Civics Unit 1 Vocabulary

14th Amendment

• a person living in a country who is not a citizen of that country
• gives U.S. citizenship to anyone born or naturalized in America
• the study of the rights and duties of citizens
• an arrangement in which people agree to give up some freedom so that the government will protect their rights

alien

• the legal process by which an alien may become a citizen
• the ruling authority for a community
• the principle that a person's nationality at birth is determined by the territory within which he was born
• a person living in a country who is not a citizen of that country

citizen

• the legal process by which an alien may become a citizen
• born in the United States
• community member who owes loyalty to the government and is entitled to its protection
• the ruling authority for a community

civics

• the study of the rights and duties of citizens
• an individual who moves permanently to a new country
• born in the United States
• gives U.S. citizenship to anyone born or naturalized in America

government

• the ruling authority for a community
• born in the United States
• an arrangement in which people agree to give up some freedom so that the government will protect their rights
• the principle that a person's nationality at birth is determined by the territory within which he was born

immigrant

• the principle that a person's nationality at birth is the same as that of his natural parents
• a person who is trying to escape dangers in their home country
• an individual who moves permanently to a new country
• gives U.S. citizenship to anyone born or naturalized in America

law of blood

• the principle that a person's nationality at birth is the same as that of his natural parents
• the study of the rights and duties of citizens
• a movement from one country or region to another
• an arrangement in which people agree to give up some freedom so that the government will protect their rights

law of soil

• gives U.S. citizenship to anyone born or naturalized in America
• the general principles or beliefs people use to make judgments and decisions
• a person living in a country who is not a citizen of that country
• the principle that a person's nationality at birth is determined by the territory within which he was born

migration

• the ruling authority for a community
• freedom people have in relation to life, liberty and property
• a movement from one country or region to another
• the study of the rights and duties of citizens

native-born

• born in the United States
• gives U.S. citizenship to anyone born or naturalized in America
• the principle that a person's nationality at birth is determined by the territory within which he was born
• the study of the rights and duties of citizens