What is Birthright Citizenship? (PragerU)

What is the central controversial issue discussed?

• Immigration policy reform

• The definition of naturalized citizenship

• Birthright citizenship

• The role of the Supreme Court in constitutional interpretation

What key phrase in the 14th Amendment creates a second condition for birthright citizenship beyond being born on American soil?

• "All persons born or naturalized"

• "Citizens of the United States"

• "Subject to the jurisdiction thereof"

• "In the United States"

What was the primary purpose of the 14th Amendment in relation to the 1857 Supreme Court decision?

• To establish a federal income tax.

• To grant voting rights to all citizens.

• To rectify the Dred Scott decision that denied Black Americans citizenship.

• To define the powers of the federal government.

Why did the State Department reject Richard Greisser's citizenship claim in 1885, despite him being born in Ohio?

• His parents were illegal immigrants.

• His parents were German and never intended to stay in the U.S., thus not owing political allegiance.

• He was born before the 14th Amendment was ratified.

• He had committed a crime that revoked his citizenship.

What was the Supreme Court's ruling in the 1898 case of United States v. Wong Kim Ark?

• Wong Kim Ark was not a U.S. citizen because his parents were Chinese immigrants.

• The 14th Amendment mandates universal birthright citizenship for anyone born on U.S. soil.

• Wong Kim Ark was a U.S. citizen because he was born in San Francisco to lawful permanent residents, and Congress could not subject U.S.-born children to perpetual alien status based on race.

• The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was unconstitutional.