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1.1. Legal process to become a Legal process to become a citizen? citizen?

-naturalization-naturalization

Current eventsCurrent events

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1. How does a person become a U.S. citizen?1. How does a person become a U.S. citizen? 2. What are the main steps in the naturalization 2. What are the main steps in the naturalization

process?process? 3. How many legal aliens are accepted into the United 3. How many legal aliens are accepted into the United

States each year?States each year?

4. How did the Immigration Act of 1990 4. How did the Immigration Act of 1990 change immigration policy?change immigration policy?

5. About how many aliens live in the 5. About how many aliens live in the United States illegally?United States illegally?

6. What happens when illegal aliens are discovered6. What happens when illegal aliens are discovered 7. Where does the U.S. Border Patrol do its work?7. Where does the U.S. Border Patrol do its work? 8. How are political rights of aliens restricted?8. How are political rights of aliens restricted?

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Write 3 facts in notebook about the Write 3 facts in notebook about the naturalization process…naturalization process…

Ch. 1 Content VocabCh. 1 Content Vocab

Section 1Section 1 1. Civics- study of the rights and duties of citizens1. Civics- study of the rights and duties of citizens 2. Citizenship- concept of being a citizen dates to Greeks and 2. Citizenship- concept of being a citizen dates to Greeks and

RomansRomans 3. Citizen- owe loyalty to govt. and entitled to protection from it3. Citizen- owe loyalty to govt. and entitled to protection from it 4. Service economy- Americans earn a living by providing 4. Service economy- Americans earn a living by providing

servicesservices 5. Value- general beliefs on what is good or bad5. Value- general beliefs on what is good or bad 6. Popular Sovereignty- power lies with the people; govt. by 6. Popular Sovereignty- power lies with the people; govt. by

consent of the governedconsent of the governed 7. Institution- 5 important ones in American society7. Institution- 5 important ones in American society