Chapter 14- Citizenship & Equal Justice Crossword

a group pardon to individuals for an offense against the government
a person who lives in a country where he or she is not a citizen
A person from a foreign country who expects to stay in the United States for a short, specified period of time
a person from a foreign nation who has established permanent residence in the United States
a citizen of a nation with which the United States is at war
a person fleeing a country to escape persecution or danger
one who entered the country illegally, or one whose permit for residency has expired
the legal process by which a person is granted citizenship
Latin phrase meaning “law of the soil”; the principle that grants citizenship to nearly all people born in a country
Latin phrase meaning “law of blood”; the principle that grants citizenship on the basis of the citizenship of one’s parent
a process by which a group of people become American citizens through an act of Congress
giving up one’s citizenship by leaving to live in a foreign country
the loss of citizenship through fraud or deception during the naturalization process
classification made on the basis of race or national origin that is subject to strict judicial scrutiny
a basic right of the American system or one that is indispensable in a just system
unfair treatment of individuals based solely on their race, gender, ethnic group, age, physical disability, or religion
Laws requiring racial segregation in such places as schools, buses, and hotels
a policy that held that if facilities for different races were equal, they could be separate
the efforts to end segregation
government policies that award jobs, government contracts, promotions, admission to schools, and other benefits to minorities and women in order to make up for past discriminations
the provision that information on government activities related to national security and foreign policy may be kept secret