Becoming a Citizen
the legal process by which citizens of one country become citizens of another
Right to bear arms is this amendment
2nd Amendment
Restricts military from living (quartering) in your house
3rd Amendment
What is a citizen?
A person with certain rights and responsibilities in his/her/their country or community
What is an immigrant?
a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there
One of the rights under this amendment is to not incriminate yourself in a court of law. It also outlines due process.
5th Amendment
The 8th Amendment protects you against this... "What do you mean 5 years? I only stole a pack of gum!"
Cruel and Unusual Punishment (and excessive bail)
What is Jus Soli?
A person is a citizen if they are born in that country (Law of the Soil)
A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster
a refugee
Name 4 of the 5 freedoms in the 1st Amendment.
Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition
This amendment allows you to refuse an officer of the law searching or seizing your property.
4th Amendment
What is Jus Sanguinis?
A person is a citizen if one of their parents is a citizen (Law of Blood)
Name three requirements you need to become a citizen
18+
Lived in US for at least 5 years
Pass the Naturalization Test
Read, write, speak English
This amendment gives powers not enumerated by the Federal government to the states and the people respectively.
10th Amendment
This amendment allows you to settle disputes with other citizens in a court of law (Civilly)
7th Amendment
What is civil disobedience?
A person deliberately and openly disobeying a law that they believe is unjust
These two terms refer to reasons people leave their country and reasons people immigrate to new one
Push and Pull factors
The 6th amendment gives rights to people like this...
"I did nothing wrong, I want a lawyer!"
People who have been accused of a crime.
The Constitution does not include all the rights of a person according to this amendment.
9th Amendment
What is the difference between Civil Rights and Civil Liberties?
Civil Rights are Policies designed to protect people against discriminatory treatment by government.
Civil Liberties are things the government can't do to you.