizens get equal protection
Representation in Congress
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Immigration Quotas
Immigration Act of 1924 (Johnson-Reed Act)
It limited immigration quotas to 2%
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
Abolished all quotas
Immigration doubled and continues to grow
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Immigration Stats
By 1990, where are the majority of the people coming from?
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Naturalization
Naturalization is the process of giving an alien the rights and privileges of a citizen
Expatriation is when the person gives up their homeland rights for another country’s rights
Requirements
Be 18 and have a permanent residence
Lived here for 5 years since filing for citizenship
Have good moral character
Be able to write, speak, and understand English
Know the basics of U.S. government and history
Support the principles of the U.S. Constitution
Swear allegiance to the U.S.A.
Must pass a literacy test and a history/government test
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Census
A census is a numbering of the people, and valuation of their estate, for the purpose of imposing taxes
1790 Census: 3,929,326 people (slaves counted as 2/3)
1850 Census: 23,191,876 people (every person)
1900 Census: 76,212,168 people
1950 Census: 150,697,361 people
2010 Census: 308,745,538 people
Reasons for the census:
Taxes
Armed forces
Statistics
Apportionment of Congress
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Apportionment 2010
Apportionment is the proportional distribution of the number of members of the U.S. House of Representatives on the basis of the population of each state
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The Counting of America
Read the article and answer the following questions:
Why do we have a census and why is it so important?