March 29, 2026
After 160 years, Supreme Court to settle birthright citizenship for illegal immigrants
You don't have to go very deep into the U.S. Constitution to see the word "citizen" appear. It's first used in Article I, Section 2, where the founding document says to serve in the House of Representatives someone must have been a citizen for seven years.
TL;DR
- The word "citizen" appears in the U.S. Constitution.
- The term is first used in Article I, Section 2.
- To serve in the House of Representatives, a person must have been a citizen for seven years.
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