Quarter 1 Vocabulary

An amendment to the U.S. Constitution that defines citizenship, grants citizenship to

former slaves, and defines voters as males at least 21 years of age.

• 16th Amendment
• 14th Amendment
• 18th Amendment
• 10th Amendment

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Any person not a citizen or national of a country.

• Constituent

• Resident

• Alien
• Citizen

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A legal member of a state and/or country.

• citizen
• tourist
• immigrant
• resident

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A person who comes to a country to live there permanently.

• immigrant
• tourist
• visitor
• citizen

A person's citizenship at birth is the same as that of his or her biological mother or father.

• Law of Blood

• Law of Soil

• Naturalized

• Resident

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A person's citizenship at birth is determined by the country where he or she was born.

• Law of Blood

• Law of Soil

• Naturalized

• Resident

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Someone who is legally and permanently living in the U.S., but not a citizen.

• Illegal Alien

• Legal Permanent Resident (Green Card)

• Citizen by Birth
• Constituent

The process by which an immigrant becomes a citizen.

• Naturalization Process

• Voting Process

• Background Checks

• Petitioning the government

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Someone who lives in a place for a minimum period of time

• Resident

• President

• Immigrant

• Communist

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Beliefs or actions that are seen as a benefit to the community rather than individual interests, also known as the “public good”.

• Common Sence

• Common Good

• Preamble

• Social Contract

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