American Citizenship Quiz
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Nishayla Cox
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following children would NOT be considered a U.S. citizen?
A child born in Chicago whose German parents are diplomats in the United States
A child born in Japan whose parents are both American citizens
A child born in Ohio whose parents are illegal aliens
A child born in Hawaii whose mother is an American citizen
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is naturalization?
legal process requiring a person to give up his or her citizenship
legal process requiring an alien to leave a country
legal process by which a person can become a citizen of another country
legal process through which a person can legally live and work in another country
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
A native-born American citizen can lose his or her citizenship by
voting in a foreign election
serving in another country's military
voluntarily abandoning citizenship
committing a crime
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What was significant about the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965?
It modified the quotas of select countries in the country-based quota system
It ended the country-based quota system
It shared the country-based quota system
It established permanent quotas in the country-based quota system
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 made it a crime to hire an illegal alien and
eliminated all initiatives aimed at keeping illegal aliens in the fields of science or technology in the country
made it a crime to hire an illegal alien if a naturalized citizen applied for the same job
suspended the deportation of illegal immigrants for two years
established a one-year amnesty program for illegal aliens to become legal residents
6.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
valuate Sources Why does the definition of citizens in the 14th Amendment support jussolis rather than jus sanguinis?
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Answer explanation
The 14th Amendment defines citizens as ―all persons born or naturalized in the UnitedStates and subject to the jurisdiction thereof.‖ This language speaks to where one is born,not to whom. Thus it only defines citizenship in terms of jus solis, not jus sanguinis.
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OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Analyze Information Under what circumstances may a child born abroad become an American citizen at birth?
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Answer explanation
A child born abroad can become an American citizen at birth if both parents are Americancitizens, and at least one has lived in the United States or an American territory at sometime. The child will also be an American citizen if one parent is an American citizen whohas lived in the United States for at least five years, two of them after age 14, and thechild has lived in the United States continuously for at least five years between the agesof 14 and 28.
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