American

Citizen
By: Nguyen
Vo

 Content Area: Social Studies

Grade Level: 2nd
Summary: The purpose of this instructional PowerPoint

is teach student about ways one becomes a American

citizen either by birth or naturalization.
Learning Objective: Given the PowerPoint contain fact
on ways of becoming an American, student will answer
questions within the PowerPoint with 100 percent
accuracy
State or Common Core and ISTE Standard: 2.31
Compare the ways one becomes a citizen (by birth or

ow do a person become an America citizen

BIRTH
Born in American

People born on US soil

are US citizens even if
their parents were born
to foreign nationals,
who had entered the
United States on
temporary visas or to
undocumented
immigrants, you will
automatically be
granted US citizenship,
if you were born within
the borders of the
United States.

ACQUISITION OR DERIVATION OF US
CITIZENSHIP
You will automatically
become a US citizen, if either
one of your parents were US
citizens at the time of your
birth, even if you were born
in a foreign country.

ACQUISITION
Acquisition of US
citizenship, is a
method that
grants US
citizenship to the
children of US
citizens, who
were born abroad.

DERIVATION
You may receive derivation

citizenship, if your parents

had become a naturalized
US citizens when you were
under the age if 18.

You may receive US

citizenship only if you hold

a Green Card.

Live with your US citizen

parent who obtained US

citizenship through
naturalization.

ACQUISITION OR
DERIVATION
If you acquire or derive US citizenship, you do not need appear

for the naturalization interview and you need not take the
citizenship tests. You may just apply for and obtain a US
citizenship certificate as a proof of citizenship, by filing
Form N-600.

NATURALIZATION
If you were not born

in America and if you

are not eligible for US
citizenship through
acquisition or
derivation, you can
go for Naturalization.
Naturalization is a
legal process will
allow foreign
nationals to become
US citizens.

NATURALIZATION
You cannot become a naturalized US
citizen easily and you will have to meet
few prerequisites and file few forms.
You must be a lawful permanent resident
You must have been living in the United

States for five years to qualify for

naturalization

Moreover, people below age 18 are not

eligible to obtain US citizenship through

naturalization. Similarly, foreign
nationals with criminal backgrounds will
not be allowed to become US citizens.

5 years

NATURALIZATION
If you believe that you are

eligible for US citizenship, you

may file the USCIS
Form N-400 and you will be
required to appear for an
interview, where you will take
the naturalization tests. After
completing the background
security checks and after you
pass the interview, you need
to take the Oath of Allegiance
to America, in a formal
ceremony, where you will be
granted a naturalization
certificate.

BIRTH #1
People born on US soil are US citizens even if their parents were born to
foreign nationals?
True
False

CORRE
CT!

ACQUISITION #2
Acquisition of US citizenship, is a method that grants US citizenship to the
children of US citizens, who were born abroad.
True
False

Correct!

DERIVATION #3
You may receive derivation citizenship, if your parents had become a
naturalized US citizens when:
If were under the age if 18.
You may receive US citizenship only if you hold a Green Card.
Live with your US citizen parent who obtained US citizenship through

naturalization.

All of the above

CORRECT!

NATURALIZATION #4
Naturalization is a legal process will allow foreign nationals to become US
citizens.
True
False

CORRE
CT!

CONCLUSI
ON
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