Happy Pascha! A Citizenship Quiz in Honor of Eastern Orthodox Christian Americans

Happy Pascha! A Citizenship Quiz in Honor of Eastern Orthodox Christian Americans video | mp3 | pdf

I wrote this quiz for several reasons. First, to honor Central/Eastern European-American Heritage. Second, to showcase the diversity in the American christian community. Third, to celebrate Easter.

In the past, Western Christians and the Eastern Orthodox have been divided by religion, history, and politics, but as Americans, we are united as one people, and this year, we are celebrating Easter on the same day.

This is recording is an update of a 2017 podcast featuring Branka and her husband Tony, both of whom were from the former Yugoslavia by way of Canada. Branka was a longtime colleague who at the time worked as a Projects Coordinator for OUTREACH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE NETWORK (otan.us) and had recently became a new US citizen.  She then moved on to lead the Capital Adult Education Consortium.  In late 2021, she and her family returned to Serbia where she continues to consult on Adult Education and digital literacy matters.

Quiz answers:

1. Colonists came to America for freedom.
2. Freedom of religion is that you can practice any religion or not practice a religion.
3. America bought the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803.
4. The two parts of the US Congress are the Senate and the House of Representatives
5. Alex Padilla is one of the two US senators from the state of California.
6. Trump is the current President of the United States.
7. JD Vance is the current Vice-President of the United States.
8. Gavin Newsom is the current Governor of California.
9. The two major political parties are Democratic and Republican parties.
10. The President's Cabinet advises the President.
11. Ro Khanna is the US Representative of San Jose/Milpitas, California.
12. Two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy are join a civic group and join a community group.

EXTRA CREDIT: Listen to a great interview with Vlade Divac!

• StoryCorps: Vivek and Vlade: From New Arrivals To Kings
• Former Sacramento Kings center and current general manager Vlade Divac is interviewed by his boss, majority owner Vivek Ranadive, in this StoryCorps segment. They talk a little basketball but mostly focus on their shared experience as immigrants.

Also visit: 

• National Geographic: Incredible Egg Art Will Awe You
• VOA News: Ukrainians Decorate Easter Eggs
• VOA News: Workshop Teaches Ukrainian Art of Dyeing Easter Eggs
• Washington Post: Ukrainian Easter eggs as an art of resistance
• International Orthodox Christian Charities
• GOOD FRIDAY Faith-Based Immigration and Refugee Resources
• A U.S. Citizenship Quiz for Easter
• more U.S. Citizenship Resources for April

updated 2025-04-15

Jesus Among the Detained

This image came to me as I narrated the Passion of Jesus during our Good Friday service. It places Jesus among the detained to highlight the suffering of undocumented immigrants in modern detention systems.

Jesus Among the Detained. Prompted by Jennifer Gagliardi, AI-generated image by ChatGPT, OpenAI, 18 Apr 2025.

GOOD FRIDAY Faith-Based Immigration and Refugee Resources

Cross at the Arizona/Mexico Border Photo Source

The Way of Asylum

The Way of Asylum as a community experience of compassion and empathy was inspired by the art of Michelina Nicotera-Taxiera, who created a moving interpretation of Stations of the Cross, a 14-step Catholic devotion that commemorates Jesus Christ’s last day on Earth as a man. In her version, Michelina's art recognizes that asylum seekers embody Christ in our midst, confronting us with the truly horrific journey that many who seek asylum endure on their journey to seek safety and refuge.

Catholic Agency For Overseas Development: Stations of the Cross: Lent 2025

Meditate on Christ’s journey to the cross in solidarity with people experiencing poverty around the world. As we walk through the Stations, we take time to pray and reflect on where we see Christ in our world.

Catholic Relief Service: Ministry 
Resources throughout the year related to justice for immigrants, refugees, and the marginalized.  Powerful Stations of the Cross.

Christians for Palestine: Stations of the Cross for Gaza (2024)

As EKKLESIA associate Doug Hynd, from Australia, has also observed recently: “Jesus was crucified with criminals by the imperial occupying power. A permanent reproach to those of his followers who wish to use political power to enforce their vision of the sacred.”

DSJ: Stations of the Cross: The American Immigrant Experience 
Via Cruces: La Experiencia de los Inmigrantes en Los Estados Unidos Based on the Scriptural Version of the Stations by Fr. Jon Pedigo, STL

Daylesford Abbey: Stations of the Cross for Immigrants and Migrants
When we pray the Stations, it is not for the purpose of undertaking an historical remembering of what occurred but to show us what is happening now – what is happening within each of us. The reason for praying the Stations of the Cross is to enter into the mystery of Jesus’ gift of himself for us – to experience his means of transforming suffering through love. (see their collection of themed-SOTC)

Episcopalian Migration Ministries
Our reflection authors represent a wide variety of experiences and backgrounds; each offers a poignant reflection on a Station and its relevance to migration and what it means to welcome the stranger as we would welcome Christ. Each reflection calls us back to our essential identity as beloved children of God and asks us to prayerfully reflect on the meaning of the Cross in a world being transformed by migration.

Global Stations of the Cross 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020  | 2021 | 

Stations of the Cross is a public art project that seeks to use the story of the Passion to prompt reflection and action in response to challenges of social justice.   Also see imago-arts.org.

Im/migration: Stations of the Cross
The following series of stations was curated by Grace Commons during Lent 2012, contemplating each station through the lens of immigration and migration.

JRUSA: The Jesuit Refugee Service Way of the Cross
Christ calls us to keep watch. Let us accompany Jesus on this journey as we watch and pray over all that is going on with many of our sisters and brothers around the world. 2025 pdf.  Also see 40 Prayers for 40 Days, A Lenten Prayer Guide

Jacqueline Romo: The Passion of the Monarca Migrante: Un Vía Crucis Latino

The Passion of the Monarca Migrante reimagines the Way of the Cross as the journey of a migrant, symbolized by the monarch butterfly.

Maryknoll Spanish | Maryknoll English |  Holy Rosary ABQ video | UDayton

Jesuits Central and Southern: The Stations of the Cross with Migrants

These Stations are written by members of our province and others who work with immigrants and asylum-seekers on the U.S.-Mexico border and beyond. They tell the stories of real people who have dealt with challenges and pain that reflect the suffering of our Lord. 

MIGRANT STATIONS OF THE CROSS ARE IN EXHIBITION AT CHRIST CATHEDRAL
Lenten worshippers admired the artwork exhibit created with sacred artifacts found along the U.S.-Mexico border

Pray as you go: Way of the Cross: Journey with Jesus and refugees

Welcome to 'Way of the Cross', a stations of the cross series allowing you to follow Jesus on his journey to the cross and the Resurrection, whilst praying for refugees around the world. Each station begins with a piece from scripture, followed by a reflection, and culminates with a prayer to say together.

SVD: STATIONS OF THE CROSS OF JESUS, THE MIGRANT AND REFUGEE | Spanish

The Way of the Cross is directed towards those communities and people who are living the painful experience of migration and refugee status, to all who work with migrants and refugees in order to build a better world, a world without borders, and to all men and women of goodwill who wish to be involved in this noble task.

Trocaire: Stations of the Cross: Reflections on war by Syrian Child Refugees
Trócaire is delivering humanitarian assistance to those fleeing conflict and seeking refuge. Download and use our stations of the cross with reflections on war by Syrian child refugees.

USCCB: PRAYING THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS FOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING  English 
Hear the prayers which we pour forth to you, for the freedom of captives and the conversion of those who enslave them.  Also see: Statements on Migration, Support of Refugees, and Recent Executive Orders

USCCB: Overcoming Racism  English | Espanol | More Thematic Stations of the Cross

This new Stations of the Cross resource on overcoming racism can help you, your family, or faith community reflect on the pastoral letter against racism, Open Wide Our Hearts: The Enduring Call to Love. A rich Lenten reflection, this prayer resource can help open our hearts to the persistent sin of racism and the call to help overcome it.



More Faith-Based Immigration and Refugee Resources

CLINIC: Praying the Rosary with Our Lady of Guadalupe and Tales of Immigrants - The Luminous Mysteries | pdf
CLINIC invites you to join us in praying for dignity and justice for our immigrant sisters and brothers. Just as the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary shed light on an important aspect of Christ’s mission, we hope these reflections will shed light on some immigrant experiences. Also see Holiday Prayer Cards for Immigrant Integration in English and Spanish

Crossing Borders: The Reconciliation of a Nation of Immigrants - with Ali Noorani and Amanda Ripley (video)
In an era when immigration on a global scale defines the fears and aspirations of Americans, Crossing Borders presents the complexities of migration through the stories of families fleeing violence and poverty, the government and nongovernmental organizations helping or hindering their progress, and the American communities receiving them. (TED Talk)

ESA: Immigration and Refugee Resources
We propose a discussion based on the reality that immigrants (authorized or otherwise) are human beings made in the image of God.  Download ESA's Citizen Among Us: Loving the Immigrant as Ourselves, ESA’s free small group study guide on immigration

Esperanza Immigration Legal Services
Driven by the biblical mandate to serve the “least of these” (Matthew- 25:40), we strengthen Hispanic communities. We carry out this mission through a variety of programs and services that are all designed to empower people through education, housing and economic development, immigration legal services, job training and advocacy.

Global Refugee: Congregational Resources (was LIRS Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service)

Congregations play an invaluable role in welcoming immigrants and refugees to their new communities, whether sponsoring a family, showing solidarity through advocacy, or accompanying new neighbors in other ways. Global Refuge creates resources to support congregations in living out the Biblical call 

IIC: Holy Days and Holidays Resources
The Interfaith Immigration Coalition (IIC) is a partnership of faith-based organizations committed to enacting fair and humane immigration reform that reflects our mandate to welcome the stranger and treat all human beings with dignity and respect. Coalition members work together to advocate for just and equitable immigration policies, educate faith communities, and serve immigrant populations around the country.

International Orthodox Christian Center: Lenten Reflections and Recipes

IOCC humbly offers a collection of spiritual reflections each Lent, plus other resources you may find helpful during the Great Fast.

Justice for Immigrants: Immigration Reform: Your Lenten Promise Justice for Immigrants Toolkit

This Lent, the Justice for Immigrants Campaign invites you to pray, fast, learn, give and advocate for just and humane immigration reform, in solidarity with immigrants and refugees by committing to one or more of the following activities.  More immigration resources. 

Presbyterian Church USA: Immigration Worship Resources: Lent and Holy Week

As we enter the season of Lent, the Office of Immigration Issues offers this brief study guide for the Sunday lectionary, with additional prayers for Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, and Good Friday. For each Sunday, we have prepared brief contextual notes for a few of the lectionary readings, including where possible and appropriate their context in the Bible, in history, and in interpretation. We also offer some questions and thoughts to ponder as you prepare for worship. 

Sojourners: Immigration: Welcoming the Stranger
The United States is a nation of immigrants. Yet, our laws prevent immigrants from using their God-given gifts to improve communities and grow the economy. Through our work with the Interfaith Immigration Coalition and other partners, we are articulating the biblical witness for immigration reform, demonstrating the human cost of inaction, and encouraging our political leaders to take action. By working together, we believe the faith community has a historic opportunity to help create a road map to citizenship for 11 million aspiring Americans. who wish to fully integrate and contribute to the social fabric of our nation. 

United Church of Christ: Refugee and Migration Ministries

We have a long history of providing and creating robust structures of welcome for the resettlement of refugees and the protection of asylees within the United States, while advocating for and responding to

the needs of those displaced globally.

Also visit: 

• A U.S. Citizenship Quiz for Easter
• Happy Pascha! A Citizenship Quiz in Honor of Eastern Orthodox Christian Americans
• more U.S. Citizenship Resources for April

updated 2025-04-14

Emancipation Day in Washington DC

 

 

WUSA9: A history of Emancipation Day in Washington DC 2020 

WUSA9: Celebrating Emancipation Day in DC 2025

Updated 2025-04-14

 

Washington D.C. will mark Emancipation Day on Sunday, April 13, 2025. commemorating an 1862 act signed by Abraham Lincoln which abolished slavery in the District, freeing over 3,000 people eight months before the Emancipation Proclamation. Learn more about Emancipation Day

USCIS 100:73. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.

• the Civil War
• the War between the States

USCIS 100:73. 74. Name one problem that led to the Civil War.

• slavery
• economic reasons
• states’ rights

USCIS 100:73. 75. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?*

• freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
• saved (or preserved) the Union
• led the United States during the Civil War

USCIS 100:73. 76. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

• freed the slaves
• freed slaves in the Confederacy
• freed slaves in the Confederate states
• freed slaves in most Southern states

Learn more

• statehood: Why Statehood for DC?
• uscitizenpod: A Juneteenth Citizenship Quiz: 19 Civics Questions that Celebrate Freedom video | pdf
• uscitizenpod: USCIS 100:76 Emancipation Proclamation and Juneteenth video
• Vasili Sha: Emancipation Day Parade - 160th Anniversary of ending slavery in Washington D.C. - April 16, 2022+

updated 2025-04-14

INCOME TAX DAY!

Income Tax Day
Here are fifteen citizenship questions from the N-400 and the USCIS Civics Test about taxes and our economic system. Happy Income Tax Day!

• video | mp3 | pdf | Kahoot
• Mix-and-Match: Series E-2: Employment and Taxes plus Quiz 16: Civic Responsibilities

 
USCIS 100:56. When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?*
* April 15 

Learn more:

IRS: Tax Information and Responsibilities for New Immigrants to the United States

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IRS: Protecting Taxpayer Civil Rights

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IRS: Understanding Taxes (lesson plans and student resources)

IRS on YouTube: main channel | multi-lingual channel | ASL channel

AIC: The Facts About the Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN)

Business English: Taxes/Tax-related vocabulary: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Citizen Path: U.S. Income Taxes and Immigration Consequences

iCivics: Taxation Lesson Plan | The Constitution Explained: Income Tax

FTC: Is it really the IRS? | more IRS scams | infographic | fotonovelas

Jennifer ESL: Paying Taxes in the U.S. Take a 10-Question Quiz!

Listen a Minute: Tax

National Archives: 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Federal Income Tax (1913)

USA.gov: Get Tax Help


Also visit: 
• more U.S. Citizenship Resources for April
• US Civics and Citizenship Resources for Financial Literacy Month post
• USCIS Fee Reduction Fact Sheet

updated 2025-04-14

EXPANDED U.S. Citizenship Resources List for April Holidays

Tulips in front of the U.S. Capitol Building

U.S. Citizenship Resources for April 2025

April is Arab American Heritage Month! page

U.S. Citizenship Resources for Arab American Heritage Month page

April is Financial Literacy Month page

Financial literacy and financial responsibility are key components of citizenship.

April is National Poetry Month post

Spotlight on Emma Lazarus' poem "New Colossus" and poetry that celebrates America and our immigrant heritage.

April 6-12: National Library Week  page
Explore the role of Libraries in supporting the formation of new American citizens!

April 12 to April 20 Passover  page

Passover Haggadah celebrating our Immigrant Nation

Apr 13-16: DC Emancipation Day post

Commemorates 1862 act signed by Lincoln which freed the slaves in the District of Columbia.

April 15: Income Tax Day page 
15 question quiz and more

April 18: Good Friday page
GOOD FRIDAY Faith-Based Immigration and Refugee Resources

April 20: Easter page and Pascha page
A U.S. Citizenship Quiz in honor of Western Christians and Eastern Orthodox Christians

April 22: Earth Day page
Citizenship Resources for Earth Day, Arbor Day, and more! 

updated 2025-04-14

Naturalization Ceremony Welcomes 22 New U.S. Citizens: One U.S. citizen Shares Her Journey

 

NBC 41: Naturalization Ceremony Welcomes 22 New U.S. Citizens: One U.S. citizen Shares Her Journey

“I always wanted to get to this point to become a citizen. And I've been waiting and doing everything that I needed to do in order to achieve this goal.”

Passover Haggadahs Celebrating our Immigrant Nation and a Citizenship POP Quiz

Lady Liberty Opening the gate to a immigrant Jewish family. Source.

The United States is a Nation of Immigrants.  Each immigrant group brings it unique story.

Passover (Pesach) is the Jewish holiday that celebrates the emancipation of the Jews from slavery in ancient Egypt.

The Haggadah is a Jewish text that is read every year during the Passover meal (Seder).  

Here are  four haggadahs which remember that the Jews were once refugees, too, and are obligated to seek justice for "the Stranger."

ADL: FOUR QUESTIONS: SEEKING IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE JUSTICE ON PASSOVER A Haggadah Supplement
This Passover, let us all embrace the lessons of this holiday’s story and extend a hand of friendship to our immigrant and refugee neighbors and advocate for their rights. 

AWJS: Next Year in a Just World
This year, put social justice on your Seder table. Use the AJWS Global Justice Haggadah to spark meaningful conversations at your Seder — and connect our shared story of liberation with people fighting for freedom around the world today.

HIAS: Passover Resources
Explore the connections between the ancient Passover story and today's refugees. For ideas about how to incorporate the HIAS Haggadah at your Seder, watch the HIAS webinar, Bringing Refugee Stories to Your Seder. 

Mishkan Chicago: Not Only Them but Us Haggadah

New England ADL: A Nation of Immigrants Community Seder Haggadah

RAC: Passover Resources

Many good resources, including 16 modern haggadot.

ReCustom: Passover Haggadah

This collection features several social justice haggadadot.

Also see:

VOANews: New York Mosque Hosts Passover Celebrations


POP QUIZ

100:03. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?

100:09. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

100:10. What is freedom of religion?

100:51. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?

100:55. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?

100:58. What is one reason colonists came to America?

100:76. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

100:84. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

100:95. Where is the Statue of Liberty?*

100:100. Name two national U.S. holidays.

Also visit: 

• more U.S. Citizenship Resources for April

updated 2025-04-11

First-Generation Chinese-American Uncovers Her Family’s Immigration Story

PBS: First-Generation Chinese-American Uncovers Her Family’s Immigration Story 

A short film offering a glimpse into how an immigrant family remains comfortably estranged and elusive of its history. The "why" got lost along the way. A first-generation Chinese-American daughter laments lost opportunities to hear unheard history, but maybe it was never meant to be hers to hear.

ÉMIGRÉS | PBS Short Docs

U.S. Citizenship Resources for Arab American Heritage Month

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Arab American Foundation: Arab American Heritage Month page

Arab American institute: Arab American Heritage Month is official! page

Arab American National Museum: Core Galleries page

A Cut Above Teaching: Arab American Heritage Month Posters Instant Download for $10

History: Arab American Heritage Month, 2024 page

News Center Maine: The history behind April becoming National Arab American Heritage Month video

Now This News: Why We Need Arab American Heritage Month video

NYC Public School: Arab American Heritage Month page

NYPL: American American Heritage Month page

Smithsonian: Arab American Heritage Month page

Thirteen: Arab American Heritage Month page

White House: A Proclamation on Arab American Heritage Month, 2024 statement

uscitizenpod:

• Citizenship Interview Quiz for Esam Omeish (Libya) pdf 
• Easy Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview with Hafida Elidrissi video
• Basic U.S. Citizenship Interview with Hafida and Teacher Jennifer video
• A Typical U.S. Citizenship Interview with Hafida and Teacher Jennifer video
• A Quick U.S. Citizenship Interview featuring Voting and Taxes video
• Citizenship Interview Quiz for Louay Safi (Syria) pdf
• Citizenship Interview Quiz for Mohamed Awad Elhassan (Sudan) pdf
• Citizenship Interview with Nahil Ireiqat (Jerusalem) and Josefina Rios (Mexico) video
• Citizenship Interview Quiz for Nimco Ahmed (Somalia) pdf
• Citizenship Interview Quiz for Rend al-Rahim (Iraq) pdf
• Citizenship Interview Quiz for Safa Aldabyani (Yemen) pdf
• Citizenship Interview with Samia Amed (Yemen) mp3

USCIS:

10 Steps to Naturalization (Arabic) (PDF, 808.47 KB)

يمكنك أن تصبح مواطناً أمريكياً بالولادة أو عبر التجنّس. يولد الأفراد مواطنين أمريكيين بصفة عامة إذا ولدوا في الولايات المتحدة أو إذا ولدوا في الخارج لأبوين أمريكيين. يمكنك أيضاً الحصول على الجنسية الأمريكية إذا كنت بعمر يقل عن الثامنة عشر وكنت مقيماً بصفة قانونية دائمة عندما تم تجنيس أحد والديك أو كليهما، أو بعد تبنيك من قبل والد أمريكي.

USCIS Welcomes Refugees and Asylees Brochure (Arabic) (PDF, 1.38 MB)

ترحب USCIS بالالجئين وطالبي اللجوء

100 Civics Questions and Answers (Arabic) (PDF, 195.18 KB)

أسئلة حول التربية المدنية (التأريخ والحكومة) لاختبار التجن  

Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Arabic) (PDF, 155.59 KB)

 أسئلة التربية المدنية للمتمتعين بالإعفاء 20/65 

2024-2025 MAE Citizenship Class 25

NY Historical Society: Voting Rights // The Citizenship Project [E10]

This is the ninth class of our semester.  

• Future Citizenship: Civil Rights Mvmt; Sept 11 pg 47-54; Unit 3:3 pg 152-155
• Citizenship Questions in Honor of Martin Luther King, Jr kahoot
• Union City Flight 93 Memorial
• Employment and Taxes plus Quiz 16: Civic Responsibilities
• Income Tax Day video | mp3 | pdf | Kahoot

Learn more:

• US Civics and Citizenship Resources for Financial Literacy Month post
• USCIS Fee Reduction Fact Sheet

Happy Birthday, 17th Amendment!

Center for Civic Education: The 17th Amendment

The 17th Amendment says that the people can directly vote for U.S. senators. this amendment was added to the U.S. Constitution on April 8, 1913. Before 1913, state governments chose the senators. People did not like this. They wanted to vote for senators themselves. They thought the old way was unfair and could lead to corruption."

60-Second Civics, Episode 5299: January 29, 2025 (a rebroadcast of Episode 5049: January 9, 2023)

Subscribe and take the Daily Civics Quiz at http://civiced.org/60-second-civics

Also see:

• National Archives: 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Direct Election of U.S. Senators (1913)
• National Constitution Center: The 17th Amendment
• Senate.gov
• VOA Learning English: What Is the US Senate?

POP QUIZ

USCIS 100:07. How many amendments does the Constitution have?

USCIS 100:16.  Who makes federal laws?

USCIS 100:17.   What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?*

USCIS 100:18.  How many U.S. Senators are there?

USCIS 100:19.  We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? 

USCIS 100:20.  Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?*

USCIS 100:24.  Who does a U.S. Senator represent?

Birthright Citizenship: Citizenship, Part 5

Center for Civic Education; Birthright Citizenship: Citizenship, Part 5

What is birthright citizenship and how might American citizenship change in the future? Professor Henry L. Chambers Jr. of the University of Richmond School of Law explains the concept of birthright citizenship and discusses way that the concept of citizenship might change over time.

Civil Discourse: An American Legacy is funded under the 2022 Leonore Annenberg Civic Mission of the Nation Initiative,  sponsored by the Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics. LAIC is a project of the Annenberg  Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.

60-Second Civics, Episode 5346, April 4, 2025 (a rebroadcast of Episode 4986, September 29, 2023)

Subscribe and take the Daily Civics Quiz at http://civiced.org/60-second-civics

Also see:

VOX: Why the US has birthright citizenship

Rep Ted Lieu: Birthright citizenship is as American as apple pie.

VOA Learning English: News Words: Executive Order | Birthright Citizenship

VOA News: What is birthright citizenship?

Rights of Citizenship: Citizenship, Part 4

Center for Civic Education: Rights of Citizenship: Citizenship, Part 4 

What types of rights are associated with citizenship? Professor Henry L. Chambers Jr. of the University of Richmond School of Law explains some useful ways to think about citizenship, including how the rights of citizens have changed over the years.

Civil Discourse: An American Legacy is funded under the 2022 Leonore Annenberg Civic Mission of the Nation Initiative,  sponsored by the Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics. LAIC is a project of the Annenberg  Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.

60-Second Civics, Episode 5345, April 3, 2025 (a rebroadcast of Episode 4985, September 28, 2023)

Subscribe and take the Daily Civics Quiz at http://civiced.org/60-second-civics

The 14th Amendment Transforms Citizenship: Citizenship, Part 3

Center for Civic Education: The 14th Amendment Transforms Citizenship: Citizenship, Part 3

How did the 14th Amendment transform citizenship in America? Professor Henry L. Chambers Jr. of the University of Richmond School of Law explains the impact of the 14th Amendment on citizenship and its particular effect on formerly enslaved Americans who were born in the United States.

Civil Discourse: An American Legacy is funded under the 2022 Leonore Annenberg Civic Mission of the Nation Initiative,  sponsored by the Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics. LAIC is a project of the Annenberg  Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.

60-Second Civics: Episode 4984, September 27, 2023

Subscribe and take the Daily Civics Quiz at http://civiced.org/60-second-civics

Citizenship Before the Civil War: Citizenship, Part 2

Center for Civic Education: Citizenship Before the Civil War: Citizenship, Part 2

What was citizenship in America before the Civil War? Professor Henry L. Chambers Jr. of the University of Richmond School of Law explains the uncertain status of citizenship before the Civil War, particularly for Black Americans.

Civil Discourse: An American Legacy is funded under the 2022 Leonore Annenberg Civic Mission of the Nation Initiative,  sponsored by the Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics. LAIC is a project of the Annenberg  Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.

60-Second Civics, Episode 5343, April 1, 2025 (a rebroadcast of Episode 4983, September 26, 2023)

Subscribe and take the Daily Civics Quiz at http://civiced.org/60-second-civics

Citizenship at the Founding: Citizenship, Part 1

 

Center for Civic Education: Citizenship at the Founding: Citizenship, Part 1

What was citizenship at the founding of our country? Professor Henry L. Chambers Jr. of the University of Richmond School of Law explains how citizenship was initially decided by each individual state, and how this presented a challenge as the United States gained independence and evolved into a more mature republic.

Civil Discourse: An American Legacy is funded under the 2022 Leonore Annenberg Civic Mission of the Nation Initiative,  sponsored by the Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics. LAIC is a project of the Annenberg  Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.

60-Second Civics, Episode 5342, March 31, 2025 (a rebroadcast of Episode 4982, September 25, 2023)

Subscribe and take the Daily Civics Quiz at http://civiced.org/60-second-civics

(AI summary)  At the beginning of the United States, citizenship was not very clear. Each of the 13 states had its own rules for who was a citizen. When the states joined together, U.S. citizenship was a mix of all these state citizenships. The Constitution showed that citizenship was important, but it did not fully explain what it meant. For example, only people born in the U.S. or citizens at that time could become president.

2024-2025 MAE Citizenship Class 24

NY Historical Society: World War II // The Citizenship Project [E06]

This is the eighth class of our new semester.  

• Future Citizenship: WWI, WWII, 20th Century Wars 39 -46; Unit 3:2 pg 150-151
• 08 Practice Citizenship Interview based on the USCIS Form N-400 (2024)
• N-400 Quiz 6
• Preparing for the Oath: 1900s

Learn more:

• US Citizenship Resources for Women's History Month post  

Celebrating America during National Poetry Month

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TED-ed: "New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus

An animated interpretation of Emma Lazarus' poem "New Colossus"

For an analysis of this poem, watch this video: http://bit.ly/TEDEdColossusAnalysis

This animation is part of our series, "There's a Poem for That," which features animated interpretations of poems both old and new that give language to some of life's biggest feelings. Check out the full series here: http://bit.ly/TEDEdTheresAPoemForThat

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