To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States;

• Naturalization
  • Overview of Naturalization Clause
  • Historical Background (1600-1820)
    • British and American Colonial Doctrine
    • The United States Constitution and the Naturalization Clause
    • Early U.S. Naturalization Laws
    • Naturalization as an Exclusive Power of Congress
    • Collective Naturalization (1800-1900)
  • Post-1900 Doctrine Generally
  • Children
    • Naturalization of Children Born Abroad
    • Rogers v. Bellei
    • Sessions v. Morales-Santana
  • Denaturalization
    • Denaturalization (Revocation of Citizenship) Generally
    • Early Jurisprudence on Congress’s Denaturalization Power
    • Limitations to Congress’s Denaturalization Power
    • Burden of Proving Unlawful Procurement of Citizenship
    • Standard to Establish Concealment of a Material Fact
  • Expatriation
    • Expatriation (Termination of Citizenship) Generally
    • Development and Interpretation of the Doctrine of Expatriation
    • Legislation Concerning Expatriation of U.S. Citizens
    • Initial Judicial Recognition of Congress’s Broad Power over Expatriation
    • Judicial Limitations on Congress’s Expatriation Power
• Bankruptcy Clause
  • Overview of the Bankruptcy Clause
  • Historical Background on the Bankruptcy Clause
  • Scope of the Federal Bankruptcy Clause
  • Expansion of the Scope of the Bankruptcy Power
  • Constitutional Limitations on the Bankruptcy Power
  • Restriction on State Bankruptcy Power