U.S. Naturalization Oath (1929, 1950) "I hereby declare, on
oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all
allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or
sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or
citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws
of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and
domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same;
that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required
by the law; that I will perform noncombatant service in the armed
forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will
perform work of national importance under civilian direction when
required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely without
any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God.
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U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Unit 1 Spring 2013
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Citizenship: Membership in da club! One is a citizen if born in
the U.S. or American territories Guam, Puerto Rico both parents are
U.S. citizens goes through Naturalization process More complicated
when born outside U.S. & only one parent is U.S. citizen
unmarried couple have child outside U.S. Duel citizenship=
citizenship in two countries
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What
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U.S. Immigration & Naturalization The Constitution provides
Congress with power to make laws affecting immigration &
naturalization Restrictions have been around for a long time
Naturalization Act of 1790: citizenship denied to non-whites
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882: this & subsequent acts ban
Chinese until 1943 Arizona SB 1070 (2010): police can demand to see
papers more to this law June 2012, Supreme Court struck down this
part of law DREAM Act (2012): immigrant children in legal limbo
allowed to stay if attend college or military
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Government 101 Essential Question: What is government &
what role does it play in society?
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Early Governments Why is government needed? Create
order/stability that makes many things possible Ex: Protection
(laws that deter crime), roads to travel on, unemployment benefits,
social security, public education Earliest government existed 5000
years ago, Sumerians in Mesopotamia (present day Middle East) where
farming first developed Code of Hammurabi in Babylon, most famous
written laws from the ancient world (~1790 B.C.) Ex: An eye for an
eye, a tooth for a tooth The Code of Hammurabi was discovered
etched into a large column in the shape of a finger which would
have been located in the center of the city for all to see.
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Duties of Governments #1 duty is to create laws or rules of
conduct Make sure people obey laws Settle conflicts between people
Punish offenders Protect citizens Provide services Plan for future
For each of the duties above, write down how the government
achieves each one.
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Forms of Government Democracy: rule by many Direct Democracy
Everyone participate in the lawmaking process Ex. Ancient Athens
(all male citizens) Representative Democracy (Republic) the people
elect representatives to represent their interests in govt Ex.
United States
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Forms of Government Autocracy: rule by one Monarchy One person
makes laws, position inherited Ex. King Louis XVI of France
(Absolute monarch) Dictatorship One person makes laws, position
usually taken & maintained by force Ex. Hitler in Nazi
Germany
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Forms of Government Theocracy: Rule by a divine authority Ex.
Vatican City, Iran Oligarchy: rule by a few Ex. Soviet Union when
only Communist Party members allowed to vote or hold office
Anarchy: rule by no one
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Debates on Government What should governments purpose be? Who
should govern the nation? Is there such a thing as too much
government or too little government? How do you prevent too much or
too little government? You have now entered the greatest ongoing
debate in the history of man