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**US Citizenship Podcast**

Prepare for the USCIS Citizenship Interview. Includes practice interviews based on the USCIS N-400, recordings of the USCIS 100 History & Politics Questions, and basic tips for interviewees. This podcast is appropriate for ESL students and Citizenship students. For more info, go to uscitizenship.com. This podcast may be used for educational and private practice only, and cannot be used for any commercial purposes.

Latest Episodes:

A Citizenship Quiz in Honor of the Lunar New Year Part 2 Jan 31, 2017

Show notes

Happy New Year! Happy New US Citizen! Here Is our second citizenship quiz in honor of the Lunar New Year.

pdf: A Citizenship Quiz in Honor of the Lunar New Year Part 2 https://goo.gl/qZ84CK

Citizenship Resources for Lunar New Year https://goo.gl/lhq7j3

Questions and Answers

1. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? (22) two (2)

2. Name your U.S. Representative. (23) Answers will vary. Go to www.house.gov

3. What does the judicial branch do? (37) reviews laws explains laws resolves disputes (disagreements) decides if a law goes against the Constitution

4. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now? (47) Paul Ryan

5. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them. Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote). You don't have to pay (a poll tax) to vote. Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.) A male citizen of any race (can vote).

6. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States? freedom of expression freedom of speech freedom of assembly freedom to petition the government freedom of religion the right to bear arms

7. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen? (53) give up loyalty to other countries defend the Constitution and laws of the United States obey the laws of the United States serve in the U.S. military (if needed) serve (do important work for) the nation (if needed) be loyal to the United States

8. What is one reason colonists came to America? (58) freedom political liberty religious freedom economic opportunity practice their religion escape persecution

9. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.* (78) World War I World War II Korean War Vietnam War (Persian) Gulf War

10. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?* fought for civil rights worked for equality for all Americans

Extra credit: Name your city's mayor.

Photo sources:

David Wu: http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/oregon-congressman-david-wu-to-resign/

Stephanie Murphy: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwyW8xNUUAAoSpp.jpg

Thomas Tang: http://www.law2.arizona.edu/alumni/Newsletters/jun102015_files/c82c16e5-024a-4682-8bf9-73d809673ea4.png

Ted Lieu: http://fm.cnbc.com/applications/cnbc.com/resources/img/editorial/2016/02/25/103419776-5ED3-SOTS-TedLieu-022516.600x400.jpg

A Chinese American woman voting in New York, 1912. New York Public Library, 733568F https://www.nwhm.org/media/category/exhibits/chinese/voting.jpg

Xiong Yan: https://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/04/18/world/17sino-yan/17sino-yan-tmagArticle.jpg

http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/china/XIONG-YAN-64-20100603-95574994.html

Lan Diep http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/01/25/san-jose-captain-america-councilman-takes-oath-while-holding-shield/

Bishop Dominic Luong http://www.americamagazine.org/content/all-things/forty-years-after-saigon-interview-bishop-dominic-luong

Maya Lin http://tariqalitv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Ep24-Maya-Lin.png

Wong Chin Foo http://firstchineseamerican.com/images/Figure%2015.jpg

Richard Tran http://i0.wp.com/www.nguoi-viet.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/14468165_693661434124690_128378842246779627_o.jpg

2017 Beginning Citizenship Interview Quiz based on the N-400 Jan 24, 2017

Show notes

Beginning Citizenship Interview Quiz based on the N-400 Plus Updates to the USCIS Civics Questions: 20, 23, 28, 29, 43, 46 and more! Quiz pdf: https://goo.gl/985Th9

Based on uscitizenpod's N-400 Beginning Interview (1 pg, 10qs) (updated 04/18/2016)

pdf http://goo.gl/kxzSuT
LearningChocolate.com http://goo.gl/pSIIZF
Picture Vocabulary Quiz http://goo.gl/TXQhuX
PPTX http://goo.gl/BeFXUD
Video http://goo.gl/OzkLxC
Kahoot.it http://goo.gl/N7FHco

Quiz answers

1 b. Van Nam Nguyen 2 b. January 28, 1961 3 d. Vietnam 4 a. 89 S. Main, Milpitas, CA 95035 5 d. Yes, I work. 6 d. Yes, I have taken 2 trips to VN. 7 a. Yes, I am married. 8 c. Yes, I have 3 children. 9 b. No, never. 10 d. Yes, I support the Constitution 11 b. Kamala Harris (or other) 12 c. Ro Khanna (or other) 13 a. Donald Trump 14 b. Mike Pence 15 a. Secretary of Education; c. Secretary of State 16 c. John Roberts 17 a. Jerry Brown (or other) 18 d. Republican 19 d. Paul Ryan 20 d. Washington, D.C.

14 USCIS Questions in honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Jan 16, 2017

Show notes

14 USCIS Questions in honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Pdf: https://goo.gl/hjCZFE

This quiz matches 14 USCIS civics questions with speeches and events from Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who worked for equality for all Americans and for all those who thirst for peace and justice throughout the world.

Check out our Citizenship Resources for Martin Luther King, Jr Day https://goo.gl/cAH6mS

A Casual Citizenship Interview with Mrs Chen (Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Jan 09, 2017

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A Casual Citizenship Interview with Mrs Chen (Kaohsiung, Taiwan)

After the interview, Mrs Chen and I talk about the Taiwanese language and the importance of passing on our language and heritage to our children.

You can dowload pdfs of the interview and quiz at uscitizenpod.com

A "Casual" Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (40qs, 2pgs) (updated 06/12/2016) pdf: http://goo.gl/3tQWXw ppt: https://goo.gl/pctBRb (corrected!) vocab pdf: https://goo.gl/kaekRV

USCIS 100 Remix Quiz: Twos" 02, 12, 22, 32, 42, 52, 62, 72, 82, 92 http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/q02s.pdf

2017: New Year, New Citizen Jan 03, 2017

Show notes

Is your goal to become an American citizen? Study up by listening to this mock citizenship interview between Officer Michaelson and Gabby from Norway.

You can download the script and practice with friends and family

A "Typical" Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (4 pages)
- pdf http://goo.gl/9Z97UK
- ppt https://goo.gl/2hwOsc
- vocab pdf: https://goo.gl/AMNMqy

USCIS Civics Remix "Ones" 01, 11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91

A Citizenship Quiz for Kwanzaa Dec 27, 2016

Show notes

A Citizenship Quiz for Kwanzaa pdf: https://goo.gl/byK0vR

Today's podcast matches the seven principles of Kwanzaa with seven USCIS civics questions.

Are any of the Kwanzaa principles similar to your community's values?

What is Kwanzaa?

Kwanzaa is a week long celebration (Dec 25 to Jan 1) held in the United States to honor universal African heritage and culture.

Kwanzaa is a celebration that came out of the black nationalist movement of the 1960s. It was created as a way to help African Americans reconnect with their African cultural and historical heritage.

Every night, people light a candle on a kinara (candle holder) which represent the follwing principles:

Unity, Self-determination, Collective Work and Responsibility, Cooperative Economics, Purpose, Creativity, and Faith.

Source: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwanzaa

The Electoral College Quiz Part 2: U.S. History Dec 23, 2016

Show notes

Electoral College Citizenship quizzes Part 1: U.S. Civics (10 questions) mp3: https://goo.gl/v0ekKs pdf: https://goo.gl/0BSdyq

Part 2: U.S. History (15 questions) pdf: https://goo.gl/LvfWri

Answers

11. The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution. 12. (Alexander) Hamilton 13. (George) Washington 14. 4 years 15. 435 16. 27 17. The Speaker of the House 18. The Civil War 19. Slavery 20. (Franklin) Roosevelt 21. You don't have to pay (a poll tax) to vote. 22. help with a campaign and run for office 23. resolves disputes (disagreements) 24. Obama (Jan 20, 2009-2017); Trump (Jan. 20, 2017 12:00pm EST) 25. Biden (Jan 20, 2009-2017); Pence (Jan. 20, 2017 before 12:00pm EST)

The Electoral College Quiz Part 1: U.S. Civics Dec 23, 2016

Show notes

Electoral College Citizenship quizzes (10 questions) Part 1: U.S. Civics pdf https://goo.gl/0BSdyq

Part 2: U.S. History pdf (15 questions) https://goo.gl/LvfWri

Answers:

1. Congress

2. all of the people of the state

3. the President

4. the Vice President

5. because some states have more people

6. Democratic and Republican

7. November

8. 435

9. 100

10. Washington D.C.

The Bill of Rights and the N-400 Part 12 plus Civics Questions Dec 15, 2016

Show notes

In response to federal legislation about national security and immigration, the USCIS expanded the Moral Character, Acts of Violence, and Crime sections of the N-400 in 2014. This action was taken to safe guard the basic rights of all those living in America, and to have legal recourse if a legal permanent resident or new citizen was found to have engaged in past violent crimes.

This interview and quiz explores the link between the Bill of Rights and the N-400 part 12. This is a very detailed interview and quiz, so please download the pdf.

pdf: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/bill-or-rights-quiz-2.pdf

Listen for and and circle the key words.

Think about and discuss the connections that you see between each amendment of the Bill of Rights and the N-400 Part 12 questions.

After the interview, Teacher Lisa Lau will discuss the importance of the Bill of rights and how to prepare for the citizenship interview. he will speak in Cantonese for a minute, and then will summarize her remarks in English.

For more resources about the Bill of Rights, go to http://www.uscitizenpod.com/2016/12/citizenship-resources-for-bill-of.html

Also check out our resources for Human Rights Day http://www.uscitizenpod.com/2016/12/human-rights-day.html

A Citizenship Quiz in Honor of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Human Rights Day (Dec. 10) Dec 10, 2016

Show notes

Human Rights Day celebrates the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the United Nations on December 10, 1948. The UDHR lists the 30 inalienable rights of all people as the basis of freedom, justice and peace in the world.

A Citizenship Quiz in Honor of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Human Rights Day (Dec. 10) pdf: https://goo.gl/6n8j4a puzzle: https://goo.gl/7nzFrj

OHCHR: The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights http://www.ohchr.org/

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights http://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Pages/UDHRIndex.aspx

UDHR has been translated into over 500 languages. http://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Pages/SearchByLang.aspx

Human Rights Action Center http://www.humanrightsactioncenter.org/

More Resources for Human Rights Day https://goo.gl/pKYgan