United States v. Wong Kim Ark

What was the main legal issue in the United States v. Wong Kim Ark case?

• Whether Wong Kim Ark was a U.S. citizen by birth

• Whether Wong Kim Ark's parents were U.S. citizens

• Whether Wong Kim Ark committed a crime

• Whether Wong Kim Ark could speak English

Why was Wong Kim Ark initially denied re-entry to the United States after his second trip to China?

• His parents were not U.S. citizens

• He was accused of a crime

• He lost his identification documents

• He overstayed his visa

What does the Fourteenth Amendment's citizenship clause state?

• All persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens

• Only children of U.S. citizens are granted citizenship

• Citizenship is granted only through naturalization

• Citizenship is based on residency

How did the Supreme Court rule in the United States v. Wong Kim Ark case?

• In favor of Wong Kim Ark, confirming his U.S. citizenship

• Against Wong Kim Ark, denying his U.S. citizenship

• The case was dismissed without a decision

• The decision was postponed

What was the government's argument against Wong Kim Ark's citizenship?

• Chinese people were permanently under the jurisdiction of China

• Wong Kim Ark was not born in the United States

• Wong Kim Ark had committed a crime

• Wong Kim Ark's parents were U.S. citizens

What was the significance of the Supreme Court's decision in the Wong Kim Ark case?

• It confirmed the right of citizenship by birth in the U.S.

• It denied citizenship to children of European immigrants

• It changed the Fourteenth Amendment

• It established new immigration laws

What would have been the consequence of denying Wong Kim Ark citizenship, according to the Supreme Court?

• Denying citizenship to thousands of children of European immigrants

• Strengthening U.S. immigration laws

• Increasing the number of deportations

• Reducing the number of naturalized citizens

Where was Wong Kim Ark born?

• Mexico

• Canada

• China

• the United States

What caused Wong to sue the US government?

• Wong was not allowed to leave the country.

• Wong was detained after a trip to China.

• Wong was forced to leave the country.

• Wong’s parents were not allowed to see him.

Read the following sentences from the text.

“In the Wong case, government lawyers argued that Chinese people were permanently under the jurisdiction of China, not the United States. They argued that Chinese people were ‘apparently incapable of assimilating with our [American] people.’”

What can you conclude about Wong’s court case based on this information?

• The government’s case against Wong was based on ideas about Chinese people’s loyalty to China over the United States.

• The government wanted Wong to be counted as an American citizen but wasn’t sure how to accomplish that goal

• The government was arguing that the case shouldn’t be allowed in courts.

• The government was trying to prove that Wong should not get a lawyer.