Street Smarts: Citizenship in the U.S.

today's episode of Street Smart Civics Edition is on citizenship in the United States visit prageru kids.com to download this sweet worksheet and play along [Music] this is Street smarts a game show on the streets where contestants are rewarded for their knowledge good job thank you guys thank you welcome back to another episode of Street Smart Civics Edition I'm your host Selena Lewis with you to the edge of the CLE you bet it's me it's Uncle Sam for pregnant you kids and we are back here at the Richard Nixon Library to see what kids know about citizenship in the United States so um let's go ask some questions I reckon we should here are the rules there are a total of eight questions each correct answer is worth five dollars but the final question is worth twenty dollars if someone is stuck on a question they can pay Uncle Sam two dollars for a clue or they can pay him five dollars to ask help from a friend or a parent now once someone answers incorrectly that is it they are eliminated however the good news is they get to keep all the cash that they earn up to that point we are here with Christina Christina are you excited to win some money yes answer some questions on citizenship yes all right she is ready so let's get started with question number one question one citizenship describes the relationship between an individual and the blank he or she lives in a Planet B house or C country C Country Bingo first five inner hands yeah see country [Applause] hey Planet B house for C country country [Music] already on fire sea country country there's five dollars in her hands country [Music] Christina where are you from Orange and what brings you out here to the President Nixon Library Museum to be on Breaker you kids oh my God golden answer right there I will too unlike a monarchy where most people are subject to a single ruler the U.S is a blank a representative democracy where all citizens have equal legal and social status a continent B Republic or C dictatorship B Republic dictatorship that's incorrect three small s the Republic a continent B Republic for C dictatorship Republic give her a five give her five all right all right I'm giving her the five you take it you got some sex question three the founding fathers ideas of citizens participating in a political system were greatly influenced by two ancient empires name one the Roman Empire [Applause] you want to ask a parent yes all right I'll take five five yep it's five for asking a parent Roman Empire [Applause] the Greek yes yes yes Greek To Me Yes five dollars wow do you know the other um ancient empire is it Greek wow he knew them both oh you don't get any more money question four which of these is not a right guarantee to Citizens by the U.S Constitution a the right to vote B the ability to run for office or C an affordable home be the ability to run for office oh that would be incorrect it out she's ready a the right to vote B the ability to run for office or see an affordable home C an affordable home she hesitated but she got it right got it right she got it correct I don't have a ride to an affordable home unfortunately not but I'm gonna need it she's taking all my money the right to run to office [Music] fortunately Alex but it's incorrect a affordable home there we go an affordable house [Music] all right Hardy are you ready for a question five yeah yes he is all right question five which of these is not a legal duty of being a citizen of the United States a paying taxes B knowing all 50 states or C doing jury duty [Music] and taking all the money uh knowing all 50 states nice you know a lot of these questions B knowing all 50 states be knowing all 50 states wow I mean it would be helpful to know them all but yeah do you know them all yes [Music] Alabama Arkansas question six according to the Constitution only natural born citizens are eligible for this public office the president speaking of presidents that is correct [Music] president you were almost there I know [Music] excited question seven which of the following is a requirement of foreign individuals when applying to become a naturalized citizen in the U.S a have a relative who's a U.S citizen B pass a Civics test or C memorize the Constitution B past the Civics test wow wow another thing to save my money oh my goodness pass a Civics test he's passing these questions and you're passing these questions my goodness having a relative in USA [Music] [Music] I can't I can't remember okay but hey what time is it I think it's time for the final question it's the final question and Christina do you remember how much that was 35 oh oh she wants money twenty dollars it's a 20 question that means it's not gonna be so easy Logan here is the final question this amendment to the Constitution states that all persons born or naturalized in the U.S are citizens of the United States [Music] um can I so now uh First Amendment I used to know this too I don't know take a guess Constitution no I don't know that's okay smarts Uncle Sam this amendment to the Constitution states that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens of the United States why that would be none other than the 14th Amendment and that is indeed correct Street smarts oh I win all the money come April all the money in today's episode we learned about citizenship in the United States citizenship describes the relationship between an individual and his or her country the concept of modern citizenship actually originated in the ancient Greek and Roman Empires the founding fathers used those ideas to model the us as a republic which is a representative democracy where all citizens have equal legal and social status as opposed to a monarchy where the population is subject to one ruler the Declaration of Independence embodies this idea when it states all men are created equal that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights that among these are life liberty and the pursuit of happiness an individual who is granted U.S citizenship has in essence a deal with the country they get certain rights Privileges and protections that are allotted to all U.S citizens in exchange for Allegiance and responsibilities toward the country some of the benefits that U.S citizens get to enjoy are freedom of speech religion the right to a fair trial the right to vote and the ability to run for office however in exchange for these privileges a U.S citizen is expected to obey laws pay taxes and participate in juries also known as jury duty the 14th amendment guarantees that all persons born in the U.S are citizens except those born to a foreign Diplomat the process of a foreigner becoming a citizen is called naturalization which includes being a permanent resident for five years or three years of their spouse is a U.S citizen they also must pass a Civics test showing basic U.S history and government knowledge if they pass the test they then participate in a naturalization ceremony where they pledge an oath of allegiance to the United States of America thus officially becoming a citizen of the USA fun fact our founding fathers consider themselves citizens Statesman who answered the call of Public Service putting the interest to the nation before their own and return to private life among their fellow citizens George Washington was considered the epitome of this citizen Statesman being a citizen of the United States is a unique honor and is best summarized when President Calvin Coolidge said to live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded to the human race thank you to all our contestants for participating in today's episode of Street Smart Civics Edition I'm your host Selena Lewis with Uncle Sam and a big big shout out and thank you to the Richard Nixon Library for once again hosting us here on this wonderful episode of Street smarts and until next time we'll see you soon peace I have a dog his name's camo up top up top I love dogs Uncle Sam is a huge dog lover just let the records State a rest you got it it's only question two only question two they get all of it at this point we would like to take a side note any donations for this video we'll go to Uncle Sam in the future I'm taking all his money yeah how are you so smart yeah I don't know hey thanks for watching this episode we hope you learned a lot you know we have more right prageru kids is devoted to teaching what most schools aren't our American values history and blessings watch more at prageru kids.com and parents don't forget to subscribe