Question

in the case of u.s. v. wong king ark, the court ruled that citizenship was based on:
parent citizenship
any criteria the states chose to establish
being born here
any criteria that congress chose to establish

Explanation:

In the case of U.S. v. Wong Kim Ark, the Supreme Court ruled that the principle of "birthright citizenship" (based on being born in the United States, as per the Fourteenth Amendment's "jus soli" principle) applied. The court held that a person born in the U.S. (and subject to its jurisdiction) is a citizen, regardless of the parents' citizenship status. The other options are incorrect: parent citizenship relates to "jus sanguinis" (not the ruling here), states don't set citizenship criteria (federal matter), and Congress's criteria aren't the basis here as the ruling upheld constitutional birthright citizenship.

Answer:

being born here