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AP US Government

Category - Political culture

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Which of the following is not a way to become a US citizen?
  1. Be born in the United States.
  2. Have both parents already be citizens, at least one of whom once lived in the US.
  3. Completing the naturalization process as described in US law.
  4. Being the child (under 18 years-old) of a parent who completes the naturalization process as described in US law.
  5. Living in the US for at least 21 years.
Explanation
Answer: E - Just living in the United States for a long time does not make you a citizen. There are legal processes through which you must go. However, being born on US soil makes you automatically a citizen, even if you never lived in the US after your birth. Hypothetically, if you were born to Japanese parents and your mother delivered you in an airplane as it was on the ground refueling in Chicago, and then you never again stepped foot in the US, you would still be a US citizen.
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