| A | B |
|---|
| allegiance | loyalty to a country |
| jus soli | right to citizenship in the country where one is born |
| jus sanguinis | right of blood, or right to the citizenship of one's parents |
| naturalization | process by which immigrants become American citizens |
| denaturalization | process by which a naturalized citizen loses citizenship |
| expatriation | loss of citizenship by renouncing or denying allegiance to one's country |
| electorate | the group of eligible voters |
| register | act of reporting to a local registration office to give officials such information as name, age, and address in order to vote |
| deported | forced to leave a country |
| aliens | citizens of another country who live in the United States |
| immigrants | persons who travel to a country with the intention of living there permanently |
| resident visa | authorization from the government to remain in a country |
| refugees | persons who flee from one place to another to find protection and safety |
| resident aliens | aliens who live in the United States on a permanent basis and enjoy the same rights as citizens except for voting and holding public office |
| temporary visitors | noncitizens who do not plan to stay in the United States permanently |
