A legal member of a country is a

• A. Expatriate
• B. Resident
• C. Immigrant
• D. Citizen

Answer: (D)

Being a citizen means you are a legal member of a country with specific rights and duties in that political community. Citizenship is granted by birth within the country or through naturalization, and it usually includes rights like voting and government protection, along with responsibilities such as obeying laws and paying taxes. A resident is someone who lives in a country, but not everyone who resides has full political rights. An immigrant is a person who moves to a country to live there and may become a citizen later after meeting requirements. An expatriate is someone living outside their homeland; their status in the country where they currently reside isn’t automatically that of a legal member. Because being a legal member of a country refers to that formal membership with rights and duties, the term that fits best is citizen.