Citizenship
Citizenship is about the rights and features of a country's citizens. Learn more about topics related to currency, passports and immigration.
- Quiz Yourself: Citizenship For people who never leave their native countries, citizenship is simple as pie -- you simply have to be born. But being a citizen entails a lot more than just living in a nation. Test your knowledge about what it means to be a citizen.
- How Immigration Works A U.S. soldier is about to deploy to Iraq for his third tour of duty. While he's gone, his wife may be deported to Guatemala while his son is left in limbo. What's behind immigration laws?
- How Passports Work Are you up to date with your passport? Do you have a new e-passport yet? When you're traveling out of the country it's a must-have accessory. Read up on new laws and watch videos on new passport technology.
- How the Census Works The U.S. census is a huge, $6.5 billion project bent on counting every U.S. resident! This new article discusses the census forms, how to complete them, and where to go with questions!
- Is it illegal not to have a name? If you decide to go nameless, the cops won't hunt you down and throw you in the slammer. But you may have trouble functioning in society.
- If a child is born on an airplane, what's his place of birth and citizenship? Recently, a child was born on a flight from London to Boston. The plane landed in Nova Scotia. How do you determine which country the child is an official citizen of? Find out in this article.
- What happens if I don't fill out my census form? On my census form it says, "Your response is required by law." What happens to me if I don't fill it out? Will anyone even notice?
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