Government and Citizenship

What are some examples of citizenship rights?

• Right to bear arms, right to privacy, right to education, right to healthcare

• Right to vote, right to freedom of speech, right to a fair trial, right to equal protection under the law

What is the purpose of elections in a democratic society?

• To waste taxpayer money on unnecessary activities.

• To give politicians a chance to make promises they won't keep.

• To allow citizens to choose their representatives and leaders through a fair and transparent process.

• To determine the winner of a popularity contest.

What is the main difference between a presidential and a parliamentary system of government?

• In a presidential system, the president is the head of state and government, while in a parliamentary system, the prime minister is the head of government and the monarch or president is the head of state.

• In a presidential system, the citizens have the right to vote and participate in decision-making, while in a parliamentary system, the citizens have limited or no say in the government.

• In a presidential system, power is concentrated in the hands of a few individuals, while in a parliamentary system, power is distributed among the people.

• In a presidential system, the president is elected by the people, while in a parliamentary system, the prime minister is appointed by the monarch or president.

For a person to be considered a US citizen by the Law of Soil, which of the following situations must be true? (Hint: Only one is true)

• A person is born in England with both parents being English citizens.

• A person is born on a US military base in Japan to parents who serve in the military.

• A person is born in Russia to parents that are French citizens.

Earning your citizenship through your parents is an example of which option below?

• Naturalization

• Law of Blood

• Immigration

• Inheritance

is when citizenship is based on where you were born

(a)  

The idea that your citizenship is based upon your parents no matter where you are born.

• Law of Blood

• Law of Soil

It is the idea that citizenship is based upon where you are born. 

• Law of Blood

• Law of Soil

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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Any person not a citizen or national of a country is known as an _____________.

• Immigrant

• Alien

• Emigrant

• Resident Alien