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Which is one way people can become United States citizens?

Naturalize.

  1. Buy property in the United States
  2. Naturalize ✔
  3. Live here on a tourist visa

Why: People become citizens by being born here under the 14th Amendment, by naturalizing, or by deriving citizenship as set by Congress. Owning property or visiting does not make anyone a citizen.

Huh, didn't know that: The 14th Amendment, which covers citizenship by birth, was ratified in 1868.

The dad joke
Why did the eagle cheer at the ceremony? It was a natural-ization.
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Sources

  1. USCIS M-1778, 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version) https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/questions-and-answers/2025-Civics-Test-128-Questions-and-Answers.pdf

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