Citizenship

What are **privileges** that a citizen might enjoy?

What is **citizenship**? What are typical **rights** of a citizen?

__**Citizens in the United States have the right to vote only if their 18 or older. A.C. Block E. **__

__**Typical rights of a citizen are: The right to vote when you are 18 or older, the right to a lawyer. JM and JS C. **__

Citizenship is very important if you are in a country.A.M. Block C

If you are a citizen of the USA you get rights, privileges, and responsibilities. You do not only have stuff that helps you but you also have to do things you may not want to do. C.B. G Block.

The circumstances to become a citizen differs between countries. In the U.S. People must either be born there or take a citizen test. However children can become citizens in the U.S. without tests if they meet certain requirements. Swiss people can only become citizens by birth **//IF //**both their parents were also born in Switzerland. //-G.AL.G block//

A citizen is a legal member of a place. For citizens, they have to follow the laws of the land. As a citizen, some laws are mandatory to follow, while rights are highly encouraged to follow, but not necessary. When immigrating to a country, you have to take a test to make sure you would be a safe citizen. If you are born in a country, you are a legal citizen there for life. Nick S. & Evan R. **Block A**

=**Citizenship is when a person lives in the country that they were born in. People that were not born in the country that they would like to live in CAN become citizens, but it involves tests, interviews, & oaths. M.W. g-block**=


 * A right is something I am guaranteed, I can't be discriminated because of religion or something else, a privilege is something that not everyone has access to it's not guaranteed. DPg**


 * it gives people the freedom of speech, religion, privacy, and trial by jury. AB E Block**

**A legal member of a community like a city, state. or country. Citizenship guarantees you certain rights, but it comes with some responsibilities too. - D.R & J.E. Block:E **