Citizenship Concepts

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Citizen

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

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Citizenship

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The rights and duties of citizens

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Natural Citizenship

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Citizenship acquired by birth under specific laws.

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Two Ways to Receive Natural Citizenship

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Law of Soil and Law of Blood.

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14th Amendment

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Amendment to the U.S. Constitution ensuring citizenship rights and equal protection under the law.

All persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens of the U. S. and the state in which they live.

No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of a citizen of the U. S.

No state shall deprive any person of life, liberty or property without due process of law, nor deny any person in its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

***Equal Protection Under The Law***

(1868)

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Citizenship Clause

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All persons born or naturalized in the U.S. are citizens of the U.S. and the state they live in.

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Year of Ratification

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The 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868.

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State Obligations

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States must uphold the rights and protections guaranteed by the 14th Amendment.

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Naturalization

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The process by which a non-citizen becomes a citizen of the U.S.

A legal process to obtain citizenship

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Alien

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A foreign-born resident of the United States who has not been naturalized