Unit 1: What the Constitution Says about Citizenship

1. To what extent did the founding fathers discuss and explain citizenship when they wrote the
Constitution in 1789?
The Constitution, drafted in 1787, didn't explain citizenship. The Constitution did
mention "citizens of the States" and "citizens of the United States." Citizens of the
United States became entitled to the rights guaranteed by the Constitution.

2. What are four rights granted to citizens by the Constitution?

a.
freedom of speech
b. freedom of religion
c. the right to keep and bear arms
d. the freedom of assembly

3. Where did the founding fathers get the legal precedents for granting citizens citizenship at birth
(jus soli and jus sanguinas)? Why did they use this source?
a. ???

b. ???

4. soli
Jus What is themost
is the difference between
common jus soli
means and jus sanguinas?
a person acquires citizenship of a nation.
Another system called jus sanguinis is when a person acquires citizenship
through their parents or ancestors.

5. How did the 14th amendment impact citizenship?

A hotly contested issue before the Civil War was resolved by

the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
National citizens who live in a state also get state citizenship.
An act or process that gives a non-citizen citizenship or nationality in a country.
6. What is naturalization?