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Citizenship & Naturalization Basics

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A clear, non-partisan guide to U.S. citizenship: who is a citizen at birth (birthright and through parents), how the naturalization process works step by step, what the civics and English test cover, the Oath of Allegiance, and the rights and responsibilities that come with citizenship. Cited to USCIS, the National Archives, and Congress.gov. Rules and fees change, this course teaches how the system works and where to confirm current requirements, and takes no position on immigration policy.

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1 quiz, 9 questions in all.

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  • All 9 questions explain the answer once you have responded.

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Sections

Who Is a Citizen?0/2
  1. 1. 1 · Who is a U.S. citizen? Birthright and the 14th Amendmenttext
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  2. 2. 2 · Citizenship through your parentstext
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Becoming a Citizen: Naturalization0/4
  1. 3. 3 · Becoming a citizen: naturalization eligibilitytext
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  2. 4. 4 · The naturalization process, step by steptext
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  3. 5. 5 · The civics and English testtext
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  4. 6. 6 · The Oath of Allegiancetext
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Rights, Responsibilities & Help0/2
  1. 7. 7 · Rights and responsibilities of citizenshiptext
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  2. 8. 8 · Getting authoritative help, and avoiding scamstext
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Practice0/1
  1. 9. 9 · Practice: citizenship and naturalizationexercise
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Final Quiz0/1
  1. 10. 10 · Check your understandingquiz
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