Chapter 1 Vocabulary

The ruling authority for a community

• Community

• Government

• Capitol

• Chamber of Commerce

community member who owes loyalty to the government and is entitled to its protection

• Alien

• Refugee

• Citizen

• Permanent resident

a legal process to obtain citizenship

• naturalization

• permanent legal resident

• asylum

• visa

a person who has left his or her home to escape war, persecution by the government, famine, or natural disaster

• green card

• citizen

• refugee

• alien

A foreign-born resident of the USA who has not been naturalized.

• alien

• citizen

• immigrant

• law of blood

 Something a citizen should do

• naturalization

• pay taxes

• obligation

• responsibility

Something a citizen must do

• obligation

• responsibility

• voting

• community service

a system under which men are called up for military service

• naturalization

• enlistment

• selective service

• secret service

Born to citizen parents

• Law of blood

• Law of soil

• naturalization

• alien

Born the United States or its territories

• Law of soil

• Law of blood

• naturalization

• immigration