Citizenship Vocabulary

VOCABULARY

Citizenship

citizen

A legal member of a country who has rights and responsibilities to that country.

United States

The United States of America is a country with 50 states.  It is in the continent of North America.  It has about 300 million people.  It has one president.

democracy

A form of government.  Citizens participate in a democracy.

natural born citizen

people born in the U.S. or born to U.S. citizens

naturalization

The legal process by which an alien may become a citizen

patriotism

Love, support and respect for one’s country.