Citizens

Of all the different categories of person, full citizens are the least common. They have the largest set of rights, and the most social, economic and political power. They also typically have responsibilities and obligations they must meet to retain their citizenship and the power that comes with it. Generally, only about 5% of the population of a state are citizens.

Rights of Citizens

Right to bodily and psychic integrity - including when accused of a crime (except treason).
Right to the presumption of innocence.
Right to legal representation.
Right to a trial by jury (sometimes trial by jury of citizens).
Right to legal appeal.
Right to file legal civil suit.
Right to create legally binding and enforceable contracts.
Right to stand for elected office (such as City Council).
Right to own any class of land.
Right to engage in foreign trade.
Right to petition for tenancy for an employee.
Cannot be sentenced to death (except for treason).
Exemption from death tax provided there is a legal will.

Responsibilities of Citizens

Required to perform a minimum of 1 Life Cycle of civil service.
Required to be born in the state (or sometimes to have lived there for 4 Life Cycles or more).
Required to maintain a principle residence in the state.
Required to serve on citizenship selection committee if summoned.
Required to vote in civic matters (plebiscites) brought to the electorate.
Required to serve on a jury if summoned.
Required to protect their lands from menace.

Gaining Citizenship

Citizenship is not a birthright, and in no place on Tear has citizenship ever been granted automatically at birth. That said, it is much easier for people in the upper classes to gain citizenship, and almost impossible for those in the lower classes to do so.

For the Nobility (SS7) gaining citizenship is generally a minor bureaucratic matter, and citizenship will generally be extended to the natural born children of full citizens with the expectation that they will perform their civil service when they come of age.

For the Upper Class (SS6) citizenship may be granted at the age of majority, pending completion of civil service, and an interview by the citizen selection committee. Often a a state assessment of the true value of the family's holdings may also be required.

For the Middle Classes (SS3, SS4, SS5), lists of merit are generated and evaluated annually. These lists are comprised of individuals who continually distinguish themselves in their faction in ways that benefit the state. Typically only a small number of individuals will be granted citizenship in a year, with many meritorious persons remaining on these lists their entire lives without ever being granted citizenship. Occassionally someone may be granted citizenship after death, exempting their estate from taxation - generally this is done only when the heirs are also on the lists of merit, and are considered quite likely to be named citizens themselves.

For the Lower Classes (SS1, SS2), citizenship is generally only granted based on heroic contributions to the state. This may sometimes also be granted at death, and sometimes to many people at once - such as to soldiers killed in defense of the state. This serves both as a means to recognize and celebrate service to the state, but also as a way to ensure the loyalty of the family and descendents of the fallen by relieving them of the death tax.