Unit 7 EXAM Flashcards
Legal process to become a citizen
Naturalization
Citizen because born on US soil
jus soli
Citizenship by blood-parents
Jus sanguinis
Separation of racial groups
Segregation
Forcing a noncitizen back to their county of origin
Deportation
Give up citizenship
Expatriation
Citizenship revoked due to a fraud in the process
Denaturalization
Unauthorized immigrant
Undocumented alien
A negative opinion without reasonable investigation
Prejudice
Non-violent refusal to obey unjust laws to advocate change
Civil disobedience
14th amendment-the law must be applied the same for all
Equal protection clause
Policy to provide opportunities to groups historically discriminated against
Affirmative action
What are the ways to be a citizen as well as ways to lose your citizenship?
To be a citizen, a person must be one by birth, by U.S. parentage, or by naturalization. A person can lose their citizenship by treason, expatriation, or denaturalization.
What did the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1999 do?
This act prohibited discrimination against people with disabilities and required all public buildings and transportation to be accessible.
unjust treatment of categories of people
discrimination