Unit 4 Part III Study Help - Citizenship

All of the following are ways to become a citizen at birth EXCEPT

• Be born in U.S. or in certain territories or possessions of the U.S.

• Become naturalized

• Travel to the United States on a work visa

• If born outside the U.S., you must meet the requirements outlined by the U.S. Department of State

The process by which U.S. Citizenship is granted to a foreign citizen or national after he or she fulfills the requirements established by Congress in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).

• Naturalization

• Acquit

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• Due process

All of the following are common path to U.S. citizenship EXCEPT

• I am seriving in the U.S. Military

• I am a lawful permanent resident of 5 years

• I am the great grandchild of a U.S. citizen

• I am married to a U.S. citizen

• I am the child of a U.S. citizen

T/F: The original Constitution lays down a clear and comprehensive rule about different kinds of citizenship. 

• True

• False

Declared that all persons born or naturalized in the United States were citizens of the United States and the state in which they lived, thereby affirming a rule of citizenship by birth that did not depend on race. 

• None

• The Alien Registration Act

• The Equal Rights Act

• The Civil Rights Act of 1866

T/F: In the United States, naturalized citizens have the same privileges and responsibilities as U.S.-born citizens. 

• True

• False

All of the following are privileges and responsibilities of U.S. born and naturalized citizens EXCEPT

• access to government benefits and public-sector jobs

• ability to sponsor immediate family members for immigration and cannot be deported

• The rights to bear arms without registration

• the right to vote

In order to become a citizen, applicants must meet a set of requirements outlined in the ____________. These include maintaining lawful permanent residence (also known as getting a green card) for several years, proving basic proficiency in English and knowledge of U.S. history and government, and passing a background check to demonstrate good moral character.

• Alien Registration Act

• The Equal Rights Act

• Civil Rights Act of 1866

• Immigration and Nationality Act

The first U.S. legislative definition addressing the question of citizenship was the 1790 _______________, which stipulated that a citizen had to be a free white person that had resided in the U.S. for two years and was of good character and took an oath in support of the Constitution of the United States.

• Civil Rights Act of 1866

• Naturalization Act

• Alien Registration Act

• Immigration Reform and Control Act

Established the ability to speak, read, and write in English as a requisite component of naturalization. Per this act, those seeking to naturalize would also be required to demonstrate "good moral character" and knowledge of U.S. history, government, and principles. 

• Civil Rights Act of 1866

• Immigration Naturalization Act (INA)

• The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986

• Naturalization Act of 1790