What are the charcteristics of a good potential citizen of the USA?
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Point taken my friend.
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The good ole U S of A
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I takes a few major things:\n\n    * a period of continuous residence and physical presence in the United States;\n    * residence in a particular USCIS District prior to filing;\n    * an ability to read, write, and speak English;\n    * a knowledge and understanding of U.S. history and government;\n    * good moral character;\n    * attachment to the principles of the U.S. Constitution; and,\n    * favorable disposition toward the United States. \n\nI became a citizen by means of my father.  The rules have changed I believe since I went through naturalization but I gained my citizenship by showing that my father resided in the US for a period of 7 years after he reached the age of 18.  This was easily done by procuring my father's college transcripts.  Apparently, it's a little easier now for children of Americans.  My father took the oath for me as I was under the age of 18 at the time but the only costs involved maybe amounted to $100.  I now have duel citizenship in Canada and the US.  If you do duel citizenship, you don't give one up when you're 18 btw. . .I'm a college graduate now and never have a received a call from the naturalization office telling me I had to give up any of my rights as a citizen of either country.  My mother is currently petitioning for citizenship and will be taking her test within the next few months.  The cost for hers is again, marginal at best but she's been here under a green card for a number of years and found it would be cheaper to get her citizenship than to continue to pay her greencard every 10 years.  For more information on the whole process you can visit:\n\nhttp://www.uscis.gov/graphics/services/natz/index.htm
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You can run for any office, save the Presidency. That is one of the perks for being an American citizen
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I'd start with a compelling quote from the Declaration of Independence.  I'd describe the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.  You might want to include some statistics from the Census Bureau and maybe figure out how many people living in the US are citizens.  The links below may get you started.\n-MM
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Here are all the requirements and processes to apply for citizenship:\nhttp://www.uscis.gov/files/article/M-476_English.pdf
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A citizen of America.
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Hard to get, intentionally. The US is in a somewhat protectionist mood over the last couple years. If you're serious about wanting to be in the US, get to know everything about it (history, society, etc.)--that will help with your citizenship process.
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There are many factors involved in the interview process and you have not given me enough information to gauge your particular situation but the factors include country of origin, economic factors, relations in the States, will you have a financial source to support yourself, are you English-speaking (they will not admit it but it is a factor), your educational background, technical skills, moral and criminal background, immunity issues and character references.  Depending upon your criminal background you may be denied citizenship.  It will be heavily dependent also on your country of origin, and all of the other factors I have described.  But when you say  you "do not have good moral character" that pretty much precludes your getting citizenship.  I would rephrase that, get a good immigration attorney and apply from a non-controversial state for citizenship if you can reposition yourself.  Also, I would try to get letters of reference, even personal ones, from Americans and local religious leaders, even twelve-step program proctors to show you have tried to better yourself.  No nation wants a liability so you need to market yourself better and show some portfolio of good references for the consular officials who will be upbraided should you cause problems stateside.  They do get in trouble when they OK someone they shouldn't or someone who causes crimes in the US so you need to make the decision for them to gamble on you.  You should also get local police records if you haven't already as they will need them.  If you can get a letter from your equivalent of our probation system that you have behaved, that would be good to.  Be prepared to have to provide documentation for everything and for a very lengthy interview process.
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You need to be a natural-born citizen who is at least 35 years old. Constitutionally, that is all that is required. Realistically, you need an established political presence, money and the ability to raise more money, and lots of connections in one of the two major political parties in order to be considered a viable candidate for the presidency.
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People possess many good characteristcs or traits, such as being trustworthy and attentive to your needs.\n\nIf the words can't be changed, let me know. I'll ajust my answer. You didn't specify.
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An individual who cares for the American people and does not let other countries dictate his moves. Be honest, caring and above all show the people that he is a human being that makes mistakes too, and learns by them.
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Your chances may be encouragingly minuscule if you qualify (you must possess all of the listed criteria below).\n\n1) You are an American citizen born in the United States.\n2) You are white.\n3) You are male.\n4) You are at least six feet tall.\n5) You will be above the age of 50 when you announce your candidacy.\n6) You have served in some branch of the Military or as a civil servant (i.e. Policeman, Judge, etc.).\n7) You are unapologetically partisan.\n8) You are reasonably religious (acceptable religions include any denomination of Protestant and, should you be a Catholic, a faith with enough independence so that America will not consider you at the beckon call of the Vatican).\n9) You received a college education from a highly respectable institution.\n10) You look like an average American man with a recent makeover that made you slightly more handsome.\n\nShould you posses all these traits, you are qualified to be President.  So, try running for office.  If you don't fail miserably in a City Council, Mayoral, or even State Assembly election, then you might get lucky.  I wouldn't quit your day job though.
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A person obtains citizenshipin the US by several methods.\n\n1.  Be born within the territory of the US to parents other than foreign diplomas stationed here.\n\n2.  Be the child of a US Citizen who mets certain residency requirements.\n\n3.  Naturalization is the process where US Citizenship is granted to a alien via laws (which change ocassionally).
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You have to be a U.S. citizen, national or naturalised.  And you have to know how to spell and punctualise correctly.
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If you are a U.S. citizen, you should be able to.
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be a citizen.18 yrs old