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Corporate Author U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, author, issuing body.

Title Learn about the United States : quick civics lessons for the naturalization test / U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Publication Info. [Washington, DC] : U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, [2014]
Washington, DC : For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office

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Location Call No. Status
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  LITERACY 323.6 CI    Check Shelf
Edition Rev. 07/14.
Description 29 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 28 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
Note Cover title.
Shipping list no.: 2014-0325-P.
"100 questions and answers for the naturalization test"--Accompanying sound disc label.
"M-638."
Contents A: Principles Of American Democracy: -- What is the supreme law of the land? -- What does the Constitution do? -- Idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution-what are these words? -- What is an amendment? -- What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? -- What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? -- How many amendments does the Constitution have? -- What did the Declaration of Independence do? -- What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? -- What is freedom of religion? -- What is the economic system in the United States? -- What is the "rule of law"? -- B: System of Government: -- Name on branch or part of the government -- What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? -- Who is in charge of the executive branch? -- Who make federal laws? -- What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? -- How many U.S. Senators are there? -- We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? -- Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now? -- House of Representatives has how many voting member? -- We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? -- Name your U.S. Representative -- Who does a U.S. Senator represent? -- Why does a U.S. Senator represent? -- Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? --We elect a President for how many years? -- In what month do we vote for President? -- What is the name of the President of the United States now? -- What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now? -- If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? -- If both the president and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President? -- Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? -- Who signs bills to become laws? -- Who vetoes bills? -- What does the President's Cabinet do? -- What are two Cabinet-level positions? -- What does the judicial branch do? -- What is the highest court in the United States? -- How many justices are on the Supreme Court? -- Who is the Chief Justice of the United States? -- Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government-what is one power of the federal government? -- Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states-what is one power of the states? -- Who is the Governor of your state now? -- What is the capital of your state? -- What are the two major political parties in the United States? -- What is the political party of the President now? -- What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now? -- C: Rights And Responsibilities: -- There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote-describe one of them -- What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens? -- Name one right only for United States citizens -- What are two rights of everyone living in the United States? -- What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance? -- What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen? -- How old do citizens have to be to vote for President? -- What are two ways the Americans can participate in their democracy? -- When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms? -- When must all men register for the Selective Service? -- A: Colonial Period And Independence: -- What is one reason colonist came to America? -- Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? -- What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves? -- Why did the colonists fight the British? -- Who wrote the declaration of Independence? -- When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? -- There were 13 original states-name three -- What happened at the Constitutional Convention? -- When was the Constitution written? -- Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution-name one of the writers -- What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for? -- Who is the "Father of Our Country"? -- Who was the first President? -- B: 1800s: -- What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803? -- Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s -- Name the U.S. war between the North and the South -- Name one problem that led to the Civil War -- What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did? -- What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? -- What did Susan B Anthony do? -- C: Recent American History And Other Important Historical Information: -- Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s -- Who was President during World War I? -- Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II? -- Who did the United States fight in World War II? -- Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general-what war was he in? -- During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States? -- What movement tried to end racial discrimination? -- What did Martin Luther King, Jr do? -- What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States? -- Name one America Indian tribe in the United States -- A: Geography: -- Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States -- What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States? -- What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States? -- Name one U.S. territory -- Name one state that borders Canada -- Name one state that borders Mexico -- What is the capital of the United States? -- Where is the Statue of Liberty? -- B: Symbols: -- Why does the flag have 13 stripes? -- Why does the flag have 50 stars? -- What is the name of the national anthem? -- C: Holidays: -- When do we celebrate Independence Day? -- Name two national U.S. holidays?
Summary American Government: In the United States, the government gets its power to govern from the people. We have a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. Citizens in the United States shape their government and its policies, so they must learn about important public issues and get involved in their communities. Learning about American government helps you understand your rights and responsibilities and allows you to fully participate in the American political process. The Founders of this country decided that the United States should be a representative democracy. They wanted a nation ruled by laws, not by men. In a representative democracy, the people choose officials to make laws and represent their views and concerns in government. This book will help you understand the principles of American democracy, the U.S. system of government, and the important rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizenship.
System Details System requirement for accompanying sound disc: CD-ROM drive and Media player.
Subject Citizenship -- Study and teaching -- United States.
Citizenship -- United States.
Emigration and immigration law -- United States.
Literacy -- Study and teaching.
United States -- Politics and government.
Immigrants -- United States.
Life skills -- United States.
United States -- Emigration and immigration.
Citizenship. (OCoLC)fst00861909
Citizenship -- Study and teaching. (OCoLC)fst00861932
Emigration and immigration. (OCoLC)fst00908690
Emigration and immigration law. (OCoLC)fst00908736
Immigrants. (OCoLC)fst00967712
Life skills. (OCoLC)fst00998359
Literacy -- Study and teaching. (OCoLC)fst00999888
Politics and government (OCoLC)fst01919741
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form Sound recordings.
Sound recordings. (OCoLC)fst01411639
Added Title Quick civics lessons for the naturalization test
100 questions and answers for the naturalization test.
ISBN 9780160924323 (pbk.)
0160924324 (pbk.)
Gpo Item No. 0556-C
Sudoc No. HS 8.2:L 47/2014
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