A citizen owes allegiance to his or her country and expects to be protected by the government and from unfair use of governmental power. Students can be citizens of their classroom entitled to protection by their student government. Citizens can be natural born or naturalized. In most cases, when naturalized, they vow their allegiance to their adopted country and cease being legal citizens of their homeland. This is their public, or civic, life.
Citizens also devote time to their personal lives to achieve private goals.
This is their public, or civic, life. Citizens also devote time to their personal life to achieve private goals. Civic participation is being concerned with and involved in the public affairs of a community, state, nation, or world.