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updates from The USCIS at the Bottom of this
Page: Added by me 4-10-2012
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Principles of American Democracy
1. What is the supreme law of the land?
A: The Constitution.
2. What does the Constitution do?
A: Sets up the government
A: Defines the government
A: Protects basic rights of
Americans
3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of
the Constitution. What are these words?
A: We the People...
4. What is an amendment?
A: A change (to the
Constitution)
A: An addition (to the
Constitution)
5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the
Constitution?
A: The Bill of Rights
6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
A: Speech
A: Religion
A: Assembly
A: Press
A: Petition the government
7. How many amendments does the Constitution have?
A: Twenty-Seven (27)
8. What did the Declaration of Independence do?
A: Announced our
independence (From Great Britian)
A: Declared our
independence (From Great Britian)
A: Said that the United
States is free (From Great Britian)
9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
A: Life
A: Liberty
A: Pursuit of Happiness
10. What is freedom of religion?
A: You can practice any
religion, or not practice a religion.
11. What is the economic system in the United States?
A: Capitalist economy
A: Market economy
12. What is the "rule of law"?
A: Everyone must follow the
law.
A: Leaders must obey the
law.
A: Governments must obey
the law.
A: No one is above the law.
System of Government
13. Name one branch or part of the government.
A: Congress.
A: Legislative.
A: President.
A: Executive.
A: The courts.
A: Judicial.
14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too
powerful?
A: Checks and balances.
A: Separation of powers.
15. Who is in charge of the executive branch?
A: The President.
16. Who makes federal laws?
A: Congress.
A: The Senate and House of
Representatives.
A: The U.S. or national
Legislature.
17. What are the two parts of the United States Congress?
A: The Senate and the House of
Representatives.
18. How many United States Senators are there?
A: One hundred ( 100 ).
19. We elect a United States Senator for how many years?
A: Six (6).
20. Name your state's two U.S. Senators.
A: Answers will vary. [ For
District of Columbia residents and residents of U.S.
territories, the answer is that DC or the territory where the
applicant lives has no U.S. Senators. ]
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New Updates from
USCIS : Posted here 4/10/2012
For
Applicants: New Practice Tests for Naturalization
Preparation
The Office of
Citizenship recently introduced three new practice tests
to help permanent residents prepare for the
naturalization interview. The first activity helps you
with some general commands you may hear from an
Immigration Services Officer during the naturalization
interview. You can download self-study flash cards and
review a practice exercise before taking the practice
test called "Understanding Commands for the
Naturalization Interview." There are two other
activities that focus on vocabulary words that you may
hear in your interview or read on theApplication
for Naturalization, Form N-400.You
can find all three activities on theStudy
Materials for the English Testsection
of theCitizenship
Resource Center.
For
Educators: Classroom Materials for Teachers Accompany
Practice Tests for Naturalization Preparation
To help students
learn and practice commands that an applicant may hear
during the naturalization interview, the Office of
Citizenship has developed 8 ½" x 11" visuals and flash
cards for teachers to accompany the practice test called
"Understanding Commands for the Naturalization
Interview." These materials include suggestions for
using the visuals and flash cards for games and
small-group activities in the classroom. A downloadable
practice exercise is also available for students to
read, listen, and review the sentences before taking the
interactive practice test. The other two practice tests
for students focus on vocabulary words that applicants
may hear in their interview or read on theApplication
for Naturalization, Form N-400.These
materials can be found on theEducational Productssection
of theCitizenship
Resource Center.
USCIS has the following
information it would like to share:
1) H-1B
Nonimmigrant Petitions Still Being Accepted
USCIS today announced it
continues to accept H-1B nonimmigrant petitions that are subject
to the fiscal year (FY) 2013 cap. The agency began accepting
these petitions on April 2, 2012. USCIS has received
approximately 17,400 H-1B petitions counting toward the 65,000
cap, and approximately 8,200 petitions toward the 20,000 cap
exemption for individuals with advanced degrees. Please see the
attached Update for more information.
2) Overseas
Derivative T and U Nonimmigrant Status Family Members
Please note that the USCIS
website has been updated with information regarding Consular
Processing for Overseas Derivative T and U Nonimmigrant Status
Family Members. By clickinghere,
you can find more information on the process as well as
frequently asked questions and answers.
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USCIS to Expedite Review for Certain Cases Affected by Specific
Administrative Inaccuracies
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services sent this bulletin at
04/05/2012 02:11 PM EDT
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
has established an expedited process for reviewing and
correcting decisions resulting from certain administrative
errors. This process enables customers to request an
expedited review of their case and correction of the
decision where data entry and/or an administrative error
resulted in a denial or rejection of their petition or
application.
In recognition of Presidents’ Day, the USIC has developed a page
on the [ "Citizenship
Resource Center" ] that highlights the USCIS
educational resources covering the powers and history of the
presidency and some of the important leaders who helped shape
this country. Visit this special section [
Click Here ] to access classroom and other related materials
for learners and teachers.
Contact the Citizenship Resource Center: [
Click Here ]*
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
20 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington DC 20529 · 1-800-375-5283
USCIS Combats Human Trafficking
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services sent this bulletin at
01/27/2012 03:55 PM EST
At U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS), we support the DHS Blue Campaign’s efforts
to combat human trafficking by helping to protect victims of
these horrible crimes. USCIS provides immigration relief in
the form ofT
visas and U visas, which allow
victims to remain in the United States and assist in the
investigation or prosecution of the crime. These visas also
provide a pathway to lawful permanent residence and permit
certain family members to join them in the United States.
United States Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS) invites you to attend the first national
Chinese-language public engagement at the San Francisco Field
Office on Thursday, February. 16, 2012 at 10:30AM - 12:00PM
(Pacific Standard Time), hosted by the Office of Public
Engagment. This engagement is the first in a series called
“Jiao Liu” — meaning “engagement” in Chinese. It will be modeled
after the agency’s successful quarterly Spanish-language
“Enlaces,” and expand our ongoing efforts to engage directly
with our customers to provide information and answer questions
about our benefits and services.
Each “Jiao Liu” will focus on a specific
immigration or citizenship topic and include a Q&A session with
USCIS officials. The theme of our Feb. 16 session will be “The
Naturalization Process: Becoming a United States Citizen.”
Individuals may participate in person, or via teleconference or
live Web stream. USCIS officials and subject matter experts
fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese will facilitate the event.
USCIS will not offer legal advice of any kind during these
engagements.
View
our informational videos inChineseandEnglishfor
more details.
Ways to participate on February 16:
·In-person: USCIS San Francisco Field Office, 444 Washington Street,
San Francisco, CA 94111
For
more information on this event, please email us atpublic.engagement@dhs.govand
write "Jiao liu" in the subject line. To learn more about
USCIS's citizenship resources, please visitwww.uscis.gov/citizenship.
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