What is the term for a person who owes allegiance to a country and has rights under that country?

• A. Non-citizen
• B. Resident alien
• C. Subject
• D. Citizen

Answer: (D)

Being a citizen means you are a legal member of a country who owes allegiance to that country and has the rights and protections it provides. This dual relationship—loyalty to the nation and the entitlement to its benefits (like protection, certain freedoms, and the ability to participate in government)—defines citizenship. The other terms describe different statuses: a non-citizen or resident alien may live there and have some rights but does not owe full allegiance or enjoy all the rights of a citizen; a subject is an older term for someone under a monarch, not the modern civic status that combines loyalty with broad rights. So the best term for someone who both owes allegiance and has rights is citizen.