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HCE 1.2: Citizenship and Immigration

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In which of the following scenarios may a person gain U.S. citizenship by naturalization?
a)
a person is born in an American territory
b)
a person is born on a U.S. military base overseas
c)
a person with no U.S. ties immigrates to the United States
d)
two non-U.S. citizens have a child on American soil
2.
Who of the following is a U.S. Citizen?
a)
Mike was born in Canada and has been working in the U.S. the past 3 years
b)
Cecilia is seventeen and is going to high school in Los Angeles
c)
Josh was born in Spain to two U. S. citizens
d)
Julie moved to the United States when she was three years old. She moved back to Mexico when she was 12.
3.
Which amendment defines citizenship?
a)
11th
b)
12th
c)
13th
d)
14th
4.
Which best describes a citizen?
a)
A person who lives in a country for more than 7 years.
b)
A person who lives in a country and is 18 years or older.
c)
A person who has completed an application to live in a country.
d)
A person who has specific rights and obligations within a country.
5.
The process that someone can become an American citizen after going through a process to achieve citizenship.
a)
Immigration
b)
Naturalization
c)
Propagation
d)
Materilization
6.

Base your answer to the following question on the poem excerpt below and on your knowledge of citizenship and immigration.

"Keep ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

— Emma Lazarus, "The New Colossus," 1883


Which attitude about immigration is reflected in this poem, which is inscribed on the Statue of Liberty?

a)

People from all nations should be welcomed.

b)

Educated professionals should be given preference.

c)

Educated professionals should be given preference.

d)

The influx of unskilled people should be restricted.

7.

Losing citizenship to fraud during the naturalization process is called:

a)

DEPORTATION

b)

EXPATRIATION

c)

DENATURALIZATION

d)

NATURALIZATION

8.

Giving up citizenship in one country to become a citizen of another is called:

a)

DEPORTATION

b)

EXPATRIATION

c)

DENATURALIZATION

d)

NATURALIZATION

9.

Put the following steps of the naturalization process in order from BEGINNING TO END:

(A) Exam & Interview

(B) Declaration of Intent to become a citizen

(C) Oath of Allegiance

(D) Application & Background Check

a)

A, B, C, D

b)

B, D, A, C

c)

C, B, A, D

d)

D, B, C, A

10.

What is the difference between a naturalized citizen and a natural born citizen?

a)

There are no differences

b)

Naturalized citizens can't vote

c)

Only natural born citizens can be President

d)

Naturalized citizens do not have to pay taxes