SS.7.CG.2.1 Citizenship Vocab

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14th Amendment

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an amendment that defines citizenship and prevents states from denying due process of law and equal protection of the law to citizens (1868)

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alien

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any person not a citizen or national of a country including resident and nonresident, immigrant and nonimmigrant, asylee and refugee, documented and undocumented

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citizen

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a legal member of a state and/or country possessing all the rights and privileges which can be enjoyed under its government

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Green Card

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the permanent residency card that provides information about the legal status of an individual living and working in the United States

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immigrant

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a person who comes to a country to live there permanently

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law of blood

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a person's citizenship at birth is the same as that of their biological mother or father

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law of soil

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a person's citizenship at birth is determined by the country where they were born

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naturalization

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the process by which an immigrant becomes a citizen

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permanent residency

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the allowance of an individual to live and work in the United States on a permanent basis, giving them a Green Card and allowing an opportunity to become a citizen

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resident

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someone who lives in a place for a minimum period of time.