Citizenship and Equal Justice

Question 1

_________ is a person who lives in a country in which he is not a citizen of.

Answer 1

alien

Question 2

__________ is a person who comes to a new country planning to live there permanently.

Answer 2

immigrant*

Question 3

The US classifies aliens into 5 categories:

Answer 3

1. Resident aliens-established a permanent residence*
2. nonresident alien-comes from a short period of time*
3. enemy alien-citizen of a nation under war with us
4. refugees-fleeing from a crisis
5. illegal alien-intruder without a legal permanent**

Question 4

all aliens are required to notify the________________ when they change their residence

Answer 4

US Citizenship and Immigration

Question 5

1982- supreme court ruled that texas* could net deny_______ to any children of aliens

Answer 5

education

Question 6

__________ gives congress the power to control immigration policy

Answer 6

constitution

Question 7

congress passed the __________ which restricted the admission of Chinese laborers-first law that restricted citizenship based on nationality

Answer 7

chinese exclusion act

Question 8

____________ known as the Johnson Act lowered the number of immigrants into the US to 165000 a year - favored people from europe

Answer 8

Immigration act of 1924

Question 9

the _________ gave countries like england and ireland high quotas

Answer 9

national origins system

Question 10

_____________ law provided a way for illegal immigrants to become permanent resident and citizen, as well as punishment for people who hire illegal immigrants

Answer 10

immigration reform and control act of 1986

Question 11

__________ is a general pardon the government offers to illegal aliens

Answer 11

amnesty

Question 12

by 1990, ______ of immigrants to the US were coming from asia and latin america

Answer 12

85%

Question 13

____________ established a limit on immigrants from any country to no more than 7% of annual visas, it also encouraged immigration of workers with extraordinary abilities

Answer 13

immigration act of 1990

Question 14

immigrants fall into what 3 groups:

Answer 14

refugees, relatives to US citizens, those who admitted through laws of congress

Question 15

________ is one that applies to a particular person

Answer 15

private law

Question 16

___________ is the legal process by which a person is granted rights and privileges of a citizen

Answer 16

naturalization

Question 17

what court case challenged the basis of state citizenship?

Answer 17

Dred Scott v Sandford in 1857

Question 18

Douglas hoped the court’s decision would cause a “___________” that would over throw the slave system

Answer 18

chain of events

Question 19

the ___________ to the constitution overruled the Dred Scott decision

Answer 19

14th amendment

Question 20

3 sources of US citizenship

Answer 20

birth on american soil
naturalization
born of a parent who is a US citizen

Question 21

Jus soil means:

Answer 21

law of the soil

Question 22

__________ grants citizenship to all people who are born in american territories

Answer 22

jus soil

Question 23

jus sanguinis mans:

Answer 23

law of the blood

Question 24

the major exception is that a naturalized citizen is not eligible to serve as __________ of the US

Answer 24

President or Vice President

Question 25

Immigrants who want to become citizens must meet 5 requirements

Answer 25

enter the US legally
must have good morals
must support the principal of american govt
must read write speak english 
must know US history
who ever is over 50 is exempt

Question 26

people who can be denied citizenship:

Answer 26

draft evaders, military deserters, polygamists, anarchists, communists, or followers of another totalitarian system

Question 27

a person requesting citizenship must be ______ yrs old, have lived in the US lawfully as a resident alien for _____ months of the previous 5 yrs. Must have lived in the state where petition is filed for ____ months, if married you only need __ years of residency

Answer 27

18, 30, 3, 3

Question 28

________________ is a process by which a whole group of people living in a geographical area become US citizens through congress

Answer 28

collective naturalization

Question 29

what 5 times has the US used collective naturalization?*

Answer 29

1803-louisiana purchase
1819-florida
1845-texas
1900-hawaii
1917-puerto rico

Question 30

the ______________ can grant citizenship and take it away

Answer 30

federal government

Question 31

americans can lose citizenship in any of the 3 ways:

Answer 31

through expatriation
being convicted of certain crimes
through denaturalization

Question 32

the easiest way to lose citizenship is through ________ or giving up one’s citizenship by leaving one’s native country to live in a other country

Answer 32

expatriation

Question 33

___________ should be voluntary or involuntary

Answer 33

expatriation

Question 34

lose of citizenship through fraud is___________, could also occur if someone joins a communist organization less than 5 years after becoming a citizen

Answer 34

denaturalization

Question 35

the most common way a person participates in political life is _________

Answer 35

voting

Question 36

__________ is an important way to express faith in one’s political system

Answer 36

voting