Vocab #1
a noncitizen resident
What is an alien?
something a person is required to do; a duty
What is obligation?
a person who lives in a place
What is a resident?
a person who moves to a country to live there permanently
What is an immigrant?
something a person is required to do; an obligation
What is duty?
something that is beneficial to all or most members of a community
What is the common good?
a person with the legal status and rights connected with being a full member of a nation
What is a citizen?
a person who has satisfied the legal requirements of becoming a citizen of a country
What is a naturalized citizen?
something for which one is responsible or answerable
What is responsibility?
an immigrant who is legally authorized to live and work in the United States permanently, but who is not a U.S. citizen; also known as a resident alien
What is a lawful permanent resident?
an identification card issued to immigrants who are lawful permanent residents of the United States
What is a green card?
the U.S. government agency that maintains information about those eligible to serve in the armed forces. Although the military is voluntary, young men must register with this agency shortly after they turn 18 in case they are needed for military service
the rule that a person's citizenship is determined by their parents' citizenship
What is the law of blood?
legal membership to a state or country; gives members, known as citizens, certain rights and duties
a legal process through which a person can become a citizen of a country. A naturalized citizen enjoys most or all of the rights of native-born citizens.
What is naturalization?
the rule that a person's citizenship is determined by their place of birth
What is the law of soil?
the principle that no person can be deprived of life, liberty, or property without fair legal procedures and safeguards
What is due process?
a person who lives and works in a country without legal permission or the required legal papers
What is an undocumented immigrant?
the principle that those who govern are bound by the laws, meaning that no one is above the law
What is the rule of law?