"What is an American Citizen?"
By definition, an American Citizen is a person owing loyalty to and entitled by birth or naturalization the protection of the United States. American Citizens are entitled to vote and enjoy many rights and privileges of the United States (1-p.263).
When I think of what it means to be an American Citizen, I think of freedom. America is known as the land of opportunity for its freedom. Freedom is defined as the absence of restraints (2-p.552). America is ruled by a democracy type of government, giving the citizens the right to vote. This allows the citizens to make choices on the ruling and the types of laws in their country. The government is made up of representatives from each state. Each state votes on who should represent their state and what laws they should be entitled to follow. America has many laws that must be followed, but this is to keep the county in order to allow the freedom that America offers.
As an American citizen......
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