2.+What+is+a+Citizen?

**What is a citizen?**  //"The freedoms and privileges afforded every citizen in our democracy are unwittingly being threatened by the very citizens they were designed to benefit. The term 'American Citizen' is too often considered to be a status, gained either through birth or naturalization, rather than a role to be fulfilled."// **- Matthew Horton - Good Citizen Director (August 2003) ** 
 * ** __Citizen:__** 1 : an inhabitant of a city or town; especially : one entitled to the rights and privileges of a freeman 2 a : a member of a state b: a native or naturalized person who owes allegiance to a government and is entitled to protection from it




 * The term "citizenship" as defined above, has several different meanings according to the Citizenship Foundation ( [|http://www.citizenshipfoundation.org.] ).
 * Being an inhabitant of a city or town refers to a legal and/or political status required of a person to be considered a citizen.
 * "A person who owes allegiance to a government," refers to a citizen's responsibility to be involved in public life and public affairs to some degree.
 * In summary, being a // good citizen // requires both legal status and involvement in public life and affairs.