U.S. Citizenship
To provide a pathway for foreign citizens to become U.S. citizens.
What is the primary purpose of the naturalization process in the United States?
A minimum price set by the government that must be paid for a good or service.
What is a price floor?
They restricted U.S. involvement in foreign conflicts.
What significant change was introduced by the Neutrality Acts of the 1930s?
To outlaw discrimination in public places and employment.
What was the primary purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Civil rights protect against discrimination while civil liberties limit government power.
What is the primary difference between civil rights and civil liberties?
By birth or naturalization in the United States.
How does a person become a U.S. citizen according to the Fourteenth Amendment?
A maximum price set by the government that can be charged for a good or service.
What is a price ceiling?
To eliminate trade barriers between member nations.
According to NAFTA's objectives, what was a key goal of the agreement?
It increased Black voter registration rates.
What was the immediate effect of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
Amendment that was specifically designed to protect the voting rights of African Americans after the Civil War
What is the Fifteenth Amendment?
Losing rights and responsibilities as a U.S. citizen.
What is a primary consequence of renouncing U.S. citizenship?
When demand increases and supply remains the same, prices tend to rise; when supply increases and demand remains the same, prices tend to fall.
How does supply and demand affect prices?
To prevent another world war.
What was the primary purpose of the United Nations when it was established?
It required police to inform suspects of their rights.
What was the significance of Miranda v. Arizona (1966)?
It guaranteed legal representation for defendants who couldn't afford lawyers.
How did the Supreme Court's ruling in Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) affect legal representation?
Supporting and defending the Constitution.
What is a key responsibility of U.S. citizenship?
To regulate the U.S. monetary system and manage inflation, employment, and interest rates.
What is the main function of the Federal Reserve?
They make imported goods more expensive.
What is the effect of tariffs on international trade?
Protection against cruel and unusual punishment.
What protection does the Eighth Amendment provide?
It protected students' right to protest peacefully in schools.
What was the main outcome of Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)?
It grants citizenship to groups through legislation or treaty.
How does collective naturalization differ from individual naturalization?
It leads to a shortage of goods, as demand exceeds supply at that price.
What happens when a price ceiling is set below the market equilibrium price?
To provide collective defense for member nations.
What was the primary function of NATO in international affairs?
It banned organized school prayer.
What effect did the Establishment Clause have on public schools?
It required states to treat all people equally under the law.
What was the significance of the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause?