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100
Where is Bhagat Singh Thind's birthplace?
What is Punjab, India
100
Name the legal question decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in this case which refers to the meaning of section 2169 of the 1970 act governing the laws of naturalization.
What is are those born into the Hindu caste system of full Indian blood outside of United States territory considered white under the meaning of section 2169, Revised Statutes?
100
Who wrote the majority opinion? (First and last name!)
Justice George Sutherland
100
Name one thing this decision affected regarding the naturalization process for those not already in the United States with reference to his case.
What is it was denied for all Indians and Asians defined by latitude and longitude
100
What is mode of constitutional interpretation was used to decide these cases?
What is This case was decided using intent of the Framers and original language of the Constitution and of the statute because the justices refer to the language used and what the each of the framers understood that language to mean.
200
Which District Court granted him a citizenship certificate before it was revoked?
What is Oregon
200
Name the legal question concerning 39 Statute 875, 3 of this case
What is does the Act of February 5, 1917, 39 Statute 875, 3, disqualify the Hindus people who entered into the United States lawfully before the act from naturalization because they are now band
200
Why is the plaintiff's argument for inclusion unreasonable to the Justices?
What is the difference between those popularly considered whites and those of Indian race clearly known and the 1790 Adamite theory he refers to is out of date and does not account for the divergence of races.
200
What happened to those of Indian descent who had already been granted citizenship after this decision?
What is it was revoked
200
The Thind and Ozawa cases heavily relied on the Federal Naturalization Law of 1790. What made their cases different in regards to the reasons they brought suit?
What is Takao Ozawa claimed he was white because he was living like a white man, but Bhagat Thind was claiming his white ancestry through Caucasian descent.
300
Who gave the order to revoke Thind's citizenship and on what grounds?
What is Chief Justice Taft because he was not white. In order to qualify for naturalization under section 2169 of the Revised States, one must be either a free white individual or an alien of African American descent or nativity.
300
What is the holding and number of votes for and against the legal question concerning section 2169 of the 1970 laws governing naturalization?
What is No (9-0)
300
Why is a link to the Aryan race from Indians no longer applicable according to the Justices?
What is the Hindus class the plaintiff belongs to is noticeably different from the Caucasian race and can clearly trace their ancestry through the Hindus, not the Aryan race
300
Does this case fit with the Supreme Court's pattern of decisions regarding naturalization, immigration and citizenship that we have studied thus far and why?
What is The does fit within their typical mode of constitutional interpretation regarding immigration, citizenship and naturalization based in the other cases that we have read so far. They are fighting to make the United States a white nation lacking racial diversity.
300
What contradiction resulted from the decisions of Thind's and Ozawa's cases regarding the relationship of "Caucasians" and "Whites"?
What is all whites are considered Caucasians, but not all Caucasians are considered white.
400
Why does Thind believe he is entitled to citizenship through naturalization?
What is he claims Caucasian descent by tracing the origin of the Aryan race and is considered white within the scientific meaning of the word; therefore he is eligible for naturaliztion within the meaning of the statute.
400
What is the holding concerning 39 Statute 875, 3 of the 1790 laws governing naturalization?
What is Yes (9-0)
400
The justices state that the statute is meant to include people based off race and not _______
What is Character. There is a difference in racial classification that excludes him from naturalization and citizenship that is not based on his character or the character of people within that race. The statute is meant to include based on race and not exclude based on character.
400
Why is this case different from those regarding the Chinese Exclusion Acts?
What is Unlike the cases regarding those of Chinese descent, the Justices do not state the need or fear of Indians not assimilating. They just blatantly state that they are not welcome or wanted.
400
Welke noted in The Borders of Belonging that the law created its own instability because it needed to work in order to maintain the built in privilege and oppression. Neither of these cases challenge the racial restrictions of the law; instead, they work to define what term?
What is White. Under the provision one needs to be white in order to be eligible for naturalization. These cases challenge the typical meaning of "white" and create instability within the laws.
500
Ozawa made reference to his character and "whiteness" in his argument to be eligible for citizenship in 1922. After seeing his failure, Thind did not even though he attended the same college as Ozawa before entering into the U.S. Army during World War 1, which similarly shows a dedication and assimilation into American culture. What college did they both attend?
What is University of California Berkley
500
Which legal question was not considered within the reasoning of the court?
What is does the Act of February 5, 1917, 39 Statute 875, 3, disqualify the Hindus people who entered into the United States lawfully before the act from naturalization because they are now band?
500
Why do the Justices state that the scientific meaning of the word "Caucasian" not relevant?
What is was most likely unknown to the Framers and cannot be considered when explaining the meaning of the statute. They only knew of the narrower definition that included those of white skin mainly immigrating from the British Isles and Northwestern Europe that can claim they are white.
500
When was this decision reversed?
What is The decision was not reversed until 1946 when the Luce-Celler Act was signed by President Truman.
500
The mindset around the time of these cases greatly influenced the opinions of the court. What trait did the court state may be linked to race ethnicity, but did not matter in the case of Ozawa?
What is Character.