Constitutional
Term

Parents

Conjunction
(And, Or)

Location
of Birth

Conjunction
(And, Or)

Other

Legal Reference

Natural Born Citizen

Both are U. S. Citizens

AND

Born in the U.S. mainland

US Constitution
Art. II, Sec. 1, Cl. 5

U.S. v. Wong Kim Ark,
169 U.S. 649 (1898)

Perkins v. Elg,
307 U.S. 325 (1939)

Citizen

Born to at least 1 US Citizen Parent (under federal statute)

OR

Born in the U.S. mainland

OR

Naturalized

US Constitution
14th Amendment,
Sec. 1

U.S. v. Wong Kim Ark,
169 U.S. 649 (1898)

Perkins v. Elg,
307 U.S. 325 (1939)

Native Born Citizen

Born in the U.S. mainland

US Constitution
14th Amendment,
Sec. 1

U.S. v. Wong Kim Ark,
169 U.S. 649 (1898)

Perkins v. Elg,
307 U.S. 325 (1939)