2022 1st Quarter review

Which is a requirement for a person to become a naturalized U.S. citizen?

• Marrying a U.S. citizen and having a child with that person

• Being a legal resident of the U.S. for at least five years

• Gaining employment in the U.S. for at least two years

• Reaching age eighteen while living in the U.S. capital

What is the "law of blood?"

• You're a citizen because you were born in the US.

• You're a citizen because you were born to US citizen parents.

• You're a citizen because you became naturalized.

• You are not a citizen.

Paying taxes is an example of a(n)

• obligation

• responsibility

Male U.S. citizens age 18 - 26 must register with...

• the Selective Service

• the county voter registry

• the FAFSA application

What is a requirement, something a person or government has to do?

• obligation

• responsibility

Jury duty is an example of a(n)

• obligation

• responsibility

Why is the Magna Carta an important document in British history?

• It was the first document to place limits on the king's power
• It outlawed feudalism and gave voting rights to all citizens
• It established Parliament as the nation's legislative body.
• It determined England's physical boundaries

Voting is an example of a(n)

• obligation

• responsibility

Alejándro was born to Cuban parents in Miami, Florida – his parents are legal permanent residents. Is Alejándro a U.S. Citizen? Why?

• Yes, Law of Soil

• Yes, Law of Blood

• Only if his parents go through naturalization

• No, he would need to be naturalized

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