citizenship
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Congress adopted birthright citizenship in the Immigration and Nationality Acts of 1940 and 1952.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
Last month, Cecillia Wang, the head of the ACLU, asked the Supreme Court to preserve birthright citizenship, a pillar of the 14th Amendment.
From Slate • May 26, 2026
For supporters, the effort represents a long-promised attempt to tighten immigration controls and redefine American citizenship more narrowly.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
The current know-your-customer rules don’t require the gathering of citizenship status specifically, and banks don’t routinely share that information with the government.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
The effect was to strip German Jews of their citizenship and all associated rights beginning in January of 1936.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Vocabulary lists containing citizenship
Michelle Obama's Speech at the 2016 DNC
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Citizenship (Civics) - Middle School
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Ancient Greece, Lessons 1–3
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