Across
- 4. the process of becoming a US citizen
- 5. Belief or actions that benefit all in a community.
- 6. a responsibility that choose who rules the country and state
- 8. the number of years that you have to live in the US before you can apply for naturalization
- 9. the idea that everyone "clearly" knows the laws of the society
- 11. The idea that all citizens and institutions within a country, state, or community are accountable to the same laws, including lawmakers and leaders
- 14. a requirement or something a gov’t or citizen must do
- 15. something that you should do for the common good
Down
- 1. an obligation that requires people when selected to go to the court house
- 2. an obligation that requires all men when reaching 18 to register for the military
- 3. the idea that everyone has same treatment under the rule of law
- 7. defined by the 14th amendment as someone born on naturalized in the US
- 10. states that if you are born on US land, you are an US citizen
- 12. states that if you have an US parent, you are an US citizen
- 13. the amendment after the Civil War to protect the former slaves