Citizenship

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

• Alien

• Citizen

• Naturalize

• Visitor

An individual who moves permanently to a new country.

• Citizen

• Immigrant

• Visitor

• Naturalize

all or nearly all persons born to citizens of a given state are themselves citizen of that state, regardless of where they were born. 

• Law of Soil

• Law of Blood

• Naturalize

• Law of Life

 all or nearly all persons born in the physical jurisdiction of a state are citizens of that state or country.

• Naturalize

• Law of blood

• Law of soil

• Law of Life

Granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States—including former slaves—and guaranteed all citizens “equal protection of the laws.”

• 12th

• 15th

• 14th

• 13th

Process to become a U.S. citizen if you were born outside of the United States.

• Immigration

• Naturalize

• Alien

• Birthright

the study of the rights and obligations of citizens in society. The term derives from the Latin word civicus, meaning "relating to a citizen"

• Naturalization

• Civics

• Birthright

• Americana