CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE Who Is a US Citizen 4 CHAPTER TWO The Fourteenth Amendment 12 CHAPTER THREE Birthright Citizenship 18 CHAPTER FOUR Rules for Naturalizing 24 CHAPTER FIVE Applying to Naturalize 30 CHAPTER SIX Becoming a US Citizen 36 Fast Facts 42 Stop and Think 44 Glossary 46 Learn More 47 Index 48 About the Author 48
CHAPTER ONE CHAPTER ONE WHO IS A US CITIZEN a citizen is a legal member of a nation or country In the United States people become citizens by birth or by law Any person born within the United States or its territories is a citizen Children born abroad to a US parent or parents are citizens too Other people must apply to become US citizens They go through The Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island in New York Harbor
