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Following are the rights of US Citizens:
- Right to live and work: Freedom to work and live in the US is awarded alike to both permanent residents and citizens but the permanent resident stands a chance for it to be withdrawn.
- Travel freely: The right to enter and leave US freely is possible only for the citizens.
- To vote: US citizens only have the right to excise their franchise. On grounds of race, color, age, sex or failure to pay tax they cannot be denied this right.
- Join public office:According to the US Constitution to be eligible into US House of Representatives they should be a citizen for minimum seven year period and in the case of senator's requirement is citizenship for nine years before taking office.
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What gave freedom citizenship and voting rights to African Americans?
The fourteenth and fifteenth amendments to the US Constitution gave citizenship and voting rights to African-Americans.
Does a child of a US residents born out of the united state has any rights in obtaining a citizenship?
If the parents are US citizens, then the child gets duel citizenship (citizenship in the country he/she is born in [depending on local laws], and US citizenship). Any person naturalized in the US or by American parents is a US citizen.
How did the twenty sixth amendment affect citizenship in the US?
it expanded the definition of citizenship to include voting rights for younger adults
What are benefite of citizenship?
The benefits of citizenship includes having rights and protection from the country of citizenship. In the US for example, citizens can re-enter the country multiple times.
How was the concept of citizenship in the US changed since the Bill of Rights was first written?
Citizenship now includes more types of people
How was the concept of citizenship in the US change since the Bill of Rights was first written?
Citizenship now includes more types of people
2 rights of people living in the US?
for someone studying for citizenship is: To get a US Passport and the right to vote
What amendment guaranteed us citizenship to African-Americans?
the Civil Rights Act of 1866
How has the definition of citizenship in the US changed since the Bill of Rights was first written?
Citizenship now includes more types of people.
What is the statute of limitations for a felon applying for citizenship?
As a felon you don't have any rights. You lost them and if you are applying for a US citizenship you won't get it.
How were African Americans given citizenship rights after the US Civil War?
With the Reconstruction Amendments
If a legal immigrant marries a citizen in the US what rights does the legal immigrant get?
If they're in the country legally, they should apply for US citizenship.
