Citizenship in the United States is a legal marker denoting political membership in the United States that entails specific rights, privileges, and duties. Citizenship is understood as a "right to have rights" since it serves as a foundation for a bundle of subsequent rights, such as the right to live and work in the United States and to receive federal assistance.

There are two primary sources of citizenship: birthright citizenship, in which a person is presumed to be a citizen provided that he or she is born within the territorial limits of the United States, and naturalization, a process in which an immigrant applies for citizenship and is accepted. These two pathways to citizenship are specified in the Citizenship Clause of the Constitution's Fourteenth Amendment which reads:

All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. —from the Fourteenth Amendment.

National citizenship signifies membership in the country as a whole; state citizenship, in contrast, signifies a relation between a person and a particular state and has limited application, generally, with some exceptions being that state citizenship may affect (1) tax decisions and (2) eligibility for some state-provided benefits such as higher education and (3) eligibility for state political posts such as U.S. Senator.

In Article One of the Constitution, the power to establish a "uniform rule of naturalization" is granted explicitly to Congress. Most persons who undergo naturalization do so to get permission to live and work in the nation legally.

American law permits multiple citizenship, so a citizen of another country may retain their native citizenship after becoming a citizen of the United States. The reverse is not necessarily true, however; one cannot always maintain U.S. citizenship after attaining citizenship of another country. Citizenship can be renounced by citizens, and it can also be restored.

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Instant messaging - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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I'm 1/8 cherokee Indian: Does that count?
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I'm Gonna Be An Angel Vol. #1 - Mania.com
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See also:

• Regional: North America: United States: Government: Executive Branch: Department of Homeland Security: Border and Transportation Security Directorate (3)
• Regional: North America: United States: Government: Law: Constitution: Article Four (1)
• Regional: North America: United States: Society and Culture: Immigration (81)

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• US Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services
  uscis.gov
  Immigration and naturalization information including immigration law, immigration statistics, and immigration forms. (Formerly called the Immigration and Naturalization Service)