Citizenship Vocab CRM 1.1

a person who legally belongs to, gives allegiance to, and has the rights and protections of a country.

• immigrant

• citizen

• civics

• civic participation

the study of the rights and duties of citizens and of how government works.

• petition

• citizen

• civics

• selective service

principle that the country of nationality of a child is determined by the country of nationality of the parents.

• law of soil

• citizen

• law of blood

• naturalization

any individual or group activity addressing issues of public concern.

• law of blood

• law of soil

• civic participation

• naturalization

When an individual is moving to a new country, with plans to live there permanently.

• immigrant

• citizen

• law of blood

• law of soil

principle that the country of nationality of a individual is determined by their place of birth.

• law of blood

• naturalization

• law of soil

• resident

Amendment in the U.S. Constitution that defines citizenship and states that ALL citizens are equal under the law.

• common good

• rights

• civics

• 14th Amendment

legal process by which a person who was born in one country becomes a citizen of another.

• civics

• petition

• naturalization

• immigrant

a system under which all men ages 18-24 are required to register for military service

• responsibility

• jury duty

• petition

• selective service

An act that is beneficial for all or most members of a given community,

• selective service

• rights

• common good

• obligation