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The Naturalization Interview and Test (002) – A Senior Spanish Applicant Was Asked by a Friendly Female USCIS Officer · 128 Civics Questions for U.S. Citizenship Test

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  Good morning, Mr. Aguirre. My name is Officer Melissa
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  Wilson. How are you today?
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  Good morning. Thank you.
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  I am OK, a little nervous. It's normal to be a little
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  nervous, but please try to relax.
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  What can you say about the traffic coming here?
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  The traffic fine, not so busy. With me is Miss Vanessa Vergara,
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  A trainee officer. Hello, Mr. Aguirre Wendia.
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  Hello, Miss Vergara. She will be observing and
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  assisting me in the interview today as part of her training.
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  Miss Vergara knows how to speak English and Spanish.
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  Did someone drive you here today?
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  My son drove me here today. If at any point you prefer
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  Spanish, just let me know. Yes, thank you.
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  Before we begin the interview, we need to place you Underoath.
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  Could you please raise your right hand?
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  Do you swear or affirm that the statements you will give and
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  provide today will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but
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  the truth, so help you God? Yes, I do.
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  Thank you. You can lower your hand first.
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  I need to see your identification.
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  Please give your permanent resident card, your current
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  passport, any expired passports you use to enter the US, and
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  your driver's license or state ID.
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  Please explain in Spanish. Por favor proportione sutarjeta
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  de residente Permanente SU pasa Porte actual cualquer pasa Porte
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  vencido que ao tilisado para ingresaramelos Estados Unidos ES
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  ulisencia de conducir identificacion estatal.
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  Yes, I have them. Mr. Rodriguez, today we will
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  review your application for Naturalization Form N400 to
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  confirm the information is accurate and up to date.
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  In Spanish please. El official dejo que re visa
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  remos SU solicito de naturalisation formulario en E
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  cuatro cientos para confirm marque la informacion SE a
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  precisa Y este actualisada. We will also test your knowledge
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  of U.S. history and government. Do you have any questions before
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  we start? No, officer.
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  Please say your current full legal name and spell it for me.
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  Emilio Rodriguez Aguirre EMAILIORODRAIGUEZAGUIRARAA.
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  Is that the name on your green card, birth certificate and
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  passport? Yes.
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  Have you used any other names since birth, like nicknames or
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  aliases? Yes.
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  Only Emil as my nickname. Can you spell it for me?
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  Yes, Emil. So what's your date of birth?
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  March 5, 1955. And what country were you born
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  in? I was born in Mexico.
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  And you are currently a citizen of Mexico.
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  Yes, I am. What was the date that you
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  became a lawful permanent resident?
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  February 1st, 2004. Why did you wait so long to
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  apply for your citizenship? My son renewed my green card, he
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  said. No need for citizenship but now
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  my son support me getting my citizenship.
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  And you received your green card based on family through your
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  U.S. citizen son's petition. Yes, through my oldest son.
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  Is your son AUS citizen? Yes, he is AUS citizen.
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  OK. And you're applying for
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  naturalization based on having been an LPR for at least five
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  years? Please explain in Spanish.
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  El official le pregunta siesta solicitando la natura lisacion
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  pasando SE navercido residente Permanente legal El pere durante
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  El menos cinco anos. Yes.
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  Let's confirm your current home address. 256 Sunshine Lane,
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  Miami, FL 36133. How long have you lived there?
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  I lived there since I came to America.
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  OK, and your mailing address is the same as your home address.
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  Yes, the same. Now, your employment history for
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  the past five years, were you able to work here in the United
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  States? Yes, I did a little bit of car
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  repairs since my son owns an auto shop.
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  What is your son's auto shop? It's called Aguirre's Auto Shop.
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  Are you still working? Yes, I still work there.
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  OK, good. Now time outside the United
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  States. How many days have you spent
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  outside the US in the past five years?
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  As I can remember 4 trips, about four months in total.
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  What's the purpose of those trips or travels abroad?
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  Visiting my family for Christmas and New Year.
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  So 4 trips, each lasting about a month.
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  Was there no single trip lasting 6 months or more since you
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  became a lawful permanent resident or LPR?
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  Can you please ask me that question in Spanish?
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  No one in bumbia que durada says Mesa somas there's the case
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  convertio en presidente Permanente legal Ole per.
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  No, officer. OK.
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  That meets the continuous residence requirements.
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  Let's talk about your marital history.
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  Are you currently married? Yes, I am.
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  How long were you married? I have been married to my wife
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  Maria for 48 years. Have you ever been married
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  before? No, just once to Maria.
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  And do you have any children? Yes, I have two sons.
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  What are the names of your sons? Marco and Paolo Aguirre.
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  Which of the sons petitioned you to come to the US?
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  Marco, my oldest son, petitioned for me.
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  OK, now we move to additional information about you.
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  This section contains many yes or no questions.
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  Please listen carefully. Yes.
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  Have you ever claimed to be AUS citizen?
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  No, never. Have you ever registered to vote
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  or voted in any US election? No.
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  Do you owe any overdue federal, state or local taxes?
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  No. I filed taxes on time.
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  My son helps me. Have you ever failed to file a
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  required tax return since becoming an LPR?
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  Please explain it in Spanish. Alguna veza omitido presentaruna
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  de claracion de impuestos re querida.
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  There's the case convertio en El pere.
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  No, always filed on time. Let's continue with Part 9.
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  Have you ever been a member or associated with the Communist
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  Party? No, never.
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  Have you ever been a member or associated with the totalitarian
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  party or a terrorist organization?
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  No. Have you ever been a member of
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  any other organization, association, party, club,
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  society or similar group? Please explain it in Spanish.
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  Alguna vez acido miembro de Alguna Otra Organization
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  Association Partido Club Group similar.
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  Yes. Can you tell me about it?
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  I remember when I was younger, in my 20s, in my town in Mexico,
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  there was a local neighborhood group.
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  What does this local neighborhood group do?
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  It was to help keep our streets clean.
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  Was it a political group or did it have any hidden agendas?
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  Please explain it in Spanish. No.
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  We just wanted our neighborhood a better place.
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  What's the name of this group? I forgot the name of the group.
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  Did your membership continue after you left Mexico or when
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  you came to the US? No, only while I lived there
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  many years ago. Let's proceed.
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  Have you ever supported the overthrow of any government by
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  force? No.
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  Have you ever persecuted anyone based on race or religion?
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  Please explain it in Spanish. Alguna vetas perseguido alien
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  permotivos de Raza or religion. No, officer.
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  Have you ever been arrested, cited, or detained by law
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  enforcement? No.
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  Have you ever been charged, convicted or imprisoned for any
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  crime? No.
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  Have you ever lied to AUS official for an immigration
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  benefit? No, officer.
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  Have you ever served in the US military?
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  No. Do you support the Constitution
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  and form of government of the United States?
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  Yes, I do. Do you understand the full oath
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  of allegiance to the United States?
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  Yes. Are you willing to take the full
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  oath of allegiance to the United States?
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  Yes. I'm very willing.
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  If the law requires it, are you willing to bear arms on behalf
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  of the United States? Please ask it in Spanish.
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  Si la leylo require estas de dispuesto A porta armas en
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  nombre de Los Estados Unidos. Yes, officer.
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  If the law requires it, are you willing to perform noncombatant
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  services in the US armed forces? Yes, I am.
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  If the law requires it, are you willing to perform work of
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  national importance under civilian direction?
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  Yes, I am. Thank you, Mr. Rodriguez.
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  That completes the review of your N 400 application.
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  We will proceed with the civics test.
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  Miss Vergara, please explain it in English and Spanish.
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  As you are 70 years old and have been a permanent resident for
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  over 20 years, you are exempt from the English reading and
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  writing tests. Como tienes ET enta anos jacido
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  residente Permanente durante mas de veinte anos estas accento de
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  Los examiners de lectura Y escritura in English.
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  Do you want to take the Civics test in Spanish or English?
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  English. Did you study the civics test in
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  English? Estudias de la vercion dos
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  milocho de le examine de educacion civica in English.
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  I watched and studied on YouTube in English.
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  OK, we will ask you up to 10 questions from the official list
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  of 100. You need to answer 6 questions
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  correctly to pass. Are you ready?
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  Yes, I am ready. Question one What is the
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  economic system in the United States?
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  Market economy. Correct Question 2.
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  What are the two major political parties in the United States?
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  Democratic and Republican. That's correct.
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  Miss Vergara will ask the remaining civics test questions.
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  Question three Why does the flag have 50 stars?
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  Because there are 50 states, correct?
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  Question 4 What did Martin Luther King Junior do?
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  Fought for civil rights. That's right.
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  Question 5. What is 1 Responsibility that is
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  only for United States citizens. Served on a jury.
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  Exactly correct. This is the last one.
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  Name 1 branch or part of the government.
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  Congress. That's perfect.
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  That's 6 correct answers. You've passed the civics test.
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  OK, congratulations on passing the civics test.
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  Oh, thank you so much, Officer. You're welcome.
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  This is a recommendation for approval.
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  My family will be happy to know about this.
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  Miss Vergara, please tell Mister Aguirre in Spanish what I'm
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  going to say. Yes, I will.
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  Mr. Rodriguez, I have reviewed your entire application, your
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  documents and your test results. El official reviso toda SU
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  solicitude SU SU documentos I Los Los resultados de SU preva.
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  Based on this review, I am pleased to recommend that your
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  application for naturalization be approved.
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  Conversion esta revision EIA secomplacen recommender queso
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  solicitous de naturalisacion Cera pravada.
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  Here's your notice of examination results form N652.
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  This recommends your approval. Aquitiene suaviso de resoltados
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  de le examine formulario and a say Cintas cincuentados.
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  So I recommend the suabrovacion. Your case will undergo a final
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  quality check and then USCIS will send you a notice for your
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  oath ceremony. SU caso cerras O metido a una
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  verificacion de calidad final I luego ouestia ayes lem via rauna
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  notificacion para SU ceremonia de joramento.
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  This notice will tell you the date, time and location where
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  you will take the Oath of Allegiance.
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  Este a viso lende Cara la fecha Ora E lugar donde presta al
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  juramento de le altas. Make sure we always have your
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  correct phone and mailing address.
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  Congratulations, Mr. Rodriguez. Ace guerre SE de que sien prete
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  ngamos SU telefono Y direction postal correctos VE felicidades
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  senior Rodriguez. Yes, I will.
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  Thank you again for everything. You may take your documents
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  back. Please remember to bring your
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  green card to the Oath ceremony as it will be collected at that
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  time. Have a great day.
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  Felicita. Thank you both of you.
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  Have a wonderful day too.