Citizenship

What right do only citizens have?

• Attending public schools.

• Owning property.

• Holding a job.

• Voting.

Phillip always dreamed of being the president of the United States. Then one day in Civics class, he learned that the Constitution makes that impossible. Why can Phillip never be the President?

• He moved to this country when he was two years old.

• His mother did not pass the Naturalization test.

• His parents are not citizens.

• His father is Mexican.

Below is an excerpt from the 14th Amendment:

"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof are citizens of the United States and the State wherein they reside."

What is the purpose of that excerpt?

• Explaining the duties of citizens and states

• Defining citizenship of the United States

• Protecting the natural rights of immigrants

• Limiting the rights of all Americans

There are three paths to citizenship in the United States. What are they?

• Law of Blood, Law of Soil, and Selective Service

• Law of Mud, Law of Genetics, and Selective Service

• Law of Blood, Law of Land, Naturalization

• Law of Blood, Law of Soil, and Naturalization

Which of the following is not an obligation of citizenship?

• Paying Taxes

• Jury Duty

• Voting

• Defending the Nation (Selective Service)

Which of the following is a word that means to betray your country?

• taxes
• treason
• patriotism
• citizenship

Which of the following is our national anthem?

• My Country 'tis of Thee
• America, the Beautiful
• The Star-Spangled Banner
• The Pledge of Allegiance

How old must a person be to apply for citizenship?

• 21
• 18
• 13
• 16

How long must a person be a permanent resident of the United States before they can apply for naturalization?

• 5 years
• 1 year
• 3 years
• 7 years

True or False: If a person is not born here, but they have American citizen parents, they can still be an American citizen.

• True
• False