What do you know about Nationality Law?

Given the recent "controversies" about our incoming President, I wondered what people actually know about US Nationality Law. It's admittedly a tricky and complex subject, and I had my nose in my books for each question.

Remember, this is as general a quiz as I could make it- with as little trans-fatty, creamy nuance as I could manage. I tried to stay far away from exceptions to exceptions to rules. And I tried to be accurate. Tried...tried.

1. What is your age?
Under 18 Years Old
18 to 24 Years Old
25 to 30 Years Old
31 to 40 Years Old
41 to 50 Years Old
51 to 60 Years Old
Over 60 Years Old
2. What is your gender?
Male
Female
3. The child of a US Navy officer is born in Panama. Is the child eligible for US Presidency?
Yes. Military service counts as physical presence in the US.
No. No. A child born outside the US is ineligible.
Yes. Citizens giving birth outside the US can still pass on citizenship.
Both A and C
4. Nelson is born to an Englishwoman following the Second World War. His father was a 19 year old US soldier. Is he eligible for the US Presidency?
No. Child is born overseas.
No. He was an illegitimate child.
Yes, if he meets retention requirements.
Yes. His father was a US citizen.
5. Sung is a young girl who is arriving in St, Louis to meet her adopted family for the first time. Is Sung eligible for the US Presidency.
No. She is not a citizen.
No. Even if a citizen, she was born outside the US.
Yes. Adoptions of this type are retroactive to birth.
No. Her natural parents must also have been US citizens.
6. The wife of the Swedish Ambassador to the US gives birth to a son at a Washington, DC area hospital. Is the child a citizen?
Yes. The child was born in the US.
No. The parents are not US citizens.
No. The child is not subject to US law at the time of birth.
No. The child is an "anchor baby," and the parents are deportable.
7. A Guatemalan citizen crosses the border illegally and gives birth to a girl shortly thereafter. Is the child eligible for the US presidency?
No. The "Anchor Baby" law was repealed.
No. The child was born to an illegal alien.
Yes. If the mother is granted asylum.
Yes. The child was born in the US, and is subject to US law.
8. A child is born in Puerto Rico. By the time the child reaches adulthood, Puerto Rico has been granted statehood. Is the child eligible for US Presidency?
Yes. If the child applies for, and recieves, citizenship.
Yes. Puerto Rico is US territory and residents are born US citizens.
No. The territory must first be a US State.
No. The child is born outside the US
9. The US Ambassador to Japan is at his residence in Tokyo when his wife goes into labor. Is the child eligible for the US Presidency.
Yes. the child is born to an American citizen.
Yes. The ambassador's wife is on sovereign US soil.
No. The child is born overseas.
No. The embassy is not considered sovereign territory.
10. A child is born to an unwed US citizen mother while in Africa. The father is not a US citizen. Is the child eligible for the US Presidency?
No. Both parents must be citizens.
No. The child MUST be born on US soil
Yes, if the mother meets certain residency requirements.
No. Handwritten applications for schooling count as proof of Indonesian citizenship
11. A 19 year old married American couple drive from Buffalo to Toronto for some Christmas shopping. During the trip, the wife gives birth. Is the child eligible for the US Presidency.
No. Child is born overseas.
Yes. The child is born to US citizens.
No. The parents don't meet residency requirements.
Depends on what year we are talking about.
12. The child of an immigrant couple is born...
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