American Citizenship Quiz

Which of the following children would NOT be considered a U.S. citizen?

• A child born in Chicago whose German parents are diplomats in the United States

• A child born in Japan whose parents are both American citizens

• A child born in Ohio whose parents are illegal aliens

• A child born in Hawaii whose mother is an American citizen

What is naturalization?

• legal process requiring a person to give up his or her citizenship

• legal process requiring an alien to leave a country

• legal process by which a person can become a citizen of another country

• legal process through which a person can legally live and work in another country

A native-born American citizen can lose his or her citizenship by

• voting in a foreign election

• serving in another country's military

• voluntarily abandoning citizenship

• committing a crime

What was significant about the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965?

• It modified the quotas of select countries in the country-based quota system

• It ended the country-based quota system

• It shared the country-based quota system

• It established permanent quotas in the country-based quota system

The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 made it a crime to hire an illegal alien and

• eliminated all initiatives aimed at keeping illegal aliens in the fields of science or technology in the country

• made it a crime to hire an illegal alien if a naturalized citizen applied for the same job

• suspended the deportation of illegal immigrants for two years

• established a one-year amnesty program for illegal aliens to become legal residents

valuate Sources Why does the definition of citizens in the 14th Amendment support jussolis rather than jus sanguinis?

Answer explanation

The 14th Amendment defines citizens as ―all persons born or naturalized in the UnitedStates and subject to the jurisdiction thereof.‖ This language speaks to where one is born,not to whom. Thus it only defines citizenship in terms of jus solis, not jus sanguinis.

Analyze Information Under what circumstances may a child born abroad become an American citizen at birth?

Answer explanation

A child born abroad can become an American citizen at birth if both parents are Americancitizens, and at least one has lived in the United States or an American territory at sometime. The child will also be an American citizen if one parent is an American citizen whohas lived in the United States for at least five years, two of them after age 14, and thechild has lived in the United States continuously for at least five years between the agesof 14 and 28.

Synthesize What type of actions could result in an individual’s involuntary expatriation?

Answer explanation

The Supreme Court has held that the Constitution prohibits expatriation for something aperson has done. Thus, the only means by which a person can be expatriated is byvoluntarily renouncing his or her citizenship

Determine Relevance What was the significance of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965?

Answer explanation

The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 ended the country-based quota system. Itallowed 270,000 immigrants to enter the United States each year, without regard to race,nationality, or country of origin.

ummarize Why did the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 come down soharshly on employers of illegal aliens?

Answer explanation

If illegal aliens could not readily find jobs in the United States, fewer people would cometo this country illegally. Those who hire undocumented workers often pay them and treatthem poorly, knowing there is little the workers can do in response. Congress passed thislaw to try to limit the number of undocumented aliens by making it less desirable foremployers in the U.S. to offer them jobs