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Ch 12 - American Citizen In Action Flashcards

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Citizenship

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Allegiance to a country, full membership and participation in its political and social institutions

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Jus soli

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Law of the soil

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Jus sanguinis

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Law of the blood

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Expatriation

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The legal process by which a person renounces his citizenship

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Alien

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Foreign born resident if a country who has not become a naturalized citizen

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Visa

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Right of admission

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Passport

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Travel document for identification and safe passage

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Naturalization

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The process whereby a person changes citizenship from one country to another

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Conscription/draft

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A system whereby able bodied men are required to join a particular branch of the nations armed forces for a certain period of time

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Two types of EDP voting machines

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Optical scanning, direct response electric (touch screen)

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2 types of ballot

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Office-group, party-group

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