Citizenship Flashcard

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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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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 if he was born to Cuban parents in Miami, Florida, who are legal permanent residents?

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Yes, Law of Soil

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Which is NOT a requirement for a person to become a naturalized citizen?

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Be employed with a job

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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

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Which amendment defines citizenship, grants citizenship to former slaves, and defines voters as males at least 21 years of age?

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14th amendment

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Someone who is legally and permanently living in the U.S., but not a citizen is a(n) ___________.

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legal permanent resident