What is the term for a foreigner who expects to stay in the U.S. for a short, specified amount of time? What act of Congress abolished the quota system based on national origin? Im... What is the term for a foreigner who expects to stay in the U.S. for a short, specified amount of time? What act of Congress abolished the quota system based on national origin? Immigrants are these until they become naturalized citizens. Many Republicans argued that President George W. Bush’s proposed immigration bill should have provided penalties, but instead offered this. This Congressional Act introduced a quota system by country. The Constitution assigns the power to control immigration to which body? What is the term for a foreigner who expects to stay in the U.S. for a short, specified amount of time? Many Republicans argued that President George W. Bush’s proposed immigration bill should have provided penalties, but instead offered this. This is the first major act passed by Congress regarding immigration. What is the minimum age to apply for citizenship in the United States? Jus soli—the law of the soil—refers to citizenship based on where one is born. In 1868, this Amendment established that people of all races, excluding Native Americans, were citizens; and state citizenship was an automatic result of national citizenship. This “law of the soil” grants citizenship to people born on U.S. soil. Giving up one’s citizenship and living in another country is called what? In Dred Scott v. Sandford, the Supreme Court ruled that Congress could not ban slavery in the territories. What is the minimum age to apply for citizenship in the United States? Giving up one’s citizenship and living in another country is called what? The Founders assumed that which body would decide who was or was not a citizen? The loss of citizenship through fraud or deception during the naturalization process is called what? This amendment guarantees all citizens the “equal protection of the laws.” This includes a citizen’s right to travel freely between states. This is treating members of a particular race differently than other people. The separation of one group of people from the larger group is called what? In this case, the Court said that the Fourteenth Amendment allowed separate facilities for different races as long as those facilities were equal. What was the “separate but equal” clause used to justify? When individuals are treated unfairly solely because of their race, gender, ethnic group, age, physical disability, or religion, they are victims of what? This classification is made on the basis of race or national origin. This is a fundamental right. What is the term given to the set of policies developed in the 1960s to remedy past discrimination? In Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, the Supreme Court ruled that racial quotas are unconstitutional in college admissions. According to Title IX, schools receiving federal funds must provide equal athletic opportunities for boys and girls. This law has greatly increased the government’s power to prosecute people suspected of terrorism. The Reed decision created a new standard for judging constitutionality in these types of discrimination cases. In 1973 the Roe v. Wade decision established a woman’s right to what? In 1966 Congress increased the public’s access to government with which act? This law has greatly increased the government’s power to prosecute people suspected of terrorism. In Reed v. Reed, the Supreme Court created a new standard for judging constitutionality in these types of discrimination cases. In Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, the Supreme Court ruled that racial quotas are unconstitutional in college admissions. Read more