Immigration Flashcards
(35 cards)
The US Citizenship and Immigration services is a bureau of the _____________,
Dept. of Homeland Security
5 Requirements to be a Citizen (3)
Enter Us legally, good moral character, read write and speak English
These people can be denied citizenship (3)
Draft dodgers, military deserters, anarchists, communists
Age to become a citizen
18
members of a whole group of people, living in the same geographical area, become American citizens through an act of Congress
Collective Naturalization
5 Times Congress has used Naturalization (3)
1819 Florida, 1900 Hawaii, Puerto Rico 1917
Who takes away citizenship
Federal Govt.
3 ways to lose Citizenship
expatriation, felonies, denaturalization
giving up one’s citizenship by leaving one’s native country to live in a foreign country. Simplest way to lose Citizenship
Expatriation
Crimes to lose Citizenship
treason, participation in rebellion, attempts to violently overthrow govt.
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
Denaturalization
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
Voting
A major challenge for democratic political systems is dealing with ____ and _____
Crimes and Criminals
act against a law of the state
Crime
“the right of people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures”
4th Amendment
Major Crime
felony
established the exclusionary rule
Weeks vs US
states that any illegally obtained evidence can’t be used in federal court
Exclusionary Rule
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
Us vs Leon
Court held that evidence obtained in violation of a defendant’s rights can be used at trial
Nix vs Williams
the Supreme Court ruled that school officials don’t need warrants or probable cause to search students or their property
New Jersey vs TLO
mandatory suspicionless drug tests for all students participating in interscholastic athletics
Vernonia School District 47J vs Acton
required federal, state, and local authorities to obtain a court order for most wiretaps
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
Required a court order even for wiretapping and bugging in national security cases
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
