US CITIZENSHIP TEST PREPARATION

Detailed explanation-1: -On the other hand, the principle of jus soli, which translates to the right of soil, grants citizenship based on the individual’s birth in the territory of that country.

Detailed explanation-2: -(ˈsəʊlaɪ) n. (Law) law the principle that a person’s nationality at birth is determined by the territory within which he or she was born. Compare jus sanguinis. [from Latin, literally: law of soil]

Detailed explanation-3: -Jus Soli-it is a type of citizenship that is given on the basis of birth in a country. Jus Sanguinis-It is that type of citizenship that is conferred upon a person based on his/her parent’s nationality. Basically, the child obtains citizenship through descent independent of where his/her parents are born.

Detailed explanation-4: -basis for citizenship …of the time of birth: jus soli, whereby citizenship is acquired by birth within the territory of the state, regardless of parental citizenship; and jus sanguinis, whereby a person, wherever born, is a citizen of the state if, at the time of his or her birth, his or her parent… …

Detailed explanation-5: -In the U.S., children obtain their citizenship at birth through the legal principle of jus soli (“right of the soil”)-that is, being born on U.S. soil-or jus sanguinis ("right of blood”)-that is, being born to parents who are United States citizens.