Abstract
Citizenship is the status of an individual according to a governing body. If the state recognizes a person as a citizen, they are granted rights. In the United States we pride ourselves on our nation’s core documents—the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights—that spell out the rights of American citizens in relation to their government. American citizenship promises inalienable rights, which include freedom of worship, freedom of expression, the right to a fair trial by jury, the right to vote, and, as our country’s first founding document states, "the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
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