Chp 5 Sec 1 Questions

1)    What are the ways a person can automatically become or is considered a U.S. citizen?

By being born in the US or in a US territory and/or by having parents that are American citizens.

2)    Why was the 14th Amendment necessary?

The Fourteenth Amendment gave everyone, including slaves, citizenship in the US.

3)    How can a person become a citizen by Naturalization?  What are the steps?

A person can become a citizen through naturalization by following these steps: enter the US legally, have good moral character, show their support of the American government, you must prove you can read, write, and speak English, and you must show some basic knowledge of US history and government. People must submit an application, have a hearing to test an application where they are asked questions, two people must testify about the persons integrity, they will be questioned about American government and history, if a person makes it through these steps they will then have a final hearing where they pledge their oath of allegiance to America.

4)    How can a person lose citizenship?

A person can lose citizenship by expatriation, giving up ones citizenship to take another countries citizenship, committing a crime, such as terrorism, or denaturalization, where you lose citizenship due to fraud or deception during your naturalization process.