2 Flashcards
It is your official membership in a country. It comes with right like voting and protection, but also duties like following laws. It’s the legal bond that connects you to a nation, shaping your identity and responsibilities.
Citizenship
- A child inherits the nationality/citizenship of the parents, regardless of place of birth.
- The right of the land.
Jus Sanguinis
- Birthright citizenship/the right over citizenship.
- It bases nationality on place of birth.
Jus Soli
A term applied for abandoned child. If a child is abandoned by their parent in another country, there relatives will be given 15 days to trace the child otherwise the child will automatically be given citizenship.
Foundling
They are deemed natural-born citizens. Denying full citizenship to them is considered discriminatory.
It is when a person is a citizen of two different countries at the same time. They are recognize as a legal member of two separete sovereign states. It can be acquired through birth, marriage, or naturalization.
Dual Citizenship
It is a citizenship by marriage. Becoming a naturalised citizen by marrying an individual with citizenship.
Jus Matrimonii
Usually you have to stay for 3 years in their country.
What are the 2 types of Philippine citizenship?
- Filipino by birth; (natural-born birthright/jus soli)
- Filipino by naturalization (naturalized)
It is given to people who meet certain requirements and go through an official process, like filling out forms and getting approval, to become citizens of a country where they were not born.
Naturalization/Naturalized citizenship
It spells out peoples’ rights in relation to their government. It guarantees civil rights and liberties to the individual—like freedom of speech, press, and religion. It sets rules for due process of law and reserves all powers not delegated to the Federal Government to the people or the States.
Bill of Rights
The 10 Amendments of the Bill of Rights?
- Freedoms, Petitions, Assembly
- Right to bear arms
- Quartering of Soldiers
- Search and Arrest
- Rights in criminal cases
- Right to a fair trial
- Rights in civil cases
- Bail, fines, punishment
- Rights to retained by the People
- States’ rights
The ____ Amendment provides several rights protections: to express ideas through speech and the press, to assemble or gather with a group to protest or for other reasons, and to ask the government to fix problems. It also protects the right to religious beliefs and practices. It prevents the government from creating or favoring a religion.
1st
The ____ Amendment protects the right to keep and bear arms.
2nd
The ____ Amendment prevents government from forcing homeowners to allow soldiers to use their homes. Before the Revolutionary War, laws gave British soldiers the right to take over private homes.
3rd
The ____ Amendment bars the government from unreasonable search and seizure of an individual or their private property.
4th
The ____ Amendment provides several protections for people accused of crimes. It states that serious criminal charges must be started by a grand jury. A person cannot be tried twice for the same offense (double jeopardy) or have property taken away without** just compensation.** People have the right against self-incrimination and cannot be imprisoned without due process of law (fair procedures and trials).
5th
