Citizenship
Someone who has the legal status and rights connected with being a full member of a nation.
Citizen
This doc was the first example of self government.
Mayflower Compact
Who came up with the idea of Natural Rights?
John Locke
Something a person is required to do
Obligation/Duty
The idea that people agree to laws in exchange for protection of the government.
Social Contract
The rule that a person's citizenship is determined by their place of birth.
Law of Soil
This doc took some power from the king and gave it to elected people.
English Bill of Rights
Who proposed the idea of separation of powers?
Montesquieu
The idea that government powers should be split between two or more independent branches to prevent one from having all the power.
Separation of Powers
This civilization came up with democracy.
Greeks/Athenians
What is the next step in the naturalization process?
Get green card, application, _________, test, oath
Interview
What doc gave people the right to jury trials?
Magna Carta
Checks and balances
The principal that no person can be deprived of life, liberty, or property without fair legal procedures and safeguards.
Due process
These people believed that their rulers were not gods and were subject to the law.
Hebrews/Jews
A noncitizen resident.
Alien
Who wrote Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
The period in the late 1700's and early 1800's that was a time of progress for science and political theory.
The Enlightenment
The US government agency that maintains information about those eligible to serve in the armed forces.
Selective Service
True or False: The Romans did not have a written constitution.
True
What does USCIS stand for?
United States Citizenship and Immigration Service
When was the first written example of limited government created?
1215
What are John Locke's Natural Rights?
Life, Liberty, and Property
An ancient Greek city-state that usually included a city and surrounding areas.
Polis
What type of government did the founding fathers get from ancient Rome?
Republic