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Immigration Flashcards

1
Q

The US Citizenship and Immigration services is a bureau of the _____________,

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Dept. of Homeland Security

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2
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5 Requirements to be a Citizen (3)

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Enter Us legally, good moral character, read write and speak English

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3
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These people can be denied citizenship (3)

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Draft dodgers, military deserters, anarchists, communists

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4
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Age to become a citizen

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18

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5
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members of a whole group of people, living in the same geographical area, become American citizens through an act of Congress

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Collective Naturalization

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6
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5 Times Congress has used Naturalization (3)

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1819 Florida, 1900 Hawaii, Puerto Rico 1917

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7
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Who takes away citizenship

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Federal Govt.

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8
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3 ways to lose Citizenship

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expatriation, felonies, denaturalization

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9
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giving up one’s citizenship by leaving one’s native country to live in a foreign country. Simplest way to lose Citizenship

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Expatriation

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10
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Crimes to lose Citizenship

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treason, participation in rebellion, attempts to violently overthrow govt.

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11
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Loss of citizenship through fraud or deception during the naturalization process is called _____. This also occurs if an individual joins a communist or totalitarian organization less than 5 years after becoming citizens

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Denaturalization

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12
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The most common way a citizen participates in political life is by _____. This is also an important way to express faith in one’s political system

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Voting

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13
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A major challenge for democratic political systems is dealing with ____ and _____

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Crimes and Criminals

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14
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act against a law of the state

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Crime

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15
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“the right of people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures”

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4th Amendment

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16
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Major Crime

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felony

17
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established the exclusionary rule

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Weeks vs US

18
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states that any illegally obtained evidence can’t be used in federal court

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Exclusionary Rule

19
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Court ruled that as long as the police act in good faith when they request a warrant, the evidence they collect may be used in Court even if the warrant is defective. a judge had made a mistake by issuing a warrant based on probable cause that later was found to be invalid

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Us vs Leon

20
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Court held that evidence obtained in violation of a defendant’s rights can be used at trial

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Nix vs Williams

21
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the Supreme Court ruled that school officials don’t need warrants or probable cause to search students or their property

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New Jersey vs TLO

22
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mandatory suspicionless drug tests for all students participating in interscholastic athletics

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Vernonia School District 47J vs Acton

23
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required federal, state, and local authorities to obtain a court order for most wiretaps

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Crime Control and Safe Streets Act

24
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Required a court order even for wiretapping and bugging in national security cases

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Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

25
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guarantees a defendant the right “to have the assistance of counsel for his defense”

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6th Amendment

26
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The Supreme Court first dealt with the right to counsel in state courts in _____

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Powell vs Alabama (1932)

27
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the court held that states didn’t have to provide a lawyer in cases not involving the death penalty

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Brett vs Brady

28
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won a landmark case that ended the Betts rule

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Clarence Earl Gideon

29
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no one “shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself”. also protects defendants against confessions extorted by force or violence. part that no person shall be “twice put into jeopardy of life and limb”

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5th Amendment

30
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Escobedo vs Illinois

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5ht and 6th Amendment Rights violated

31
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arrested and convicted for the rape and kidnapping of an 18 yr old woman

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Ernesto Miranda

32
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means a person can’t be tried for the same crime twice, thus protecting people from continual harassment

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Double Jeopardy

33
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forbids cruel and unusual punishment

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8th Amendment

34
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Court ruled that under adequate guidelines the death penalty don’t constitute cruel and unusual punishment

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Gregg vs GA (1976)

35
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The guidelines that police use before the questioning of suspects are known as the

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Miranda Rights

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