citizenship Flashcards
(44 cards)
standard waiting period for someone to become a citizen
5 years
waiting period for a non-citizen who marries a citizen
3 years
waiting period for someone who joins the military
1 year
Process of movement from one country to another
Emigration/immigration
Something due to a person by law or nature
Right
Something a citizen SHOULD do
Responsibility
Something a citizen MUST do
Duty
A member of a community with a government and laws
Citizen
Count of population that takes place every 10 years that is called for in the Constitution
Census
Process of becoming a citizen
Naturalization
Agency that oversees naturalization
USCIS (United States Citizen and Immigration Service)
Idea that diverse groups have immigrated to the U.S. have blended their cultures into what become known as “American” is called
Melting pot
Theory that although our country is culturally diverse, many groups of people tend to stay together
Salad bowl
A numerical limit
Quota
Quotas are used to limit the number of
Immigrant coming into the country following WWI
Legal immigrants who are here on a non-permanent basis receive a
Visa
Someone who is granted permanent residence in the U.S. received a
Green card
People who were born in the U.S.
Jus soli, automatically citizens because of the 14th amendment
Formal removal of citizenship by government
Denaturalization
Non-citizens who wish to become citizens must be here in a _________ basis and at least __ years old
Permanent, 18
People who are not citizens in the country that they live are known as
Aliens
People who have lost their homes due to war, political oppression, or natural disaster are called
Refugees
An immigrant who enters the U.S. without permission from the government is called
An undocumented alien
Voluntarily giving up U.S. citizenship in order to become a naturalized citizen of another country is called
Expatriation
