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Can You Pass This Test After Practicing 100 Civics Questions for U.S. Citizenship in RANDOM (VFF01_0443) · U.S. Citizenship Test 2026

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  Welcome to the US Citizenship Media Podcast, where you can
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  Thank you. Now let's get started.
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  Who is the governor of your state now?
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  Answers will vary. Please check the link in
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  description. What movement tried to end
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  racial discrimination? Civil rights movement.
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  What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
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  Atlantic Ocean. The House of Representatives has
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  how many voting members? 435 What does the Constitution
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  do? Sets up the government.
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  What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
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  Africans. Why did the colonists fight the
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  British? Because of high taxes, when do
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  we celebrate Independence Day? July 4.
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  Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
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  Thomas Jefferson. What do we call the 1st 10
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  Amendments to the Constitution? The Bill of Rights name one of
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  the two longest rivers in the United States, Missouri River.
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  Who is one of your state's US Senators now?
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  Answers will vary. Please check the link in
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  description. What did Martin Luther King do?
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  Fought for civil rights. What is freedom of religion?
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  You can practice any religion or not practice a religion.
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  What territory did the United States buy from France in 18 O 3
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  Louisiana. Name one problem that led to the
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  Civil War? Slavery There were 13 original
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  states. Name 3.
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  New Hampshire. New York New Jersey Who is the
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  father of our country? George Washington, What is the
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  capital of your state? Answers will vary, please check
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  the link in description. What are two ways that Americans
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  can participate in their democracy?
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  Vote. Write to a newspaper.
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  How old do citizens have to be to vote for president?
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  18 years and older. Who signs bills to become laws?
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  The president we elect AUS Senator for how many years?
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  6 What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
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  Life. Liberty.
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  We elect a president for how many years?
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  Four years. When was the Constitution
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  written? 1787 What is the name of the
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  Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
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  Mike Johnson. Who is the Chief Justice of the
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  United States now? John Roberts.
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  Why do some states have more representatives than other
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  states? Because some states have more
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  people. Name 2 national US holidays.
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  President's Day. Columbus Day.
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  What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
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  Pacific Ocean. Before he was president,
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  Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in World War 2?
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  What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
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  Freedom of speech, Freedom of religion.
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  How many amendments does the Constitution have?
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  27 Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal
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  government. What is one power of the federal
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  government to print money? Name your US representative.
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  Answers will vary. Please check the link in
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  description. The idea of self government is
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  in the first 3 words of the constitution.
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  What are these words We the people name 1 branch or part of
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  the government. Congress Who makes federal laws?
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  Congress Name one state that borders Mexico, California.
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  We elect AUS representative for how many years?
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  Two years? What stops 1 branch of
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  government from becoming too powerful?
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  Checks and balances. What are the two major political
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  parties in the United States, Democratic and Republican?
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  Who was president during World War 1?
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  Woodrow Wilson During the Cold War, what was the main concern
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  of the United States? Communism.
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  What is the rule of law? No one is above the law.
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  What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
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  Freed the slaves. Who was the 1st president?
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  George Washington. When is the last day you can
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  send in federal income tax forms?
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  April 15th. Name one American Indian tribe
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  in the United States, Cherokee. What happened at the
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  Constitutional Convention? The Constitution was written.
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  What did Susan B Anthony do? Fought for women's rights.
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  Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states.
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  What is one power of the states? Provides schooling and
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  education. What is the name of the vice
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  president of the United States now?
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  James David Vance. Why does the flag have 13
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  stripes? Because there were 13 original
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  colonies. Who is the commander in chief of
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  the military? The President What does the
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  President's cabinet do? Advises the president What is
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  the economic system in the United States?
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  Capitalist economy. What is the political party of
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  the President now? Republican Party How many US
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  senators are there? 100 Name one war fought by the
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  United States in the 1900s World War One.
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  What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
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  U.S. diplomat name the US war between the North and the South
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  The Civil War. If the president can no longer
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  serve, who becomes president? The vice president If both the
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  president and the vice president can no longer serve, who becomes
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  president? The Speaker of the House.
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  What major event happened on September 11th, 2001 in the
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  United States? Terrorists attacked the United
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  States. Who vetoes bills?
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  The president? Who does AUS senator represent?
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  All people of the state. What is the name of the national
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  anthem? The star spangled Banner.
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  There are 4 amendments to the constitution about who can vote.
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  Describe one of them. Citizens 18 and older can vote
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  Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
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  American Indians. What is one responsibility that
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  is only for United States citizens vote in a federal
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  election? What are two cabinet level
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  positions? Secretary of Defense.
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  Secretary of Education Where is the Statue of Liberty NY?
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  What is one reason colonists came to America?
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  Freedom. What is an amendment?
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  A change to the Constitution. Who was president during the
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  Great Depression and World War 2?
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  Franklin Roosevelt. What is one promise you make
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  when you become a United States citizen?
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  Be loyal to the United States. How many justices are on the
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  Supreme Court? 9 Who did the United States
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  fight in World War 2? Japan, Germany, and Italy.
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  What are the two parts of the US Congress, the Senate and House
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  of Representatives. What does the judicial branch
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  do? Reviews laws.
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  What is the highest court in the United States?
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  The Supreme Court. In what months do we vote for
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  president? November.
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  Name one state that borders Canada.
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  Maine When must all men register for the Selective Service?
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  Between 18 and 26. What did the Emancipation
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  Proclamation do? Freed the slaves.
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  What is one right or freedom from the 1st Amendment speech?
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  What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
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  The flag name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s
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  Civil War. Why does the flag have 50 stars?
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  Because there are 50 states. Who is in charge of the
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  executive branch and the president?
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  Name one US territory, Puerto Rico.
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  When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
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  July 4th, 1776. What is the capital of the
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  United States? Washington, DC.
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  What is the supreme law of the land?
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  The Constitution name one right only for United States citizens
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  run for federal office. What did the Declaration of
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  Independence do? Said that the United States is
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  free from Great Britain. What is the name of the
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  president of the United States now?
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  Donald Trump The Federalist Papers supported the passage of
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  the US Constitution. Name one of the writers, James
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  Madison. Please subscribe for more
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  episodes like this. Thank you.
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  Now please continue with the second one if you need it.
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  Let's start with the civics test.
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  Remember, for the civics test portion, the USCIS officer will
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  ask you up to 10 randomly chosen questions from the 100 civics
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  test questions list. You must answer 6 questions
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  correctly to pass the civics test portion.
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  First question, What do we call the 1st 10 amendments to the
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  Constitution? Next question, What is one
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  reason colonists came to America?
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  3rd question What does the President's cabinet do?
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  Who was president during the Great Depression and World War
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  2? We elect a president for how
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  many years? What is the rule of law?
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  Name one right only for United States citizens.
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  Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
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  Who is the Chief Justice of the United States?
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  Now? Last question, why did the
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  colonists fight the British? Now let's check how many correct
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  answers you get. Hopefully you've got all of them
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  right. First question, What do we call
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  the 1st 10 amendments to the Constitution?
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  The Bill of Rights? What is one reason colonists
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  came to America? Freedom.
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  Third question, what does the President's cabinet do?
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  Advise the president Who was president during the Great
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  Depression and World War 2? Franklin Roosevelt?
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  We elect a president for how many years?
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  Four years. What is the rule of law?
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  Everyone must follow the law. Name one right only for United
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  States citizens vote in a federal election.
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  Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
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  Missouri River. Who is the Chief Justice of the
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  United States now? John Roberts last question, why
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  did the colonists fight the British?
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  Because they didn't have self government.
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  Did you get at least six of the answers correct?
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  If you got six of the answers correct, congratulations, you
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  can pass the civics test portion of the citizenship interview.
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  All right, now let's move to the English reading and writing
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  test. And remember, for the reading
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  test, the officer will ask you to read up to three sentences on
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  the tablet. You must read aloud one out of
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  three sentences correctly to demonstrate inability to read in
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  English. And for the writing test, the
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  officer will read up to three sentences aloud and ask you to
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  write them up on the tablet. You must write one sentence
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  correctly to pass. Usually these sentences are
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  based on the official vocabulary list the official USCIS website
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  provides. Let's start with the first
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  sentence. Now I'm going to show you a
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  sentence on the screen and I would like you to read it back
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  to me. Now listen carefully to this
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  sentence that I'll say, and I want you to write it down,
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  please. the United States has 50 states. the United States has 50
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  states. OK, Can you read this sentence
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  on the screen for me please? All right, now, please write
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  this down. Lincoln was the president during
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  the Civil War. Lincoln was the president during
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  the Civil War. Please read this sentence.
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  And here's your last writing sentence.
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  We have 100 senators. We have 100 senators.
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  Now let's check your answers. I will read the sentences and
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  please listen carefully. How many states does the United
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  States have? Let's check what you wrote.
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  Who is Abraham Lincoln? Let's check what you wrote.
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  How many senators do we have? Let's check what you wrote.
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  Did you read and write at least one sentence correctly?
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  If so, congratulations, you can pass the English reading and
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  writing test of the US Citizenship interview.
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  Let's go over some very important questions and
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  definitions from the N 400 that the officer may ask you during
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  your interview. Why do you want to be an
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  American citizen? When did you become a lawful
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  permanent resident? How did you get your green card?
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  What is your current legal name? Are one or both of your parents
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  AUS citizen? What is your current mailing
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  address? What's your previous address?
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  Well, what do you do for a living?
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  What is your current marital status?
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  Have you ever claimed to be AUS citizen?
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  Do you know what claimed means? State or cert that something is
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  the case. Have you ever been declared
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  legally incompetent or been confined to a mental
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  institution? Have you ever voted in any
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  federal, state, or local election in the United States?
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  Have you ever not filed a federal, state, or local tax
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  return since you became a lawful permanent resident?
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  In other words, have you ever not filed a tax return?
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  If you have filed all of your tax returns, choose NO.
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  If you have not filed one or more of your tax returns, choose
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  yes. Have you called yourself a
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  non-us resident? Are you a member of the
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  Communist Party? Were you ever involved in
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  genocide or torture? Did you ever force someone to
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  have sex? Were you ever a soldier, worker
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  or helper in a prison or jail? Did you ever sell, give, or help
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  someone get weapons? Did you ever break the law, help
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  someone break the law, or try to break the law, but you were not
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  arrested? Have you ever been arrested,
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  cited or detained by any law enforcement officer, including
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  immigration official or any official of the US Armed Forces
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  for any reason? Do you support the Constitution
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  and form of government of the United States?
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  Do you understand the full oath of allegiance to the United
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  States? What is an oath of allegiance?
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  A promise to be loyal if the law requires it.
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  Are you willing to perform work of national importance under
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  civilian direction? What does it mean to be under
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  civilian direction? Directed by the police or
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