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  2. U.S. Constitution Annotated
  3. Article I. Legislative Branch
  4. Section VIII
  5. Clause IV
  6. Naturalization
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    Naturalization
    • Overview of Naturalization Clause
      • Post-1900 Naturalization Doctrine Generally
        • Historical Background
          • British and American Colonial Naturalization
            • Constitutional Convention and Naturalization
              • Early U.S. Naturalization Laws
                • Naturalization as an Exclusive Power of Congress
                  • Collective Naturalization (1800–1900)
                  • Children
                    • Citizenship and Children Born Abroad
                      • Naturalization and Rogers v. Bellei
                        • Naturalization and Sessions v. Morales-Santana
                        • Denaturalization
                          • Denaturalization (Revoking Citizenship) Generally
                            • Early Denaturalization Jurisprudence
                              • Limits to Congress's Denaturalization Power
                                • Unlawful Procurement of Citizenship
                                  • Concealing Material Facts When Procuring Citizenship
                                  • Expatriation
                                    • Expatriation (Termination of Citizenship) Generally
                                      • Development of Expatriation Doctrine
                                        • Expatriation Legislation
                                          • Judicial Recognition of Congress's Expatriation Power
                                            • Judicial Limits on Congress's Expatriation Power

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                                          • Explanation of the Constitution - from the Congressional Research Service


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