What did the word polis mean in ancient Greece?
The word polis meant both the political assembly and the entire society itself. Citizens called themselves polites, a term derived from the Greek word for city.
Questions about Citizenship
Short answers, pulled from the story.
When was the 14th Amendment ratified to grant citizenship rights to African Americans?
The 14th Amendment was ratified on the 9th of July 1868 stating all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens. This amendment followed abolition after the American Civil War when African Americans received citizenship rights.
How did the Reich Citizenship Law of 1935 affect Jewish people under Nazism?
The Reich Citizenship Law of 1935 established racial criteria stripping Jews and others of their citizenship if they could not prove German racial heritage. Citizens possessed full civic rights but were conferred only on males of German heritage who completed military service.
Which treaty introduced citizenship of the European Union as additional to national citizenship?
The Maastricht Treaty introduced concept of citizenship of the European Union establishing it as additional to national citizenship. Every person holding nationality of a Member State shall be a citizen of the Union under Article 17.
What rights did Roman citizenship evolve into compared to political agency?
Roman citizenship evolved into a judicial safeguard rather than a status of political agency. A citizen came to be understood as a person free to act by law and could ask for and expect legal protection within their specific community.