SS.7.C.2.1

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How does the Fourteenth Amendment define citizenship?

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All persons born or naturalized in the U.S., are citizens of the U.S.

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Maria was born in Italy to an American father and an Italian mother – is she a U.S. citizen? Why?

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Yes, Law of Blood

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Is Alejándro a U.S. Citizen? Why?

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Yes, Law of Soil

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Which is a requirement for a person to become a naturalized U.S. citizen?

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Being a legal resident of the U.S. for at least five years

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Which is NOT a requirement for a person to become a naturalized citizen? Options: Be employed with a job, Have good character, Be fluent in English, Pass a naturalization test

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Be employed with a job

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Select the statement which is true of aliens in the United States: cannot hold public office., can vote in elections., cannot attend school., are not protected by U.S. laws.

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cannot hold public office.

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A naturalized citizen...

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is not eligible to become president or vice president of the United States.

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What is the term for the process by which legal resident aliens can become citizens?

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Naturalization

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An __________________ is a person who comes to a country to live permanently.

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Immigrant

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Any person not a citizen or national of a country is known as an _____________.

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Alien