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Test 6 Citizenship and Equal Justice Flashcards

1
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What is a person who lives in a country where they are not a citizen?

A

alien

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2
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Person who comes to a new country intending to live there permanently?

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An Immigrant

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3
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What are the 5 different categories that US law classifies aliens into?

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Resident Aliens
non-resident alien
enemy alien
refugees
illegal alien
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4
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person from a foreign nation who has established permanent residence in the US?

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Resident aliens

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5
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What is person from a foreign country who expects to stay in the US for a short, specified period of time?

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non-resident alien

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6
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____________ is a citizen of a nation with which the US is at war.

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enemy alien

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7
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_______ are people fleeing to escape persecution or danger.

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Refugees

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8
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______ is a person who comes to the US without a legal permit.

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illegal alien

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9
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The protection that the __________________ guarantees applies to aliens as well as citizens.

A

Bill of RIghts

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10
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In 1982, __________ ruled that the state of Texas could not deny free public education to children of illegal aliens.

A

The Supreme Court

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11
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Aliens cannot _________ and are exempt from ________ and ___________ duty.

A

vote

military and jury duty

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12
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Aliens are not guaranteed the right to ________ freely in the US

A

travel

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13
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ALL aliens are required to notify the US citizenship and Immigration Services when they _______.

A

change their residence.

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14
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The constitution clearly assigns congress the power to control __________.

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immigration policy

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15
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In 1882, Congress passed the 1st major federal immigration law that barred entrance to people such as __________, ______________, and _______.

A

mentally handicapped
convicts
paupers

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16
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What did congress pass that restricted the admission of Chinese laborers?

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Chinese Exclusion Act

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17
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The law marked the first time a federal law had restricted either immigration or citizenship on the basis of __________ or ________________.

A

nationality

ethnicity

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18
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What is another name for the Immigration Act of 1924?

A

Johnson Act

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19
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What lowered the number of immigrants allowed into the country to less than 165,000 per year?

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The Immigration Act of 1924

20
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The immigration Act of 1924 also favored immigrants from where?

A

Northern and Western Europe

21
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What gave countries such as England and Ireland higher quotas?

A

The National Origins System

22
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What set up 2 categories of Immigrants?

A

Immigration Act of 1965

23
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What are the 2 categories of immigrants?

A
  • Those who could come from the countries of the Eastern Hemisphere
  • Those who could come from the Western Hemisphere
24
Q

Higher preferences would be given to persons whose skills would be ______________.

A

“especially advantageous to the US”

25
Q

What did congress pass in 1986?

A

The Immigration Reform and Control Act

26
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What provided a way for illegal immigrants to become permanent residents and citizens, as well as punishments for employers who hire illegal immigrants?

A

The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986

27
Q

Aliens who can show that they entered the US before January 1, 1982, and have resided continuously in the country since then may apply for __________.

A

amnesty

28
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What is a general pardon the govt offers illegal aliens?

A

Amnesty

29
Q

By 1990, 85% of immigrants from any single country to no more than ____% of the annual visas.

A

7%

30
Q

What encouraged immigration of workers with “extraordinary abilities”?

A

The Immigration Act of 1990

31
Q

Special immigrants fall into what 3 groups?

A
  • Refugees displaced by war
  • Close relatives to the US citizens
  • Those admitted through private laws passed by Congress
32
Q

____________ law is one that applies to a particular person.

A

Private law

33
Q

What does every citizen go through?

A

naturalization

34
Q

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

A

Naturalization

35
Q

What challenged the basis of state citizenship?

A

Dred Scott vs. Sanford 1857

36
Q

Why did the Supreme Court rule that Scott could not bring legal suit in federal court?

A

He was not a citizen

37
Q

Frederick Douglas hoped that the court’s decision would begin a __________ and that would produce a “complete overthrow of the whole slave system”.

A

“chain of events”

38
Q

What overruled the Dred Scott decision?

A

The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution

39
Q

What are the three basic sources of US citizenship?

A
  • Birth on American soil
  • Naturalization
  • Being born to a parent who is a US citizen
40
Q

Latin Phrase that means Jus Soli?

A

“law of the soil”

41
Q

What grants citizenship to nearly all people born in the US or in American Territories?

A

Jus Soli

42
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What means Jus Sanguinis?

A

“law of the blood”

43
Q

If an individual is born in a foreign country and both parents are US citizens, the child is a citizen provided what?

A

One requirement is met

44
Q

If only 1 parent is an American citizen, that parent must have lived in the US for ____ years, ____ of which had to occur after the age of 14.

A
  • 5

- 2

45
Q

All americans who wish to become American citizens must go through ___________.

A

naturalization

46
Q

The major exception is that a naturalized citizen is not eligible to

A

serve as a president/vice president

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