CAMBODIAN / KHMER VERSION
etIGñkRtUvkarCMnYyeRcInEzmeT[tßeT/ sMrab´B&t(maneRcInEzmeT[t ßRtUvkarCMnYyCamYynwgkarTTYlcUlsJ¢ati GñkGac;
Tak´TgeTAGg<karesvacUlsJ¢atiEdlmanraybJ¢IenA~gCMBUk H
TUrs&BÞeTARksYgpþl´esvacUlsJ¢atishrdðGaemriknigGenþaRbevsn¾ (USCIS)
mCÄmNÐlCatibMerIGtiziCn (NCSC) elx 1-800-375-5283 ßeTAemIlviubésrbs´BYkeKenA www.uscis.gov
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sMrab´B&t(maneRcInEzmeT[tGMBIzñak´er[nénPasaGg´eKøsCaPasaTIBIr (ESL), GñkGacTak´TgGñkpþl´ karbeRg[n ESL mYyénGñkpþl´karbeRg[nEdlmanraybJ¢IenA~gCMBUk I .
Gñkk*GacrkeXIjB&t(maneRcInEzmeT[tGMBIkarer[bcMcUlsJ¢ati nigzñak´er[n
ESL edayTUrs&BÞeTARksYgEpñkkarecHGannigecHsresr/PasaGg´eKøsCaPasaTIBIr/PasaGnþr;Cati énbNÑal&ysaZarN;Rkug Seattle
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kUnes[vePAenHKW:nbMrugedIm|ICYyRbCaCnEdlcg´eTACaBlrdðGaemrik;
mankaryl´c|as´énkarcUlsJ¢atiÇ eqøIysMNYrxøHénsMNYrCaTUeTAesÞIrEtTaMgGs´GMBIkarcUlsJ¢atiÇ pþl´nUvsmÖar;sikSasMrab´karRbLgcUlsJ¢atiÇ nig tP¢ab´eTAGg<karEdlCYyocUlsJ¢ati ßEdlpþl´zñak´er[nPasaGg´eKøsCaPasaTIBIr.
KWCakarpþl´B&t(manTUeTAbueNÑaH. KWminEmnbMrugTukCakarCMnYssMrab´karoOvaTEpñkc|ab´eT. kUnes[vePAtUcenHKWGacmanCUnCaPasadUcxageRkamenH;eGs|¨aj¨ul ev[tNam cin sUm¨alI taKØaLk kUer Exμr GuaMhWrik Grm¨U etRKØIj¨a lav éz rusSI edIm|IsuMcMnYnes[vePAbEnæm ßedIm|IesIñRkdascmøgCaTRmg´ PDF, cUrTUrs&BÞeTAbNÑal&ysaZarN;énRkug Seattle elx 206-386-4148.
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matikaer]g snÞanuRkm ..............................................................................................................................................................................................1 etIGñkRtUvkarCMnYy~gkardak´BakücUlsJ¢atißeT/ ....................................................................................................................................1 CMBUk A: RbeyaCn¾nanaénkareTACaBlrdðshrdðGaemrikmñak ..............................................................................................................2
CMBUk B: esckþItMrUvénkarcUlsJ¢ati ......................................................................................................................................................3 CMBUk C: karRBman! enAeBlTTYlCMnYyEpñkc|ab´muneBlkardak´BaküsuMsMrab´cUlsJ¢ati ................................................................4
CMBUk D: viZankarnanaedIm|IeTACaBlrdð:ncUlsJ¢ati .................................................................................................................... 5-7
B&t(manEdlGñkRtUvkaredIm|IbMeBjBaküsuMrbs´Gñk ......................................................................................................................5 ÉksarnanaEdlGñkRtUvbJ©ÚlCamYynwgBaküsuMrbs´Gñk .............................................................................................................6 Karep\IBaküsuMrbs´Gñk ...............................................................................................................................................................6 karpþitRmaméd ..........................................................................................................................................................................6 kareZVIsmÖasn¾ .........................................................................................................................................................................7
CMBUk E: sMNYrnanaEdl:nsYrCajwkjab´ ................................................................................................................................... 8-11
1. etIdMeNIrkarcUlsJ¢aticMNayeBlyUrb¨unμan/ ...................................................................................................................8 2. etI dwgBIsæanPaBénRkdasBaküsuMcUlsJ¢atirbs`edayreb[bNa/ ................................................................................8 3. etI`eZVIy¨agNa ebIGas&ydðanrbs´ bþÚrenAeRkayeBl`dak´BaküsuM/ ..................................................................................8 4. etIRtUvcMNayR:k´b¨unμanedIm|Idak´BaküsuM/ ...........................................................................................................................8 5. etIy¨agNa ebI`minGacbg´tMélkardak´BaküsuM:n/ ...........................................................................................................8 6. etIkarkMBugTTYlR:k´Ev¨lEhVr ßman SSI eZVIb¨HBal´dl´karcUlsJ¢atirbs´ ßeT/ ...........................................................8 7. etIGVICakarRbzuyeRKaHzñak´ énkardak´BaküsMrab´cUlsJ¢ati / .........................................................................................9 8. etI`RtUvEtecHPasaGg´eKøsy¨agsÞatCMnajß/ ....................................................................................................................9 9. etIB&t(manGVIEdlnwgRtUvbJ©ÚleTA~gkarRbLgcUlsJ¢ati/ .................................................................................................9 10. etI GacRbLgcUlsJ¢atienAmuneBleZVIsmÖascUlsJ¢atirbs´`ßeT/ ...............................................................................9 11. etIy¨agNa ebI`RbLgcUlsJ¢atiZøak´/ ............................................................................................................................9 12. etI`GacRtUveKorYcxøÜnBIkarRbLgcUlsJ¢atißeT/ ............................................................................................................10 13. etI GacRbLgcUlsJ¢atiCaPasakMeNItrbs`:nßeT/ .................................................................................................10 14. etIy¨agNa ebI manPaBBikar/ ........................................................................................................................................10 15. etIy¨agNa ebI mancMNas´cas´/ .................................................................................................................................10 16. ebIBaküsuMrbs`:nyl´RBm etIenAeBlNa`eTACaBlrdðGaemrik/ ................................................................................10 17. etIkUn`TaMgGs´nwgeTACaBlrdðGaemrikßeT enAeBl`:ncUlsJ¢atiehIy/ .....................................................................11 18. etI GaceZVIy¨agNa ebI USCIS bdiesZBaküsuMrbs´ / .................................................................................................11
CMBUk F: smÖar;sikSananasMrab´karRbLgelakniti ‘RbvtþisaRsþnigrdðaPi:l’ ............................................................................ 12-29
etIkMENERbsMNYrRbLgNa ‘kMENERbbc©úb|nñCakMENERbzμI’ EdlGñknwgRtUvRbLg/) .............................................................12 sikSaBIsMNYrnanasMrab´karRbLgeBlbc©úb|nñ ....................................................................................................................12
sikSaBIsMNYrnanaénkarRbLgeBlbc©úb|nñsMrab´CncMNas´cas´dak´BaküsuM ....................................................................18 sikSaBIsMNYrnanasMrab´karRbLgzμI .......................................................................................................................................20
sikSaBIsMNYrnanaénkarRbLgzμIsMrab´CncMNas´cas´dak´BaküsuM .......................................................................................28 CMBUk G: smÖar;sikSananasMrab´karRbLgPasaGg´eKøs ................................................................................................................ 30-33 XøaKMrUnana .............................................................................................................................................................................30 BaküGk¡ranuRkm ......................................................................................................................................................................32 CMBUk H: Gg<karnanaEdlCYyCamYynwgkarcUlsJ¢ati ....................................................................................................................34 CMBUk I: Gñkpþl´karbeRg[nPasaGg´eKøsCaPasaTIBIr (ESL) ...............................................................................................................36 P¢ab´mkCamYy
RkdasBaküsMrab´cUlsJ¢atiTRmg´ (N-400)
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snÞanuRkm
Blrdð – RbCaCnEdl:nekItenA~gshrdðGaemrikÇ Puerto Rico, enA~gtMbn´ekaHshrdðGaemIrikÇ ßeRkARbeTs; RbCaCnEdlman kMeNItBIOBukmþay‘TaMgBIrnak´’ EdlCaBlrdðGaemrikaMg; nigRbCaCnEdlmankMeNItenAbreTs EdleTACasJ¢atiGaemriktamry;dMeNIr karcUlsJ¢ati . BlrdðEdlcUlsJ¢ati – CnEdlmanedImkMeNItBIbreTsEdl:nqøgkat´dMeNIrkarcUlsJ¢atiedayeCaKC&y. karcUlsJ¢ati – enAeBlCnEdlmanedImkMeNItBIbreTseTACaBlrdðGaemrikaMgedaysμ&RKcitþ. dMeNIrkarcUlsJ¢atimanrYmTaMg kardak´BaküsMrab´cUlsJ¢ati Ç RtUv:nGnuJ¦atsMrab´ocUlsJ¢ati Ç nigeZVIkarsc©aRbNiZaNcMeBaHshrdðGaemrik. InfoPass – RbB&nÆmUldðanGiunzWENtedayminKitézø EdlGnuJ¦atoRbCaCneZVIkarNat´CYb edIm|IniyayCamRnþIGenþaRbevsn¾Epñk B&t(manenA. http://infopass.uscis.gov INS – RksYgGenþaRbevsn¾nigkarcUlsJ¢ati. sBVézáenHehAza RksYgpþl´esvacUlsJ¢atishrdðGaemriknigGenþaRbevsn¾ (USCIS) . USCIS – RksYgpþl´esvacUlsJ¢atishrdðGaemriknigGenþaRbevsn¾ ‘BImunehAza INS, ßRksYgGenþaRbevsn¾nigcUlsJ¢ati’. b&NÑébtg – b&NÑ I-551 ßb&NÑ I-151 k*ehAeT[tza b&NÑBlrdðGcié®nþy¾. b&NÑBlrdðGcié®nþy¾ – eQμaHepSgeT[tsMrab´b&NÑébtg. BlrdðEdlrsenACaGciéRnþy¾Rsbc|ab´ – CnEdlmanb&NÑébtg. N-400 – TRmg´RkdasBaküsuMcUlsJ¢ati. N-648 – lixitelIkElgénmUldðanPaBBikar mkBIkartMrUvénkarRbLgelaknitinigPasaGg´eKøs. ehIym|ageT[tk*ehAza ¨viJ¦abnb&RtEpñkeBTüsMrab´karelIkElgedayBikarPaB ¨. GAU – km μviZICMnYysMrab´CnminGaceZVIkar:n. CMnYyR:k´nwgCMnYyEpñkeBTüsMrab´RbCaCnEdlmanragkaynig/ßpøÚvcitþminGac BicarNa:nnig/ßminGaceZVIkar:n. SSI – R:k´CMnYybEnæmsMrab´CnCraBikar. CMnYyR:k´suTÆEdlcat´sMrab´CYymnusScas´CraÇ xVak´ ßBikarEdlmanR:k´cMNUlbnþicbnþÜc ßKμanR:k´cMNUlesaH. TANF – km μviZIR:k´CMnYybeNþaHGasnñsMrab´RKYsarEdlRtUvkar. CMnYyR:k´suTÆsMrab´RKYsarEdlmanKuNsm|tþi~gesckþIRtUvkar.
etIGñkRtUvkarCMnYy~gkardak´BakücUlsJ¢ati ßeT/
beNþImsJ¢atizμI (NCI) énRkug Seattle KWCakm μviZIpþl´CMnYymkBIGg<karEdlmanmUldðan~gshKmn¾cMnYn 20 edIm|ICYybuK<lmñak´>EdlmanR:k´cMNUlticodak´BaküsuMsMrab´cUlsJ¢ati . etIGñkmanlk¡Nsm|tþißeT/
etIGñkCaCnGenþaRbevsn¾ ßCaCneP[sxøÜn/ etIGñk:nCYbtamkartMrUvsMrab´karcUlsJ¢atißeT/ ‘cUremIlCMBUk B) etIenA~geBlrvagmYyqñaMeT[t GñkGacdak´BaküsMusMrab´cUlsJ¢ati :nßeT / etIGñkCaBlrdðénRkug Seattle Edl:nbJ¢ak´zamanR:k´cMNUltic ß etIGñkCaBlrdðén King exanZI EdlTTYlCMnYysaZarN; ‘hVÚtEsþmÇ emDIexdÇ TANF, GAU, SSI)?
ebIGñk:neqøIyza:Tßca@eTAelIsMNYrTaMgGs´enH cUrTak´TgeTAGg<karbeNþImsJ¢atiz μImYyEdl:nrayenA~gCMBUk H .
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CMBUk A:
RbeyaCn¾nanaénkar:neTACaBlrdðshrdðGaemrik naMRKYsarmkshrdðGaemrik; BlrdðmansJ¢atiGacdak´BaküsMrab´CaeRcInRbePTénsmaCikRKYsaredIm|Imkrs´enACaCnGenþaRbevsn¾ CagCnTaMgLayEdlmanEtb&NÑébtgÇ nigCYnkalsmaCikénRKYsarTaMgenaHGacmkrs´enACaCnGenþaRbevsn¾:nrh&sCagpg.
karcUlsJ¢atisMrab´kUnTaMgGs´; kUnTaMgGs´EdlminTan´:ner[bkar enAeRkamGayu 18 GaceTACasJ¢atiGaemrik:n enAeBl EdlÓBukmþayrbs´BYkeK:ncUlsJ¢ati ehIy.
kare:Heqñat; BlrdðmansJ¢atiGace:HeqñatenAeBleKeRCIserIsnanaÇ bMerICaKN;vin&y nigRtUveKeRCIserIsoeZVIkarenA ~gkariyal&ysaZarN;.
kareZVIdMeNIr; BlrdðmansJ¢atiGaceZVIdMeNIreTAeRkARbeTs edayKμanRBYy:rmÖGMBIkarc|ab´RtLb´cUlmkvij ßGMBIkar:t´bg´ sæanPaBEpñkc|ab´eLIy. BYkeKk*GacTTYlsMbuRtqøgEdnshrdðGaemrik.
K μankarnireTs; BlrdðmansJ¢atiGacminGacRtUveKnireTs. CnEdlmanEtb&NÑébtgGacRtUveKbdiesZminoRtLb´cUlmk shrdðGaemrikvij ßGacRtUvnireTssMrab´karEdleK:nRbRBwtþbTóRkidðR:kdGVImYy ßkare:Hbg´ecalPaBCaBlrdðrs´enARsbc|ab´ rbseK enA~gcMeNammUlehtudéT>eT[t.
eZVIRkdassñamnanatic; karcUlsJ¢atiKWenAmansJ¢atiCaGciéRnþy¾. BlrdðmansJ¢atimincaM:c´RtUvdak´BaküsuMeZVIsæanPaBsJ¢ati CazμIeLIgvij ßCMrabeTARksUg USCIS énkarpøas´bþÚÚrGas&ydðaneT.
manlk¡Nsm|tþIsMrab´eZVIkargarrdð; kargarrbs´rdðshB&nÆCaeRcIntMrUvza GñkRtUvEtCaBlrdðsJ¢atiGaemrikaMgeTIbeZVIkar:n.
TTYlRbeyaCn¾saZarN; BlrdðmansJ¢atiKWmanlk¡Nsm|tþisMrab´TTYlbMNac´saZarN;nanaeBjlk¡N;TaMgGs´. CnGenþa Rbevsn¾EdlminEmnCaBlrdðmansJ¢atiKμanlk¡Nsm|tþisMrab´TTYlbMNac´xøH>eT dUecñHkarmansJ¢atikarBarGñkoman lk¡Nsm|tþisMrab´TTYlkm μviZITaMgenH.
mankaMePøIgpÞal´xøÜn; KWCakarxusc|ab´sMrab´BlrdðEdlminmansJ¢atimankaMePøIgpÞal´xøÜn..
bgØajBIkaresñhaCatirbs´Gñk; karcUlsJ¢atiKWCameZüa:yedIm|IbgØajBIkarebþC\arbs´GñkcMeBaHRbeTsc μI.
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CMBUk B:
esckþItMrUvsMrab´karcUlsJ¢ati RtUvy¨agticNas´manGayu 18 qñaM
RtUvCaBlrdðrs´enACaGciéRnþy¾Rsbc|ab´ ‘CnEdlmanb&NÑébtg’ sMrab´y¨agticNas´R:MqñaMcugeRkay ‘ßbIqñaM ebIGñker[bkarCamYy nwgBlrdðshrdðGaemrikmñak´’. GñknwgRtUvoman “b&NÑébtg” (I-551 ß I-151) .
RtUv:nrs´enACab´rhUtenA~gshrdðGaemriksMrab´y¨agticNasR:MqñaMÇ nig RtUvrs´enABitR:kdmineZVIdMeNIreTANasMrab´y¨agtic Nas´Bak´kNþaleBlenH ‘2 qñaM 6 Ex’ nigminecjeTAeRkAshrdðGaemriksMrab´oelIsBImYyqñaM~gmYyeBl. ebIGñker[bkarCamYy nwgBlrdðshrdðGaemrikmñak´ GñkRtUvEt:nrs´enACab´rhUt~gshrdðGaemriksMrab´ry;eBlbIqñaM ehIynigmineZVIdMeNIreTANay¨agtic Nas´Bak´kNþaleBlenaH ‘1 qñaM 6 Ex’ nigminecjeTAeRkAshrdðGaemriksMrab´oelIsBImYyqñaM~gmYyeBl.
RtUvGacniyayÇ Gan nigsresrTMnak´TMngKñaCaPasaGg´eKøs:n sMrab´karelIkElg cUremIl CMBUk E .
RtUvGacRbLgCab´elaknitishrdðGaemrik ‘RbvitþsaRsþnigrdðaPi:l’ sMrab´karelIkElg cUremIl CMBUk E .
RtUvCaCnEdlman “ criyasilZm(lÁ ” ebIGñkZøab´manbJØaEdlmanrayenA~g CMBUk C GñkKYrniyayCamYynwgemZavIEpñkGenþa Rbevsn¾mñakmuneBlkardak´BaküsuMsMrab´cUlsJ¢ati.
RtUvs μ&RKcitþeZVIsc©aesμaHRtg´nwgshrdðGaemrik Gñkdak´BaküTaMgGs´RtUvEtsμ&RKcitþeZVIsc©aedIm|IKaMRTnigkarBarshrdðGaemriknigc|ab´ rdðZm μnuJ¦rbs´eyIg.
CMBUk C:
Rbjab´TTYlCMnYyEpñkc|ab´ muneBlkardak´BaküsuMsMrab´cUlsJ¢ati
karRBman! ebIkrNIxageRkamNamYyKWBitsMrab´Gñk GñkRtUvEtTTYlOvaTmkBIemZavIEpñkGenþaRbevsn¾ mun eBlkardak´BaküsuMsMrab´cUlsJ¢ati .
edIm|IrkemZavIEpñkGenþaRbevsn¾mñak´GñkGacTak´Tg; Northwest Justice Project enAviubés www.washingtonlawhelp.org
smaKm King County Bar enAviubés www.kcba.org ßTUrs&BÞ 206-267-7010 smaKmemZavIEpñkGenþaRbevsn¾CnCatiGaemrik enAviubés www.ailalawyer.com
smaKm King County Bar k*TTYleP\{vsMrab´mUldðanKilandðanedayKμanKitézø. sMrab´B&t(maneRcInEzmeT[t
cUreTAemIlviubés; www.kcba.org/ScriptContent/KCBA/legalhelp/NLC/clients.cfm
:npøaslMenAecjBIshrdðGaemrik; Gñk:npøas´lMenAeTARbeTsepSg cab´taMgBIeBl:nTTYlb&NÑébtg.
óRkidðkm μ; GñkRtUv:neKXatxøÜnÇ :nkat´eTasÇ ßyl´RBmTTYlkMhusBIkarRbRBwtþbTóRkidðNamYy edayrYmTaMgbuEnþminkMNtsMrab´ bTmCÄwmÇ óRkidðkm μeRK]gej[nNamYyÇ ebIkbredayRsvwgÇ bøn´Ç bþIßRbBnÆBIrÇ RsþIeBsüa.
nireTs; GñkRtUv:neKnireTs ßmandIka ‘ßk*ehAzakardksiTiÆ’ RbqaMgcMeBaHGñk.
BnÆGakr; GñkminTan´:nbg´BnÆrbs´Gñk ßGñk:nbg´BnÆ ~gnamCaBlrdðrs´enAminGciéRnþy¥.
karóbtæm μekμg; Gñk:neRCIserIsykkarminóbtæmÖkUnrbs´GñkTaMgGs´EdlmanGayuenAeRkam 18 qñaM ß:nbdiesZkarEdleKtMrUv obg´R:k´karóbtæmÖekμg.
eRCIserIsbMerIkgT&B; GñkCamnusSRbusekItenAeRkayqñaM 1960 EdlrsenAshrdðGaemrik enAeBlEdlGñkmanGayucenøaH 18 nig 26 ehIynigGñkmin:ncuHeQ μaHsMrab´bMerIkgT&B.
karBüÜreTas; GñksæitenAeRkamkarBüÜreTas ßeRkamkaredaHElgedaymanl&k¡x&NÐ edaysarEt:nRbRBitþbTóRkidð.
eZVIdMeNIrsMrab´ 6 Ex; Gñk:ncMNayry;eBl 6 ExenAeRkAshrdðGaemrik cab´taMgBIeBlEdlGñk:nTTYlb&NÑébtg.
B&t(manén USCIS: B&t(manenA~gRkdasBaküsuMcUlsJ¢atirbs´GñkKWxusBIB&t(manEdlGñk:npþl´eTAo USCIS edIm|Io:nTTYl b&NÑébtg ßGñk:nbnøMesckþIEzøgdl´mRnþIGenþaRbevsn¾edIm|ITTYlRbeyaCn¾BIEpñkGenþaRbevsn¾ dUcCab&NÑébtgrbs´GñkCaedIm.
cUlshrdðedayxusc|ab´; Gñk:nCYyCnNamñak´ eTaHCakUnrbsGñk ÓBukßmþayßbþIßRbBnÆ ocUlmkshrdðGaemrikedayxusc|ab´.
EkøgbnøMÉksar; Gñk:nRtUv:neKecaTRbkan´~gkareRbIÉksarEkøgbnøM.
GMeBIhwgSa~gRKYsar; GñkRtUv:neKecaTRbkan´ ßBin&yCamYynwgkarRbRBitþGMeBIhwgSaenA~gRKYsarÇ rMelaPbMBanße:Hbg´kUnecal ßmankarbMBanelIdIkahamXat´.
kare:HeqñatenA~gshrdðGaemrik; Gñk:ncuHeQμaHedIm|Ie:Heqñatß:ne:HeqñatoshrdðGaemrikÇ rdðÇ ß~gmUldðan ehIyGñk minEmnCaBlrdðshrdðGaemrik.
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CMBUk D:
viZanakarnanaedIm|IeTACaBlrdð:ncUlsJ¢ati
viZankarTI 1: kardak´BaküsuM ykRkdasBakü; GñkRtUvkarRkdasBaküBI USCIS TRmg´ N-400 ‘RkdasBaküsuMsMrab´cUlsJ¢ati’. RkdasTRmg´ N-400 KW:nP¢ab´CamYynwgkUnes[vePAesþIgenH. Gñkk*GacesñIsuMRkdasenHedayTUrs&BÞelx 1-800-870-3676, ßGñkGacRBinRkdasBakü ecjBIviubés USCIS enA http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/N-400.pdf . bMeBjRkdasBakü; eqøIynUvRKb´sMNYrTaMgGs´ocb´sBVRKb´nwgBitR:kd. GñknwgRtUvkarB&t(mandUcxageRkamenHedIm|IbMeBj RkdasBaküsuMrbsGñk;
elxmkBIbreTs; – elxenHKWmanenAelIb&NÑébtgrbs´Gñk (I-551 ß I-151, k*GacehAmüageT[t b&NÑBlrdðEdlrsenA CaGciéRnþy¥Rsbc|ab´’. ebIb&NÑébtgrbs´Gñk:nputkMNteBl ßminmanézáputkMNt´eT GñkGacTak´TgeTAemZavIEpñk GenþaRbevsn¾ ßGg<karpþl´esvacUlsJ¢atimuneBlkardak´BaküsMrab´cUlsJ¢ati ‘cUremIlCMBUk C nig H).
éxézáeZVIdMeNIr – ExézáRKb´kardMeNIrTaMgGs´EdlGñk:nGeJ¢IjeTAeRkAshrdðGaemrik cab´taMgBIeBlEdlGñk:neTACaBlrdð rs´enACaGciéRnþy¥Rsbc|ab´ ‘:nTTYlb&NÑébtgrbsGñk’.
TIlMenA – Gas&ydðanTaMgGs´RKb´TIkEnøgEdlGñk:nrs´enAry;eBlR:MqñaMknøgmk. nieyaCk – rayeQμaHRKbnieyaCkTaMgGs´EdlGñkmanry;eBlR:MqñaMknøgmk. edayrYmTaMgeQ μaHRkumh)unÇ Gas&ydðanÇ enAeBlEdlGñkeZVIkarenATIenaH ehIynigmuxgarEdlGñk:neZVI.
bIþßRbBnÆ – B&t(manGMBIbþIßRbBnÆrbs´Gñk. edayrYmTaMgeQ μaHÇ Gas&ydðanÇ ExézákMeNItÇ ExézánigTIkEnøger[bGaBah¾ BiBah¾Ç Gtþelxsnþisuxsg<m ehIynigelxmkBIbreTs ‘ebIman’. ebIbþIßRbBnÆrbs´GñkKWCaGñkcUlsJ¢atiEdr eday rYmTaMgTIkEnøgnigExézácUlsJ¢ati. ebIbþIßRbBnÆrbs´GñkKWCaGñkKμanÉksar GñkKYrTak´TgeTAemZavIEpñkGenþaRbevsn¾mun eBlkardak´BaküsuMsMrab´karcUlsJ¢ati ‘cUremIlCMBUk C) .
GaBah¾BiBah¾BImun – ebIGñkZøab´:ner[bkarBImun ßebIbþIßRbBnÆrbs´GñkZøab´:ner[bkarBImun GñknwgRtUvraykarN¾BIeQμaH RKb´bþIßRbBnÆBImunÇ Exézáer[bkarÇ ExézáElglH ehtuGVI:nCaElglH ehIynigsæanPaBGenþaRbevsn¾eBlbc©úb|nñén bþIßRbBnÆmun.
kUn – B&t(manGMBIRKbkUnTaMgGs´rbs´Gñk. cUroR:kdRtUvdak´bJ©ÚlkUnTaMgGs´Edl:nTTYlmrN;PaB kUnEdlmkBI TMnak´TMngßGaBah¾BiBah¾BImun ehIynigkUnEdlrs´enAeRkAshrdðGaemrik edayrYmTaMgeQ μaH ExézánigTIkEnøgekIt Gas&ydðanrs´enAeBlbc©úb|nñnigelxmkBIbreTs ‘ebIman’.
Éksarrbs´tulakarnigb¨Ulis – ebIGñkRtUv:neKXatxøÜnsMrab´mUlehtUNamYy‘edayrYmTaMgbTmCÄwmnwgkarebIkbr edayRsvwg’ GñkRtUvmanExézáénkarXat´xøÜnÇ karBin&yÇ nigRkdascmøgénc|ab´rbs´tulakar. GñkRtUvbgØajBIer]genH eTaHbICaemZavI ßtulakar:nniyayzasMNuMer]grbsGñkRtUv:n “RCHRsLH ” k*eday. ebIGñkRtUv:nXatxøÜn GñkKYr Tak´TgeTAemZavIEpñkGenþaRbevsn¾muneBlkardak´BaküsMrab´karcUlsJ¢ati ‘cUremIlCMBUk C) .
elxkarbMerI~gkgT&B – mnusSRbusEdlekIteRkayqñaM 1960 EdlrsenAshrdðGaemrikenAcenøaHeBlGayu 18 nig 26 GacRtUvcuHeQμaHsMrab´eRCIserIsbMerIkgT&B. GñkRtUvkarelxeRCIserIsbMerIenA~gkgT&BedIm|Idak´BaküsuM. GñkGaccuHeQμaH ßTTYlelxenHedayTUrs&BÞelx 1-847-688-6888 ßeTAviubésEpñkeRCIserIsbMerIkgT&BenA www.sss.gov. ebIGñkRtUv:n tMrUvocuHeQñaH buEnþmin:ncuHeQ μaHenAmuneBlGñkmanGayuKRmb´ 26 GñkGacTak´TgeTAemZavIEpñkGenþaRbevsn¾ ßGg<karmYy EdlGacCYy~gkarcUlsJ¢atimuneBlkardak´BaküsuMsMrab´cUlsJ¢ati ‘cUremIlCMBUk C nig H).
Gñkdak´BaküsuMTaMgGs´GacRtUvEqkemIlenA~gviuubés www.uscis.gov sMrab´dwgBItémøQñÜlnigRkdasBaküeBlzμI> bMputmuneBldak´BaküsuM. témøQñÜlEdlpøas´bþÚrnigRkdasBaküGacRtUvhYseBlevlaeRbI. ebIGñkRtUvkarCMnYy~g karbMeBjRkdasBakücUlsJ¢atirbs´Gñk cUrTak´TgGg<karmYyénGg<karnanaEdlGacCYyCamYykarcUlsJ¢ati EdlmanrayeQ μaHenA~g CMBUk H .
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ÉksarnanaEdlGñkRtUvEtdak´bJ©ÚlCamYynigBaküsuMrbs´Gñk; ztcmøgb&NÑébtgTaMgsgxagrbs´Gñk - (I-551 ß I-151, k*:nehAeT[tzab&NÑBlrdðrs´GciéRnþy¾edayRsbc|ab´’. rUbztmanBN( CaRbePTrUbztsMrab´biTsMbuuRtqøgEdn (2” x 2”) dUcKñaBIrsnøwk – sresreQμaHnigelxbreTsrbs´Gñk CaexμAédÇ BN(Rsal>Ç enAxagxñgrUbztnimYy>.
Eskcayß EskGaNtiþéRbsNIy – GñknwgRtUvkarEskßEskGaNtþiéRbsNIycMnYn $675 ($595 témøsMNuMer]gnig $80 témøpþitRmaméd’. Gñkdak´BaküsuMEdlmanGayu 75 qñaMßcas´Cag KWminRtUvkarpþitRmamédehIynigmin:nTarR:k´ézøpþit RmamédeT. cUrsresrEskßEskGaNtþiéRbsNIyeTAo “Department of Homeland Security ‘RksYgsnþisux nKr’” . cUrkuMeRbIGkSredImén DHS ß USDHS. cUrkuMep\IR:k´suTÆ. ebIGñkmanR:k´cMNUltic niglM:kevTna y¨agxøaMgEpñkR:k´kas GñkRbEhlGacRtUv:neKelIkElgtémøQñÜlenH. sMrab´B&t(maneRcInEzmeT[t cMeBaHkarelIk ElgtémøQñÜlTaMgGs´ cUremIlCMBUk E .
ztcmøgnUvGVI>EdlGñkep\ITaMgGs´ nwgTukRkdasztcmøgTaMgGs´enAkEnøgmansuvtæiPaB. ep\IRkdasBakürbs´Gñk cUrkuMykRkdasBakürbs´GñkeTAdak´enAkariyal&y USCIS . cUrGeJ¢IjeTAkariyal&yb¨usþ¥sMbuRténshrdðGaemrik ßRkumh)un ep\IsMbuRtÉkCnmYy dUcCa FedEx ß DHL nigep\I; 1) RkdasBakü, 2) Rkdascmøgénb&NÑébtg, 3) rUbztrbs´Gñk, nig 4) Esk ßEskéRbsNIy tamsMbuRtGnusidð (CERTIFIED MAIL), bg,an´édep\IsMbuRt. ep\IeTA; USCIS Nebraska Service Center
P.O. Box 87400 Lincoln, NE 68501-7400
TTYlbg,anéd GñkGacTTYlbg,an´édmYymkBI USCIS enA~gry;eBlmYyeTABIrEx EdlbJ¢ak´za KW:nTTYlBaküsuMrbs´Gñk. bg,an´édenH KWmanRbeyaCn¾Nas´ BIeRBaHGñkGaceRbIelxbg,an´édenH edIm|IEqkBIsæanPaBénBaküsuMrbs´Gñk. ebIGñkmin:nTTYlbg,an´éd ry;eBlBIrExeRkayeBlEdlGñk:ndak´BaküsuMrbs´Gñk GñkGacTak´TgeTA USCIS tamelx 1-800-375-5283. sMrab´buK<l CMnYyCaPasaGg´eKøsÇ cUrcucelx 1, 2, 4, 0.
enAeBlNaGñkKYrcab´epþImsikSasMrab´karRbLgrbs´Gñk/enAeBlkareZVIsmÖasn¾rbs´Gñk mRnþIén USCIS nwgeZVIetsþBIsmtæPaBrbs´Gñk~gkarGanÇ sresrÇ nigniyayPasa Gg´eKøs ehIyGñknwgRtUveKoRbLgEpñkelaknitiCaPasaGg´eKøs edIm|IetsþBIkaryl´dwgrbs´GñkénRbvtþsaRsþ nigrdðaPi:lshrdðGaemrik. ebIGñkGanÇ sresrÇ ßniyayPasaGg´eKøs:ntictYcbMput ßminecHPasaGg´eKøsesaH ß ebIGñkminGacGan ßsresrCaPasakMeNItrbsGñk GñkGaccab´epþImer[bcMsMrab´karRbLgcUlsJ¢atio:nqab´bMput EdlGaceZVIeTA:n. sMrab´B&t(maneRcInEzmeT[tGMBIkarRbLgcUlsJ¢ati cUremIlCMBUk F nig G. edIm|IrkGg<kar mYyEdlGacCYyGñker[bcMsMrab´karRbLg cUremIlCMBUk H .
viZankarTI 2: cUrGeJ¢IjeTAsMrab´karNat´CYbpþitRmamédrbs´GñkBIrßbIExeRkayeBlEdlGñk:ndak´Bakürbs´GñkÇ USCIS nwgep\IlixitmkGñk CMrabGñkBIeBlevlanigTIkEnøgkarNat´CYbopþit Rmamédrbs´GñkEdl:ndak´karNat´CYb. karpþitRmamédKWCaTUeTAeZVIenAkariyal&y USCIS ~gmUldðan. cUrnaMyklixitmkBI USCIS, b&NÑBlrdðGciéRnþy¥ ‘b&NÑébtg’ nigRkdasBakübEnæménGtþsJ¦aNb&NÑEdlmanbiTrUbztrbs´Gñk ‘b&NÑebIkbrÇ lixit qøgEdnÇ ßGtþsJ¦aNb&NÑrdð’. ebIGñkmanGayu 75 qñaMßcas´Cag enAeBlEdlGñk:ndak´BaküsuM GñkmincaM:c´pþitRmamédeT. kariyal&y USCIS Rkug Seattle KWtaMgenAelx; 12500 Tukwila International Blvd., Tukwila, WA 98168. viZankarTI 3: ep\IÉksarbEnæm ebI USCIS esñIsuMÉksaTaMgenaH CYnkal USCIS GacesñIGñksMrab´ykB&t(manbEnæmeT[t. ebI USCIS RtUvkarB&t(maneRcInEzmeT[t Gñknwg:nTTYllixit CMrabGñknUvB&t(manGVIEdlRtUvkar nigTIkEnøgNaEdlRtUvep\IeTA.
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viZankarTI 4: rgcaMkareZVIsmÖasn¾rbs´GñkEdlRtUvdak´karNat´CaeRcInExeRkayeBlGñkRtuv:npþitRmaméd Gñknwg:nTTYllixitmYy EdlCMrabGñk zaeBlNanigTIkEnøgNa karsmÖasn¾rbs´Gñk RtUvkMNt´. ebIGñkminGaceZVIenAézáenH:n GñkRtUvEtesñICalaylkSGkSredIm|IeZVIkarbþÚrkareZVIsmÖasn¾. cUreZVIer]genHo:nqab´ bMputEdlGaceZVIeTA:n. enAeBlézásmÖasn¾RtUv:nkMNt Gñknwg:nTTYllixitmYyepSgeT[tenAtambusþ¥sMbuRt. karbþÚr karNat´CYbeZVIsmÖasn¾GacbEnæmCaeRcInExeT[tedIm|IdMeNIrkarRkdasBakü. ebIGñkmin:nTTYllixitBI USCIS ry;eBlR:MBIrEx eRkayeBlGñkdak´BaküsuM GñkGacTak´TgeTAEpñkesvaGtiziCnén USCIS tamelx 1-800-375-5283. sMrab´buK<lCMnYy CaPasaGg´eKøsÇ cUrcucelx 1, 2, 4, 0.
cMNaM; USCIS «LÚvenHdak´bJ¢ÚnB&t(manBaküsuMeTARksYg FBI sMrab´EqkBIsnþisuxbEnæm Edl:nehAza “EqkeQμaH” . esÞIrEtRKb´karEqkeQμaHKWRtUv:nbJ©b´enA~gry;eBlBIrßbIGaTitü. eTaHbIy¨agNa edaykRm karEqkeQμaHGaccMNayeBly¨agyUr CYnkalCaeRcInqñaM. krNIenHGacbNþalomankarBnüaeBlyagyUrenA~g dMeNIrkarBaküsuM.
viZankarTI 5: eTAeZVIkarsmÖasn¾rbs´GñkmuneBleZVIsmÖasn¾rbs´Gñk cUrGanRkdasdak´Bakürbs´GñkeLIgvij edIm|IrMlwkxøÜnGñknUvGVIEdlGñk:nsresr. enAeBleZVIsmÖasn¾ GñknwgRtUveKsYrGMBIrUbGñkpÞal´ ehIynigBaküsuMrbs´Gñk. KWCakarsMxan´Nas´EdlGñkRtUvEtRtwmRtUveTAtamesckþIBitGMBIGVITaMgGs´! karminniyaykarBit – eTaHbICaer]genaHtUcbMputk*eday – GacbNþaloBaküsuMrbs´GñkRtUv:nBnüaeBl ßbdiesZ. cUrcaMza RtUveTAoTanemagsMrab´kareZVIsmÖasn¾rbsGñk. kariyal&y USCIS Rkug Seattle KWtaMgenAelx; 12500 Tukwila International Blvd., Tukwila, WA 98168 .
karRBman! ebIGñkminGeJ¢IjeTAeZVIkarsmÖasn¾rbs´Gñk nigGñkminTak´TgeTA USCIS CamuneT, USCIS T nwgbiT sMNuMer]grbsGñk. ebIGñkminTak´TgeTA USCIS enA~gry;eBlmYyqñaM edIm|IebIksMNuMer]grbsGñkeLIgvij BaküsuM rbs´GñknwgRtUvbdiesZCapøÚvkar ehIyGñknwgRtUvcab´epþImdMeNIrkardak´BaküCazμIeLIgvij.
enAeBleZVIsmÖasn¾rbs´Gñk mRnþIénRksYg USCIS nwgeZVIetsþBIsmtæPaBrbs´GñkedIm|IGanÇ sresrÇ nwgniyayPasaGg´eKøs ehIynigcMeNHdwgrbsGñkénrdðaPi:lnigRbvtþisaRsþ í‘ehAzaelakniti’. ebIGñkminRbLgCab´ GñkGacdak´karNat´CYbeZVI smÖasn¾mþgeT[t. ebIGñkminRbLgCab´elIkTIBIr GñknwgRtUvcab´epþImdMeNIrkardak´BaküsuMeLIgvij.
cabepþImBIézáTI 1 ExtulaqñaM 2008, RksYgpþlesvacUlsJ¢atishrdðGaemriknigGenþaRbevsn¾ (USCIS) nwgcab´epþIm eRbIkarRbLgc μI. etIkarEkERbsMNYrRbLgz μINaGñknwgRtUveZVIkarRbLg/UlsJ¢atiz karRbLgbc©úb|nñ – kareZVIsmÖasn¾rbs´GñkKWmunézáTI 1 ExtulaqñaM 2008 eRCIserIs – Gñk:ndak´BaküenAmunézáTI 1 ExtulaqñaM 2008, b¨uEnþRtUveZVIsmÖasn¾enAcenøa ézáTI H 1 ExtulaqñaM 2008 nigézáTI 1 tulaqñaMEx 2009
karRbLgz μI – Gñk:ndak´BaküeRkayézáTI 1 ExtulaqñaM 2008 ßkareZVIsmÖasn¾rbs´GñkKWenAeRkayézáTI 1 ExtulaqñaM 2009
viZankarTI 6: TTYlesckþIsMercmYyeRkaykareZVIsmÖasn¾rbs´Gñk Gñknwg:nTTYllTÆplénkarRbLgrbs´Gñk. kardak´BaküsuMcUlsJ¢atirbs´GñknwgRtUv:nyl´RBmÇ RtUvbnþÇ ßRtUvbdiesZenAeBlEdlGñkkMBugenAkariyal&y USCIS enAeLIy. viZankarTI 7: sc©aRbNiZaNGñkeTACasJ¢atiGaemriky¨agqab´bMputenAeBlEdlGñkeZVIsc©aRbNiZaNcMeBaHshrdðGaemrikenAeBleZVIBiZIcUlsJ¢ati. enAkEnøgxøH GñkGaceRCIserIsedIm|IeZVIsc©aRbNiZaNenAézáCamYynwgézáEdlGñkeZVIsmÖasn¾rbs´Gñk. ebICMerIsenaHBuMmaneT ßebIGñkcUlcitþBIZIeZVI sc©aenAézáeRkay, USCIS nwgep\IlixitmkGñkCamYynwgézáÇ emageBlnigTIkEnøgeZVIBiZIsMbzEdlGñkGacRtUvGeJ¢IjeTA.
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CMBUk E:
sMNYrnanaEdl:nsYrCajwkjab´
1. etIdMeNIrkarcUlsJ¢aticMNayeBlyUrbun μan/
KWmankarpøasbþÚrxusKña b¨uEnþtammZümPaKenA~grdð Washington KWcMNayeBlBIR:MmYyeTAR:MbIEx cab´taMgBIeBldak´BaküsuM rhUtdlézácUlsJ¢ati .
2. etI dwgBIsæanPaBénBaküsuMcUlsJ¢atirbs´`edayreb[bNa/
GñkGacEqkBIsæanPaBénBaküsuMcUlsJ¢atirbs´Gñk edayeTAemIlviubés www.uscis.gov ßedayTUrs&BÞeTAEpñkesvaGtiziCnén USCIS tamelx 1-800-375-5283. sMrab´buK<lCMnYyCaPasaGg´eKøsÇ cUrcucelx 1, 2, 4, 0. Gñkk*GacGeJ¢IjeTA kariyal&ymUldðanén USCIS edaypÞal´. GñkGacdak´karNat´CYbtamviubés http://infopass.uscis.gov :nEdr. kariyal&y USCIS Rkug Seattle KWtaMgenAelx; 12500 Tukwila International Blvd., Tukwila, WA 98168 .
3. etI`eZVIy¨agNa ebIGas&ydðanrbs´`bþÚrenAeRkayeBl`dak´BaküsuM/ KWCakarsMxanNasEdl USCIS manGas&ydðanbc©úb|nñrbsGñk. ebIBYkeKminmanGas&ydðanbc©úb|nñrbs´GñkeT GñkRbEhlCa min:nTTYlB&t(mansMxan´eT. óTahrN¾ USCIS nwgminGacpþl´dMNwgdl´GñkGMBIézánigem¨ageBlénkarsmÖasn¾cUlsJ¢atirbs´ GñkeT. er[gral´eBlEdlGñkbþÚrlMenA GñkRtUvtMrUvedayc|ab´edIm|ICMrabeTA USCIS nUvGas&ydðanzμIrbs´Gñk. ebIGñkbþÚrlMenA eRkayeBlEdlGñkdak´BaküsuMRkdasTRmg´ N-400, cUrTUrs&BÞeTAEpñkesvaGtiziCnén USCIS tamelx 1-800-375-5283 . sMrab´buK<lCMnYyCaPasaGg´eKøsÇ cUrcucelx 1, 2, 4, 0. Gñkk*RtUvdak´BaküsuMsMrab´ “karbþÚrGas&ydðan~gb&NÑ Alien,” Edr RkdasTRmg´ AR-11 . GñkRtUvdak´BaküsuMTRmg´ AR-11 enA~gry;eBl 10 ézáénkarbþÚrlMenArbsGñk.
4. etIRtUvcMNayR:k´b¨un μanedIm|Idak´BaküsuM/
tMélsrubTaMgGs´KW $675 (tMélQñÜlkardak´Bakü $595 nigtMélQñÜlkarpþitRmaméd $80) . Gñkdak´BaküsuMTaMgGs´EdlmanGayu 75 qñaM ßcas´Cag KWminRtUvpþitRmaméd nigminTarQñÜlsMrab´pþitRmamédEdr. Gñkdak´BaküsuMTaMgGs´GacRtUvEqkemIlenA~gviuubés www.uscis.gov sMrab´dwgBItémøQñÜlnigRkdasBaküeBlzμI>bMputmuneBldak´BaküsuM. témøQñÜlpøas´bþÚrnigRkdasBaküGacRtUv hYseBlevlaeRbI.
5. etIy¨agNa ebI minGacbg´tMélkardak´BaküsuM:n/ebIGñkminGacbg´ézøQñÜlBaküsuM:n GñkGacesñIza témøQñÜlRtUvelIkElg. eTaHbIyagNak*eday GñkRtUvEtbgØajPsþútagén GsmtæPaBbg´ézøQñÜlrbs´Gñk. edIm|Idak´BaküsuMsMrab´oelIkElgtémøQñÜlGñkRtUvEt; sresrlixitEdlmancuHhtæelxanigcuHExézá ehIynigrYmbJ©ÚlesckþIEzøg; “`sUmRbkasenAeRkameTasbJ¦tþIénkarPUtkuhk zaBaküsMdIxagmuxenHKWBitnigRtwmRtUv.”
esñIsuMsMrab´karelIkElgtémøQñÜledayCak´c|as´ nigEzøgBImUlehtu zaehtuGVIGñkminGacbg´témøkardak´Bakü:n. rYmbJ©ÚlPsþútagza GñkminGacbg´:n ‘RkdascmøgénEsk SSI nig TANF rbs´Gñk).
sMeNIsuMelIkElgtémøQñÜlRtUvEtep\ICamYynwgRkdasBaküsuMrbs´Gñk. dak´sMeNIrbs´Gñk~geRsamsMbuRtmYyepSgeT[t nigsresr enAxageRkAéneRsamsMbuRtCaGkSrZM> “sMeNIsuMelIkElgtémøQñÜl” . ebIsMeNIrbs´GñkRtUv:nbdiesZ kJ©b´RkdasBaküTaMgRsug nwgRtUvep\IRtLb´eTAGñkvij ehIyGñknwgRtUvcab´epþImsMeNIdak´BaküsuMeLIgvijCazμI edaydak´BaküsuMCazμIrbsGñkCamYytémøQñÜleday RtwmRtUv. edIm|IdwgBIsMeNIelIkElgtémøQñÜlCaeRcIneT[t cUreTA www.uscis.gov/feewaiver ßTak´TgeTAGg<karEdlCYy~g karcUlsJ¢atienA~gCMBUk H .
6. etIkarkMBugTTYlR:k´Ev¨lEhVr ßTTYlCMnYy SSI eZVIIob¨HBal´dl´karcUlsJ¢atirbs´`ßeT/
eT. CMnYysaZarN;mankarbHBal´dl´karcUlsJ¢ati ebIsinCamankarrkeXIjzaGñk:nTTYlvatamkarlYcbnøMb¨ueNÑaH.
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7. etIGVICakarRbzuyeRKaHzñak´ énkardak´BaküsMrab´´cUlsJ¢ati /
eTaHbICaGñkmanb&NÑébtg GñknwgRbzuynwgkarnireTs ebIsinCamankrNIdUcxageRkamenHNamYyBit; eBlEdlGñk:ncUlshrdðGaemrikcugeRkay Gñkmin:nRtUveKGnuJ¦ateT. GñkRtUv:neKkateTasBIbTóRkidðkm μBitR:kd. GñkRtUv:neTARbeTseRkABIshrdðGs´ry;eBly¨agyUr. Gñk:nCYyCnNamYYyocUlmkshrdðGaemrikedayxusc|ab´Ç ß Gñk:nlYcbnøMnUvesckþIEzøgedIm|Io:nTTYlCMnYysaZarN; ßCMnYyEpñkGenþaRbevsn¾.
ebIkrNIxagelIenHNamYyKWBitsMrab´Gñk KWCakarsMxanEdlGñkRtUvmanCMnYyBICnEdldwgBIkarcUlsJ¢atimuneBlGñkdak´BaküsuM. sMrab´B&t(maneRcInEzmeT[tGMBIemZavIEpñkGenþaRbevsn¾ cUrmIlCMBUk C . sMrab´B&t(maneRcInEzmeT[tGMBIGg<karEdlGacCYy~ger]g cUlsJ¢ati cUrmIlCMBUk H . ebIGñkeTACaBlrdðshrdðGaemrik Gñkk*GaclaElgsJ¢atiBIRsukkMeNItrbsGñk:nEdr.
8. etI`RtUvEtecHPasaGg´eKøsy¨agsÞat´CMnajß/
GñkmincaM:c´ecHPasaGg´eKøsedaysÞat´CMnajeT buEnþGñkRtUvEtdwgBIkarsnÞnaPasaGg´eKøs. enAOkaseZVIsmÖasn¾rbs´Gñk GñkRtUv EtGaceqøIynUvsMnYrGMBIBaküsuMrbs´GñkCaPasaGg´eKøs nigeqøIysMNYrelaknitishrdðGaemrik ‘RbvtþisaRsþnigrdðaPi:l’ CaPasa Gg´eKøs. ebIGñkmanGayu 50 qñaM nigmanb&NÑébtgrbs´Gñkry;eBl 20 qñaM ßGñkmanGayu 55 qñaM nigmanb&NÑébtgrbs´Gñk ry;eBl 15 qñaM GñkGacRbLgcUlsJ¢atiCaPasakMeNItrbsGñk. GñkKYrnaMGñkbkERbPasamñak´enAeBleZVIsmÖasn¾rbs´Gñk. GñkbkERbPasaminGacCasmaCikRKYsar. Gñkk*enAEtRbLgelakniti b¨uEnþCaPasakMeNItrbsGñk.
9. etIB&t(manGVIEdlnwgRtUvbJ©ÚleTA~gkarRbLgcUlsJ¢ati/GñkRtUvEtecHGanÇ ecHsresr nigecHniyay~gkarsnÞnaCaPasaGg´eKøs. Gñkk*RtUvdwgGMBIRbvtþisaRsþnigrdðaPi:lshrdðGaemrik ‘EdlehAzaelakniti’. CMnajkarEpñkPasaGg´eKøsrbs´GñknwgRtUveZVIetsþenA~greb[bxageRkamenH;
karGan – GñknwgRtUv:neKesñIoGanXøaCaPasaGg´eKøs. GñknwgRtUveKpþl´lTÆPaBCUnbIdg. GñkRtUvEtmancemøIy RtUvmYy.
karsresr – GñknwgRtUv:neKesñIosresrXøaCaPasaGg´eKøs. GñknwgRtUveKpþl´lTÆPaBCUnbIdg. GñkRtUvEtmancemøIy tUvmYy.
karniyay – mRnþIén USCIS nwgeZVIetsþBIlTÆPaBkarniyayPasaGg´eKøsrbs´Gñk enAeBlGñkeqøIysMNYrnanaGMBIxøÜnGñk pÞal´ nigBaküsuMcUlsJ¢atirbs´GñkenAOkaseZVIsmÖasn¾rbs´Gñk.
Gñkk*nwgRtUveKesñIoeqøIyedaypÞal´mat´ nUvsMNYrelaknitimYycMnYn edIm|IeZVIetsþkaryl´dwgénelaknitishrdðGaemrik ‘RbvtþisaRsþ nigrdðaPi:l’. KWnwgman 10 sMNYr. edIm|IRbLgCab´ GñkRtUvEtmansMNYreqøIyRtUvcMnYnR:MmYy~gcMeNamsMNYrTaMg 10 . ebIGñkmanGayuyagtic 65 qñaM nigCaBlrdðrs´enACaGciéRnþy¾edayRsbc|ab´ ‘CnEdlmanb&NÑébtg’ sMrab´y¨agticcMnYn 20 qñaM, GñkGacsikSacMnYnbnæyénsMNYr. sMNYrKMrUsMrab´kMENERbeBlbc©úb|nñnigeBlzμIénkarRbLg edayrYmTaMgkarRbLgsMrab´RbCaCn EdlmanGayu 65 nigcas´CagEdlmanenA~gCMBUk F . XøaKMrUnigBaküGk¡ranuRkmGacRtUveXIjmanenA~gCMBUk G . Gg<karmUldðanCaeRcInGacCYyGñksMrab´er[bcMkarRbLg. cUremIlGg<karesvakmñcUlsJ¢ati EdlmanrayeQμaHenA~gCMBUk H .
10. etI GacRbLgcUlsJ¢ati enAmuneBleZVIsmÖasn¾cUlsJ¢atirbs´`:nßeT/eT. karRbLgGacRtUveZVIenAeBleZVIsmÖasn¾cUlsJ¢atiEtb¨ueNÑaH/
11. etIy¨agNa ebI RbLgcUlsJ¢atiZøak´/
ebIGñkRbLgminCab´enAeBleZVIsmÖasn¾elIkdMbUgrbs´Gñk GñknwgRtUveKpþl´OkaselIkTIBIredIm|IRbLg edayZmμtaenA~grvag 60-90 ézá. GñkmincaM:c´dak´BaküsuMCazμIeLIy. GñknwgRtUv:nTTYllixittamb¨usþ¥sMbuRt edayR:b´GñkGMBIézá em¨ageBl nigTIkEnøgeZVI karRbLg. ebIGñkRbLgZøak´CazμImþgeT[t BaküsuMrbs´GñknwgRtUvbdiesZ. ehtudUecñHk*eday GñkGacdak´BaküsuMCaz μIeLIgvij enAeBlGñker[necHPasaGg´eKøsßelaknitilμmRKb´RKan´edIm|IRbLgCab´TaMgBIry¨ag. cMNaM; ebIGñkRbLgZøak´ cUresñIsuMRkdas TRmg´ N-652, Edlpþl´oGñknUvB&t(manGMBIlTÆplénkarRbLgrbs´Gñk.
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12. etI`GacRtUveKorYcputBIkarRbLgcUlsJ¢atißeT/
RbCaCnxøHmincaM:c´RbLgCaPasaGg´eKøsnigelaknitieT BIeRBaHétBikarPaBénragkay ßpøÚvcitþ EdlraraMgBYkeKminoer[nsURt:n. ‘BYkeKnwgRtUvcUlrYmeZVIsmÖasn¾rbs´BYkeK’. edIm|IsuMomankarelIkElg GñkRtUvEdldak´BaküsMrab´PaBBIkarBiess ‘TRmg´ N-648). KWCakarBi:kNas´edIm|TTYlPaBBikarBiess. ebIGñkeC]zaGñkmanlk¡Nsm|tþisMrab´BikarPaBBiess GñkKYrTak´TgGg<kar mYy EdldwgBIreb[bdak´BaküsuMsMrab´TRmg´ N-648 . GñkGacrkbJ¢IeQ μaHénemZavIGenþaRbevsn¾enA~gCMBUk C nigbJ¢IeQ μaHén Gg<karEdlGacCYykarcUlsJ¢ati enA~gCMBUk H . sMrab´B&t(maneRcInEzmeT[tcMeBaHer]gBikarPaBBiess cUremIlsMNYr 14 .
13. etI GacRbLgcUlsJ¢ati iCaPasakMeNItrbs´`:nßeT/
ebIGñkmanGayuyagtic 55 qñaM nigCaBlrdðEdlrsenACaGciéRnþy¥edayRsbc|ab´ ‘Gñkmanb&NÑébtg’ sMrab´y¨agticNas 15 qñaM, ßebIGñkmanGayuy¨agticNas´ 50 qñaM nigCaBlrdðEdlrsenACaGciéRnþy¥edayRsbc|ab´ sMrab´y¨agticNas´ 20 qñaM, GñkmincaM:c´ niyayPasaGg´eKøseTenAeBleZVIsmÖasn¾. GñkRtUvnaMGñkbkERbPasamñak´enAeBlGñkeZVIsmÖasn¾. GñkbkERbPasaminGacCa smaCikRKYsareT. GñkenAEtRtUvRbLgEpñkelakniti b¨uEnþenA~gPasakMeNItrbsGñk.
14. etIy¨agNa ebI manPaBBikar/
USCIS GacCYyRbCaCnEdlmanPaBBikarenA~gmeZüa:ynanadUcxageRkamenH;
karsRmbsRmYl - USCIS GnuJ¦atsMrab´RbePTxus>Kñaén “karsRmbsRmYl” (CMnYYy) . enAeBlGñkdak´BaküTRmg N-400 rbs´Gñk GñkRtUvEtbJ¢ak´za etIRbePTCMnYyGVIEdlGñkRtUvkar. USCIS GacCYyeday;
GnuJ¦atoGñkeRbIGñkbkERbPasasJ¦a ebIGñkzøg´Ç bEnæmemagRbLg edIm|IeqøIynwgsMNYrelakniti ‘RbvtþisaRsþnigrdðaPi:l’Ç GnuJ¦atoGñkRbLg~gPasakMeNItrbsGñk ‘ebIGñkCYbnwgkartMrUvCak´c|as´ cUremIlsMNYr 13), pþl´kareZVIsmÖasn¾~gbnÞb´EdlGacoekAGImankg´ecjcUl:nÇ nig CMnYyepSgeT[tmin:nbJ¢ak´enATIenH. cUrTak´Tg USCIS EpñkesvaGtiziCn tamelx 1-800-375-5283 sMrab´B&t(maneRcInEzmeT[tGMBIkarsRmbsRmYl. sMrab´buK<lCMnYyCaPasaGg´eKøsÇ cUrcucelx 1, 2, 4, 0.
mUldðanPaBBikarBiess (TRmg´ N-648) – ebIGñkmanPaBBikarEdkraraMgGñkminoer[nsURt GñkGacsuMzakarRbLgPasaGg´eKøs nigelaknitiEdltMrUvenaHRtUvelIkElgecal. GñkRtUvEteTAcUlrYmeZVIsmÖasn¾rbs´Gñk. edIm|ITTYlmUldðanPaBBikarBiess GñkRtUv EtmanevC¢bNÐitbMeBjRkdasTRmg N-648. mUldðanPaBBikarBiessKWBi:kxøaMgNasedIm|ITTYl! RbCaCnEdl:nelIkElg karRbLgsMrab´PaBBikar dUcCakardac´srésQam~gxYrk|alÇ PaBvibløastk´søútek[bsg,tpøÚvcitþBImunÇ nigCmáW Alzheimer ‘CmáW:t´bg´karcgcaM’. GñkßevC¢bNÐitrbs´GñkKYrsuMOvaTBIemZavI ‘cUremIlCMBUk C) ßGg<karmYyEdlZøab´dwgBIer]gcUlsJ¢ati edIm|IoTRmg´BaküRtUv:nbMeBjRtwmRtUvnwgcb´sBVRKb´ ‘cUremIlCMBUk H). cUrep\ITRmg´Bakü N-648 eTA USCIS CamYynwgTRmg´ N-400 enAeBlGñkdak´BakücUlsJ¢ati .
15. etIy¨agNa ebI mancMNas´cas´/ karsRmbsRmYlBiessenAxageRkamenHKWGacmansMrab´CnEdlmancMNas´cas´;
PasaGg´eKøs – ebIGñkmanGayu 50 qñaM nigmanb&NÑébtgrbs´Gñkry;eBl 20 qñaM ßmanGayu 55 qñaM nigmanb&NÑébtg rbs´Gñkry;eBl 15 qñaM GñkGacRbLgcUlsJ¢atiCaPasakMeNItrbsGñk.
kMENERbkarRbLg – ebIGñkmanGayuy¨agtic 65 qñaM nigmanb&NÑébtgry;eBl 20 qñaM GñkGacsikSabcMnYnbnæyénsMNYr.
karpþitRmaméd - ebIGñkmanGayuy¨agtic 75 qñaM enAeBlGñk:ndak´Bakü GñkmincaM:c´pþitRmamédeT. enHmann&yza Gñkk*mincaM:c´bg´QñÜlkarpþitRmaméd $80 eT.
16.ebIBaküsuMrbs´`:nyl´RBm etIenAeBlNa`eTACaBlrdðGaemrik/
GñknwgeTACaGñk:ncUlsJ¢atiy¨agqab´enAeBlGñksc©aRbNiZaNcMeBaHshrdðGaemrikenAeBleZVIBiZIsc©a. enAkEnøgxøH GñkGac eRCIserIseZVIsJ©aRbNiZanenAézáCamYyKñanwgézáeZVIsmÖasn¾rbs´Gñk. ebICMerIsenHBuMGacmaneT ßebIGñkcg´:nkareZVIBiZIsc©aenAézá eRkayvij USCIS nwgep\IsMbuRtEdlmanézáExÇ eBlemag nigTIkEnøgénBIZIsc©aEdlGñkGaceTAcUlrYm.
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17. etIkUn`TaMgGs´nwgeTACaBlrdðsJ¢atiGaemrikßeT ienAeBl`:ncUlsJ¢atiehIy/
~gqñaM 2001, c|ab´:nGnum&tza RtUvpþl´karcUlsJ¢atiedaysV&yRbvtþidl´kUnTaMgGs´EdlminTan´er[bkarmanGayuenAeRkam 18 enAeBlÓBukßmþaycUlsJ¢ati enAeBlEdlkUnTaMgGs´manb&NÑébtgnigÓBukßmþayCaGñkGaNaBüa:lRsbc|ab´. ‘GñkGaNa Büa:lRsbc|ab´mann&yza GaC\aZrCaGñkeZVIkarsMercGMBIsuxumalPaBrbs´kUnGñk. GaNaBüa:lEpñkragkaymann&yza kUnrbs´GñkedkenApÞHrbs´GñkesÞIrEtRKb´eBlTaMgGs´’. ebIGñk:ncUlsJ¢atimunc|ab´zμ IenH kUnTaMgGs´EdlminTan´er[bkarEdlman GayuenAeRkam 18 qñaM RtUv:ncUlsJ¢atishrdðGaemrikenAézáEdlc|ab´cab´eRbI; ézáTI 27 ExkumÖ;qñaM 2001. ÓBukmþayGacTTYl PsþútagénkarcUlsJ¢ati rbs´kUnBYkeKedaydak´BaküTRmg´ N-600 ßdak´BaküsuMeZVIlixitqøgEdnshrdðGaemrik.
18. etI`GaceZVIyagNa ebI USCIS bdiesZBaküsuMrbs´`/
GñkGacesñIsuMeZVIóTÆrN¾CamYynigmRnþIEpñkGenþaRbevsn¾. lixitbdiesZrbsGñknwgBnül´BIreb[beZVIsvnakar ehIynwgmandak´bJ©Úl TaMgTRmg´RkdasEdlGñkRtUvkarpgEdr. esÞIrEtRKb´krNITaMgGs´ GñkGacdak´BaküCazMIμeLIgvijsMrab´cUlsJ¢ati. edIm|Idak´BaküCazμIeLIgvij GñkRtUvEtbMeBjnigepI\Rkdas BaküzμIeTAeK ehIynigbg´ézøQñÜlCazμImþgeT[t. Gñkk*RtUvmanpþitRmamédrbs´GñkehIynigztrUbCazμIeLIgvijEdr. ebIGñkRtUv:n bdiesZ BIeRBaHEtRbLgZøak´PasaGg´eKøsnigelakniti ‘RbvtþisaRsþnigrdðaPi:l’ BIrdg GñkGacdak´BaküCazμIo:nqab´bMput enAeBlNaEdlGñkcg´. GñkKYrdak´BaküsuMCazμIenAeBlNaEdlGñkeC]zarUbGñk:ner[necHGacRbLgCab´TaMgBIrmux EpñkPasa Gg´eKøsnigelaknitiehIy.
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CMBUk F:
smÖar;sikSananasMrab´karRbLgelakniti ‘RbvtþisaRsþnigrdðaPi:l’
cabepþImBIézáTI 1 ExtulaqñaM 2008, RksYgpþl´esvacUlsJ¢atishrdðGaemriknigGenþaRbevsn¾ (USCIS) nwgcab´epþImeRbImuxviC¢aRbLgcUlsJ¢atiz μI. etImuxviC¢aEkERbNaEdlGñknigRbLg/
muxviC¢aRbLgbc©úb|nñ GñkRtUvEtúeRCIserIs muxviC¢aRbLgzμI
kareZVIsmÖasn¾rbs´GñkKWenAmun
ézáTI 1 ExtulaqñaM 2008
Gñkdak´BaküsuMenAmunézáTI 1ExtulaqñaM
2008, b¨uEnþRtUveZVIsmÖasn¾enAcenøaHeBl rvag ézáTI 1ExtulaqñaM 2008 nigézáTI 1ExtulaqñaM 2009
Gñk:ndak´BaküsuMeRkay ézáTI 1ExtulaqñaM 2008
GñkeZVIsmÖasn¾KWeRkay ézáTI 1ExtulaqñaM 2009
GñknwgRtUvEtecHGanÇ sresrnigniyay~gkarsnÞnaPasaGg´eKøs. Gñkk*RtUvEtdwgGMBIRbvtþisaRsþnigrdðaPi:lshrdðGaemrik ‘EdlehAzaelakniti’. CMnajkarEpñkPasaGg´eKøsrbs´GñknwgRtUveZVIetsþtamreb[bdUcxageRkamenH;
karGan – GñknwgRtUv:neKesñIoGanXøaCaPasaGg´eKøs. GñknwgRtUveKpþl´lTÆPaBCUnbIdg. GñkRtUvEtmancemøIyRtUvmYy. karsresr – GñknwgRtUv:neKesñIosresrXøaCaPasaGg´eKøs. GñknwgRtUveKpþl´lTÆPaBCUnbIdg. GñkRtUvEtmancemøIy RtUvmYy.
karniyay – mRnþIén USCIS nwgeZVIetsþBIlTÆPaBkarniyayPasaGg´eKøsrbs´Gñk enAeBlGñkeqøIysMNYrnanaGMBIxøÜnGñkpÞal´ nigBaküsuMcUlsJ¢atirbs´GñkenAOkaseZVIsmÖasn¾rbsGñk.
Gñkk*nwgRtUveKesñIoeqøIyedaypÞal´mat´ nUvsMNYrelaknitimYycMnYn edIm|IeZVIetsþkaryl´dwgBIRbvtþisaRsþnigrdðaPi:lshrdðGaemrik rbs´Gñk. KWnwgmansMNYr 10 . edIm|IRbLgCab´ GñkRtUvEteqøIyRtUvsMNYrcMnYnR:MmYy~gcMeNamsMNYrTaMg 10 . ebIGñkmanGayuyagtic 65 qñaM nigCaBlrdðrs´enACaGciéRnþy¾edayRsbc|ab´ ‘CnEdlmanb&NÑébtg’ sMrab´y¨agticcMnYn 20 qñaM, GñkGacsikSacMnYnbnæyénsMNYr. enAxageRkamenHKWCaKMrUénsMNYrnana EdlGñkGacRtUveKsYrenAeBlkareZVIsmÖasn¾cUlsJ¢atirbs´Gñk. sMNYrKMrUnanasMrab´muxviC¢aRbLg bc©úb|nñ KWRtUv:ncuHrayEpñkdMbUg EdlbnþeTAeT[tedaymansMNYrKMrUnanasMrab´muxviC¢aRbLgzμI.
STUDY QUESTIONS FOR THE CURRENT NATURALIZATION EXAM
sMNYrsikSananasMrabkarRbLgcUlsJ¢atieBlbc©úb|nñ
QUESTIONS ANSWERS sMNYr cemøIy
1. What are the colors of our flag? Red, white and blue 1. etITg´Catirbs´GñkmanBN(GVI/ RkhmÇ s nigex[v
2. How many stars are there in our flag? 50 2. manp,aycMnYnb¨unμanenA~gTg´Catirbs´Gñk/ 50 3. What color are the stars on our flag? White 3. etIp,ayenAelITg´Catirbs´GñkmanBN(GVI/ s
4. What do the stars on the flag mean? One for each state in the union 4. etIp,ayenAelITg´Catirbs´Gñkmann&yy¨agNa/ tMNagrdðnimYy>enA~gshPaB
5. How many stripes are there in the flag? 13 5. etImanqñÚtb¨unμanenA~gTg´Cati 13 6. What color are the stripes? Red and white 6. etIqñÚtTaMgGs´manBN(GVI/ Rkhmnigs
7. How many states are there in the union? 50 7. etImanrdðb¨unμanenA~gshPaB/ 50
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QUESTIONS ANSWERS sMNYr cemøIy 8. What is the 4th of July? Independence Day 8. etIézáTI 4 énExkk,daCaExGVI/ ézábuNüÉkraCü
9. What is the date of Independence Day? July 4th 9. etIbuNüÉkraCüeZVIenAézáNa/ ézáTI 4 Exkk,da
10. Independence from whom? England 10. :nÉkraCüBICnCatiNa/ Gg´eKøs
11. What country did we fight during the Revolutionary War?
England
11. etIeyIg:nc|aMgCamYynwgRbeTsNaenAeBlsRg<ambdivtþ/ Gg´eKøs 12. Who was the first President of the United States? George Washington 12. etIGñkNaCaRbZanaZibtIelIkTImYyénshrdðGaemrik/ George Washington ‘CcvasIunetan’ 13. Who is the President of the United States today? George W. Bush (2007) 13. etIGñkNaCaRbZanaZibtIénshrdðGaemriksBVézáenH/ George W. Bush (2007) ‘Cc dabEblyU b)Us -qñaM2007’ 14. Who is the Vice President of the United States today? Dick Cheney (2007) 14. etIGñkNaCaGnuRbZanaZibtIénshrdðGaemriksBVézáenH/ Dick Cheney (2007) ‘Dik eqnI – qñaM2007’ 15. Who elects the President of the United States? Electoral College 15. etIGñkNaeRCIserIsRbZanaZibtIénshrdðGaemrik/ KN;Gñke:Heqñat ‘tMNagGñke:HeqñatedIm|Ie:HeqñatRbZanaZibtI’ 16. Who becomes President of the United States if the
President should die? Vice President
16. etIGñkNanwgeTACaRbZanaZibtIénshrdðGaemrik ebIRbZana ZibtITTYlmrN;PaB/
GnuRbZanaZibtI
17. For how long do we elect the President? 4 years 17. etIry;eBlbunμanEdleyIgeRCIserIsRbZanaZibtI/ 4 qñaM 18. What is the Constitution? The supreme law of the land 18. etIGVIehAzac|ab´rdðZm μnuJ¦/ c|ab´kMBUlénnKr 19. Can the Constitution be changed? Yes 19. etIc|ab´rdðZm μnuJ¦Gacpøas´bþÚr:nßeT/ :Tßca@ 20. What do we call a change to the Constitution? Amendment 20. etIeyIgehAkarpøas´bþÚrc|ab´rdðZm μnuJ¦CaGVI/ viesaZnkm μ ‘karEkERbenA~gc|ab´Edl:nGnum&trYcehIy’ 21. How many changes or amendments are there to the
U.S. Constitution? 27
21. etImanc|ab´EkERb ßviesaZnkm μcMnYnb¨unμanenA~gc|ab´ rdðZm μnuJ¦énshrdðGaemrik/
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22. How many branches are there in our government? 3 22. etImansaxab¨un μanenA~grdðaPi:lrbs´eyIg/ 3 23. What are the 3 branches of government? Legislative, Executive and Judiciary 23. etIsaxaTaMg 3 énrdðaPi:lmanGVIxøH/ nItibJ¦tþiÇ nItiRbtibtþi nigtulakar 24. What is the legislative branch of our government? Congress 24. etIGVIehAzasaxanitibJ¦tþiénrdðaPi:lrbs´eyIg/ shsPa 25. Who makes the laws in the United States? Congress 25. etIGñkNaCaGñkeZVIc|ab´enAshrdðGaemrik/ shsPa 26. What is Congress? The Senate and the House of Representatives 26. etIshsPaCaGVI/ RBwtþsPa nigsPatMNagraRsþ 27. What are the duties of Congress? To make laws 27. etIshsPamanmuxgareZVIGVI/ EtgtaMgc|ab 28. Who elects Congress? The people 28. etIGñkNaCaGñkeRCIserIsshsPa/ RbCaCnTaMgGs´ 29. How many senators are there in Congress? 100 29. etImansmaCikRBwtþsPab¨unμannak´enA~gshsPa/ 100
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QUESTIONS ANSWERS sMNYr cemøIy 30. Can you name the 2 senators from your state? Patty Murray & Maria Cantwell (Washington state - 2007) 30. etIGñkGacR:b´eQ μaHsmaCikRBwtþsPa 2 nak´enA~grdðrbs´Gñk
:nßeT/ Patty Murray & Maria Cantwell (rdðvasiunetan-qñaM 2007)
31. For how long do we elect each senator? 6 years 31. etIeyIgeRCIserIssmaCikRBwtþsPamñak´>ry;eBlbunμanqñaM/ 6 qñaM 32. How many representatives are there in Congress? 435 32. etImantMNagraRsþb¨un μannak´enA~gshsPa/ 435 33. For how long do we elect the representatives? 2 years 33. etIeyIgeRCIserIstMNagraRsþry;eBlbunμanqñaM/ 2 qñaM 34. What is the executive branch of our government? The President, the Cabinet, and the departments that each
cabinet member overseas 34. etIGVIehAzasaxanitiRbtibtþiénrdðaPi:lrbs´eyIg/ RbZanaZibtIÇ KN;rdðmRnþIÇ nigRksYgnanaEdlmansmaCik
KN;rdðmRnþIenAbreTs 35. What is the judiciary branch of our government? The Supreme Court 35. etIGVIehAzasaxatulakarénrdðaPi:lrbs´eyIg/ tulakarkMBUl 36. What are the duties of the Supreme Court? To interpret laws 36. etItulakarkMBUlmanmuxgareZVIGVIxøH/ bkRsayc|ab´nana 37. What is the supreme law of the United States? The Constitution 37. etIGVICac|ab´kMBUlrbs´shrdðGaemrik/ rdðZm μnuJ¦ 38. What is the Bill of Rights? The first 10 Amendments of the Constitution 38. etIGVICaesckþIRbkassiTÆiÉktþCn/ c|ab´viesaZnkm μ 10 dMbUgénrdðZm μnuJ¦ 39. What is the capital of your state? Olympia (Washington state) 39. rdðZanIénrdðrbs´GñkeQ μaHGVI/ Olympia (rdðvasIunetan) 40. Who is the current Governor of your state? Christine Gregoire (Washington state - 2007) 40. etIGñkNaCaGPi:lrdðénrdðrbs´Gñk/ Christine Gregoire (rdðvasIunetan – qñaM 2007) 41. Who becomes President of the United States if the
President and the Vice President should die? Speaker of the House of Representatives
41. etIGñkNanwgeTACaRbZanaZibtiénshrdðGaemrik ebI RbZanaZibtInigGnuRbZanaZibtiTTYlmrN;PaB/
RbZansPatMNagraRsþ
42. Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? John Roberts (2007) 42. etIGñkNaCaRbZantulakaréntUlakarkMBul/ John Roberts (qñaM 2007) 43. Can you name the 13 original states? Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey,
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Rhode Island, Maryland
43. etIGñkGacoeQμaHrdðTaMg 13 edImdMbUg:nßeT/ Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Rhode Island, Maryland
44. Who said, “Give me liberty or give me death”? Patrick Henry 44. etIGñkNa:nniyayza, “oesriPaBmk`ßoesckþIsøab´mk`”? Patrick Henry 45. Which countries were our enemies during World War
II? Germany, Italy and Japan
45. etIRbeTsNaxøHCasRtUvrbs´eyIgenAeBls®g<amelakelITI II? Germany, Italy nig Japan 46. What are the 49th and 50th states of the union? Hawaii and Alaska 46. etIrdðNaCardðTI 49 nigTI 50 énshPaB/ Hawaii nig Alaska 47. How many terms can a president serve? 2 47. etIry;eBlbunμanGNtþi RbZanaZibtiþRtUvbMerI/ 2 48. Who was Martin Luther King Jr.? A civil rights leader 48. etIGñkNaCa Martin Luther King Jr.? GñkdwknaMsiTÆiBlrdð
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QUESTIONS ANSWERS sMNYr cemøIy 49. Who is the head of your local government? Greg Nickels (mayor of Seattle - 2007) 49. etIGñkNaCaRbZanénrdðaPi:lenA~gmUldðan/ Greg Nickels (ecAhVayRkug Seattle – qñaM 2007) 50. According to the Constitution, a person must meet
certain requirements in order to become president. Name one of these requirements.
Must be a natural born citizen of the United States, must be at least 35 years old by the time s/he will serve, must have lived in the United States for at least 14 years
50. edayeyaltamc|ab´rdðZm μnuJ¦ Cnmñak´RtUvEtCYbtam kartMrUvBitR:kd edIm|IeZVICaRbZanaZibtI. cUroeQμaHmYy énkartMrUvmYyénkartMrUvTaMgenH.
RtUvEtmankMeNItCaBlrdðénshrdðGaemrikÇ RtUvEtmanGayu y¨agtic 35 qñaM enAeBleKnwgbMerICaRbZanaZibtiÇ RtUvEt:nrs´ enA~gshrdðGaemriky¨agticNas 14 qñaM
51. Why are there 100 senators in the Senate? 2 from each state in the union 51. ehtudUcemþc:nCaRtUvmansmaCikRBwtþsPacMnYn 100
nak´enA~gRBwtþsPa/ 2 nak´mkBIrdðnimYy>enA~gshPaB
52. Who selects the Supreme Court Justices? They are appointed by the President 52. etIGñkNaeRCIstaMgRkumRbwkSatulakarkMBUl/ BYkeKRtUv:ncattaMgedayRbZanaZibtI 53. How many Supreme Court Justices are there? 9 53. etImanRkumRbwkSatulakarkMBUlb¨unμannak´/ 9 54. Why did the pilgrims come to America? For religious freedom
54. ehtudUcemþc:nCaBYkZm μyaRtamkGaemrikaMg/ edIm|IesrIPaBsasna
55. What is the head executive of a state government called?
Governor
55. etIRbZandwknaMEpñkRbtibtiþrdðaPi:lénrdðehAdUcemþc/ GPi:lrdð 56. What is the head executive of the city government
called? Mayor
56. etIRbZandwknaEpñkRbtibtiþrdðaPi:lénRkugehAdUcemþc/ ecAhVayRkug 57. What holiday was celebrated for the first time by the
American colonists? Thanksgiving
57. etIBiZIbuNüGVIEdl:nR:rBVeLIgsMrab´elIkTImYyeday GaNaniKmGaemrikaMg/
buNüGMNrKuNénRBH
58. Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
58. etIGñkNaCaGñksresresckþIRbkasénkarÉkraCü/ Thomas Jefferson 59. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? July 4, 1776 59. etIesckþIRbkasénkarÉkraCü:nsMercykenAézáNa/ ézáTI 4 Exkk,daqñaM 1776 60. What is the basic belief of the Declaration of
Independence? That all men are created equal
60. etIGVICamUldðanCMen]elIesckþIRbkasénkarÉkraCü/ KWRKb´mnusSTaMgGs´:nekItmkmansiTÆiesμ I>Kña 61. What is the national anthem of the United States? The Star-Spangled Banner 61. etIGVIKWCaePøgCatiénshrdðGaemrik/ The Star-Spangled Banner ‘ePøgeKarBTg´Cati’ 62. Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner? Francis Scott Key 62. GñkNaCaGñksresrbTkMNaBü Star Spangled Banner? Francis Scott Key 63. Where does freedom of speech come from? The Bill of Rights 63. etIesrIPaB~gkarniyayecjmkBITINa/ esckþIRbkassiTÆiÉktþCn 64. What is the minimum voting age in the United States? 18 64. etIGayuticbMputb¨unμan EdlGace:Heqñat:nenA~g
shrdðGaemrik/ 18
65. Who signs a bill into law? The President 65. etIGñkNaCaGñkcuHhtæelxaelIesckþIRBagc|ab´/ RbZanaZibtI 66. What is the highest court in the United States? The Supreme Court 66. etItulakarCan´x¬s´énshrdðGaemrikehAzaGVI/ tulakarkMBUl
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QUESTIONS ANSWERS sMNYr cemøIy 67. Who was the president during the Civil War? Abraham Lincoln 67. etIGñkNaCaRbZanaZibtIenAeBlsRg<amsIuvil/ Abraham Lincoln 68. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? Freed many slaves 68. etIesckþIRbkasénPaBecjputBIGaNaBüa:leZVIGVIxøH/ pþl´esrIPaBeTAoTasICaeRcIn 69. What special group advises the President? The Cabinet 69. etIRkumBiessGVIEdlpþl´OvaTdl´RbZanaZibtI/ KN;rdðmRnþI 70. Which president is called the father of our country? George Washington 70. etIRbZanaZibtINaEdl:nehAzaCabitaénRbeTseyIg/ George Washington 71. What U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service form
is used to apply to become a naturalized citizen? Form N-400 “Application to File Petition for Naturalization”
71. etITRmg´RkdasBakürbs´RksYgcUlsJ¢ati nigGenþaRbevsn¾ NamYy EdlRtUv:neRbIedIm|Idak´BaküsuMsMrab´cUlsJ¢ati/
TRmg´ N-400 “BaküsMrab´bþwgsuMucUlsJ¢ati”
72. Who helped the pilgrims in America? The American Indians (Native Americans) 72. GñkNaCaGñkCYyBYkZm μyaRtaenA~gGaemrik/ CnCatiGaemrikaMg«NÐan ‘CatiedimGaemrikaMg’ 73. What is the name of the ship that brought the pilgrims
to America? The Mayflower
73. etIsMeBAeQ μaHGVIEdl:nnaMBYkZm μyaRtamkGaemrik/ The Mayflower 74. What were the 13 original states of the US called? Colonies 74. etIrdðTaMg 13 edImdMbUgénshrdðGaemrikehAzaGVI/ GaNaniKm 75. Name 3 rights or freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of
Rights.
a) the right of freedom of speech, press, religion, peaceable assembly and requesting change of government; b) the right to bear arms (have weapons or own a gun, though to certain regulations); c) the government may not quarter (house) soldiers in the people's homes during peacetime without the people's consent; d) the government may not search or take a person's property without a warrant; e) a person may not be tried twice for the same crime and does not have to testify against himself; f) a person charged with a crime still has some rights, such as the right to a trial and to have a lawyer; g) the right to trial by jury in most cases; h) protects people against excessive or unreasonable fines or cruel and unusual punishment; i) the people have rights other than mentioned in the Constitution; j) any power not given to the Federal Government by the Constitution is a power of either the state or the people.
75. cUroeQμaHsiTÆIßesrIPaB 3 EdlZanaedayesckþIRbkas siTÆiÉktþCn.
a) siTiÆénesrIPaB~gkarniyaysþIÇ sarB&t(manÇ sasnaÇ karRbCuMKñaedaysnþiPaBÇ nwgkaresñIsuMénkarpøasbþÚrrdðaPi:l; b) siTÆiénkarmanGavuZ ‘manGavuZßmankaMePøIgÇ zIebIy¨agenH RtUvtamc|ab´BitR:kd’; c) rdðaPi:lminGacoTah)ansñak´enA ‘pÞH’~gpÞHrbs´RbCaCnenAeBlmansuxsnþiPaB edayKμankar RBmeRB[gBIRbCaCn; d) rdðaPi:lminGacEqkeqr ßykRTBü sm|tþirbs´RbCaCnedayK μanlixitGnuJ¦at:neT; e) RbCaCn RbEhlCaminGacCMnuMCMrHBIrdgsMrab´óRkidðkm μEtmYy nigminRtUv eZVICasakSIRbqaMgnwgxøÜnÉg:neT; f) RbCaCnEdl:necaTRbkan´ BIbTóRkidð k*enAmansiTiÆxøH¢> dUcCasiTiÆsuMCMnuMCMrHnigsuMomanemZavI; g) siTiÆCMnuMCMrHedayKN;vinicä&y~gesÞIrEtRKb´krNITaMgGs´; h) karBarRbCaCncMeBaHkarBin&yelIskRmitßxusBIZm μta ßkardak´ TNÐkm μeXareXAßxusBIZm μta; i) RbCaCnmansiTiÆepSgeT[teRkA BImanEcgenA~grdðZm μnuJ¦ j) GMNacNamYYyEdlmin:npþl´ rdðaPi:lshB&nÆedayrdðZm μnuuJ¦ KWCaGMNacCarbsrdðßk*Ca rbs´RbCaCn.
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QUESTIONS ANSWERS sMNYr cemøIy 76. Who has the power to declare war? The Congress 76. GñkNamanGMNacRbkassRg<am/ shsPa 77. What kind of government does the United States have? A Republic 77. etIrdðaPi:lGVIEdlshrdðGaemrikman/ saZarN;rdð 78. Which president freed the slaves? Abraham Lincoln 78. etIRbZanaZibtImYyNaEdloTasImanesrIPaB/ Abraham Lincoln 79. In what year was the Constitution written? 1787 79. etIrdðZm μnuJ¦:nsresrenA~gqñaMNa/ 1787 80. What are the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution
called? The Bill of Rights
80. etIviesaZnkm μénrdðZm μnuJ¦dMbUgTaMg 10 :nehAzadUcemþc/ esckþIRbkassiTÆiÉktþCn 81. Name one purpose of the United Nations. For countries to discuss and try to resolve world problems;
to provide economic aid to many countries 81. cUroeQμaHéneKalbMNgmYyrbs´Gg<karshRbCaCati. sMrab´oRbeTsTaMgGs´BiPakSa nigsakl|gedaHRsaybJØaBiPB
elak; edIm|Ipþl´CMnYyesdðkic©dl´RbeTsCaeRcIn 82. Where does Congress meet? In the nation’s capital in Washington, D.C. 82. etIshsPaRbCuMenATINa/ ~grdðZanIrbs´Cati enA Washington, D.C. 83. Whose rights are guaranteed by the Constitution and
the Bill of Rights? Everyone (citizens and non-citizens) living in the U.S.
83. siTiÆrbs´GñkNaEdlRtUv:nZanaedayesckþIRbkassiTÆi ÉktþCn?
RbCaCnmñak´> ‘BlrdðTaMgGs´ nwgBlrdðminEmnsJ¢atiGaemrik TaMgGs´’ Edlrs´enA~gshrdðGaemrik
84. What is the introduction to the Constitution called? The Preamble 84. etIesckþIepþIménrdðZm μnuJ¦:nehAdUcemþc/ buBVkza 85. Name one benefit of being a citizen of the United
States. Vote; citizenship for unmarried children under 18; obtain federal government jobs; travel with a U.S. passport; petition for close relatives to come to the U.S. to live.
85. cUroeQμaHRbeyaCn¾mYyEdlRtUvman~gnamCaBlrdðén shrdðGaemrik.
kare:Heqñat; eTACasJ¢atisMrab´ekμgEdlminTan´er[bkarmanGayu enAeRkam 18; GaceZVIkargarCamYynwgrdðshB&nÆ:n; eZVIdMeNIr edayeRbIlixitqøgEdnrbs´shrdðGaemrik; bþwgsuMsMrab´obgbÁÚn Cab´sac´jatiCitditmkrs´enA~gshrdðGaemrik.
86. What is the most important right granted to U.S. citizens?
The right to vote
86. etIsiTiÆGVIsMxan´CageKbgÁs´Edl:npþl´BlrdðshrdðGaemrik/ siTiÆe:Heqñat 87. What is the United States capitol? A place where Congress meets 87. etIGVICavimanrdðsParbs´shrdðGaemrik/ kEnøgEdlshsPaBRbCuM 88. What is the White House? The President's official home 88. etIGVICaestviman/ pÞHpøÚvkarrbs´RbZanaZibtI 89. Where is the White House located? Washington, D.C. (1600 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.) 89. etIestvimantaMgenATINa/ Washington, D.C. (1600 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.) 90. What is the name of the President's official home? The White House 90. etIeQμaHpÞHCapøÚvkarrbs´RbZanaZibtIehAdUcemþc/ estviman 91. Name one right guaranteed by the First Amendment. Freedom of speech, press, religion, peaceable assembly,
and requesting change of the government 91. cUroeQμaHsiTiÆmYyEdlZanaedayviesaZnkm μdMbUg. esrIPaB~gkarniyaysþIÇ sarB&t(manÇ sasnaÇ karRbCuMKñaeday
snþiPaBÇ nwgkaresñIsuMénkarpøasbþÚrrdðaPi:l; 92. Who is the Commander in Chief of the U.S. military? The President 92. etIGñkNaCaGK<embJ¢akarénkgT&BshrdðGaemrik/ RbZanaZibtI 93. Which president was the first Commander in Chief of
the U.S. military? George Washington
93. etIRbZanaZibtINaEdlCaGK<embJ¢akarTImYyénkgT&Bshrdð Gaemrik/
George Washington
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QUESTIONS ANSWERS sMNYr cemøIy 94. In what month do we vote for the president? November 94. enA~gExNa eyIge:HeqñateRCIserIsRbZanaZibtI/ vicäika 95. In what month is the new president inaugurated? January 95. enA~gExNa RbZanaZibtIzμeZVIsem¬aZkan´tMENg/ mkra 96. How many times may a senator be re-elected? There is no limit 96. etIcMnYnb¨unμandgsmaCikRBwtþsPaGacRtUv:neKeRCIstaMgCazμ I/ KWKμankMritcMnYn 97. How many times may a congressman be re-elected? There is no limit 97. etIcMnYnb¨unμandgsmaCikshsPaGacRtUv:neKeRCIstaMgCaz μI/ KWKμankMritcMnYn 98. What are the 2 major political parties in the U.S.
today? Democratic and Republican
98. etIKNbkSneya:yZMCageK 2 enA~gshrdðGaemriksBVézá maneQ μaHGVIxøH/
RbCaZibetyü nigsaZarN;rdð
99. How many states are there in the United States? 50 99. etImanrdðcMnYnb¨unμanenA~gshrdðGaemrik/ 50
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sMNYrsikSananasMrabGñkdak´BaküsuMumanv&ycMNas sMrab´karEkERbbc©úb|nñénmuxviC¢aRbLg RbCaCnEdlmanGayuelIsBI 65 EdlCaBlrdðrs´enACaGciéRnþy¥edayRsbc|ab´ ‘manb&NÑébtg’ nigCaBlrdðEdlrsenACaGciéRnþy¥ edayRsbc|ab´ sMrab´y¨agticNas´ 20 qñaM mankartMrUvepSgsMrab´karecHdwgEpñkelakniti ‘RbvtþisaRsþnigrdðaPi:l’. BYkeKk*GacRtUv manlk¡Nsm|tþiRtUveKeZVIetsþCaPasakMeNItrbseK. cUremIlCMBUk E sMrab´B&t(maneRcInEzmeT[t.
QUESTIONS ANSWERS sMNYr cemøIy 1. Why do we celebrate the Fourth of July? It is Independence Day 1. ehtudUcemþc:nCaeZVIbuNüenAézáTIbYnénExkk,da/ KWCaézábuNüÉkraCü 2. Who was the first President of the United States? George Washington 2. etIGñkNaCaRbZanaZibtITImYyrbs´shrdðGaemrik/ George Washington ‘Ccvasiunetan’ 3. Who is the President of the United States now? George W. Bush (2007) 3. etIGñkNaCaRbZanaZibtIrbs´shrdðGaemrik«LÚvenH/ George W. Bush ( 2007) ‘Ccdab´EvlyUb)Us qñaM2007’ 4. What is the Constitution? The supreme law of the land 4. etIGVIeTAehAzardðZm μnuJ¦/ c|ab´kMBUlénnKr 5. What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution
called? The Bill of Rights
5. etIviesaZnkm μénrdðZm μnuJ¦TaMg 10 dMbUg:noehAzadUcemþc/ esckþIRbkassiTÆiÉktþCn
6. Who elects Congress? The citizens of the United States 6. GñkNaeRCIstaMgshsPa/ BlrdðénshrdðGaemrik 7. How many Senators are there in Congress? 100 7. etImansmaCikRBwtþsPab¨unμanenA~gshsPa/ 100 8. For how long do we elect each Senator? Six years 8. etIeyIgeRCIserIssmaCikRBwtþsPamñak´>ry;eBlbunμanqñaM/ R:MmYyqñaM 9. For how long do we elect each member of the House of
Representatives? Two years
9. etIeyIgeRCIserIssmaCiksPatMNagraRsþmñak´>ry;eBl b¨unμanqñaM/
BIrqñaM
10. Who nominates judges to the Supreme Court? The President 10. etIGñkNaeRCIstaMgecARkmtulakarkMBUl/ RbZanaZibtI 11. What are the three branches of our Government? Legislative, Executive and Judicial 11. etIsaxaTaMgbIénrdðaPi:lrbs´eyIgmanGVIxøH/ nItibJ¦tþiÇ nItiRbtibtþi nigtulakar 12. What is the highest court in the United States? The Supreme Court
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12. etItulakarCan´x¬s´énshrdðGaemrikehAeQμaHGVI/ tulakarkMBUl 13. What major river running North to South divides the
United States? The Mississippi River
13. etIsÞwgsMxanCageKhUrkat´BIxageCIgeTAxagt|ÚgEckshrdð GaemrikehAeQμaHGVI/
sÞwg Mississippi ‘missuIssuibBI’
14. The Civil War was fought over what important issues? Slavery and states’ rights 14. sRg<amsIuvil:nc|aMgBIer]gGVIEdlsMxan´/ Taskr nigsiTiÆrbs´rdð 15. What are the two major political parties in the United
States today? The Democratic and Republican parties
15. etiKNbkSneya:yZMBIrenA~gshrdðGaemrikmaneQμaH GVIxøH/
KNbkSRbCaZibetyü nigKNbküsaZarN;rdð
16. How many states are there in the United States? 50 16. enA~gshrdðGaemrikmanrdðcMnYnb¨unμan/ 50 17. What is the capital of the United States? Washington, D.C. 17. etIrdðZanIénshrdðGaemrikmaneQμaHGVI. Washington, D.C. ‘vasIunetanDIsIu’ 18. What is the minimum voting age in the United States? 18 18. etIGayuticbgÁs´EdlGace:Heqñat:nenA~gshrdð
Gaemrikb¨unμan/ 18
19. Who was Martin Luther King Jr.? A civil rights leader 19. elak Martin Luther King Jr. CaGñkNa/ RbZandwknaMEpñksiTiÆBlrdð 20. What nation was first to land a man on the moon? The United States 20. etIRbeTsNaEdlmanmnusSeTAfanRBHcnÞmuneKbgÁs´/ shrdðGaemrik 21. What is the capital of your state? Olympia (Washington state) 21. etIrdðZanIénrdðrbs´GñkeQ μaHGVI/ Olympia (Washington state) (GULaMBüa-rdðvasIunetan) 22. What is it called if the President refuses to sign a bill
into law and returns it to Congress with his objections? Veto
22. etIeK:nehAzaGVI ebIRbZanaZibtIbdiesZmincuHhtæelxa elIc|ab´RBagoeTACac|ab´ nigep\IRtLb´eTAshsPaCamYy nwgkarbdiesZrbs´elak/
eRbIsiTÆevtU
23. What two oceans border the United States? The Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean 23. etIRBMRbTl´mhasmuRTTaMgBIrénshrdðGaemrikeQ μaHGVI/ mhasmuRTGat´Lg´Tik nigmhasmuRT:¨sIuhVik 24. What famous American invented the electric light
bulb? Thomas Edison
24. etICnl|IeQμaHGaemrikaMgeQaHGVIEdl:nbeg,ItGMBUlePøIg GK<isnI/
Thomas Edison
25. What is the national anthem of the United States? The Star-Spangled Banner 25. etIGVIKWCaePøgCatiénshrdðGaemrik/ The Star-Spangled Banner ‘ePøgeKarBTg´Cati’
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STUDY QUESTIONS FOR THE NEW VERSION OF THE NATURALIZsMNYrsikSananasMrab´karEkERbzμIñ
ATION EXAM énmuxviC¢aRbLgcUlsJ¢ati
sMNYrxøHmancemøIyCaeRcInEdlmanrayCUn. enHKIWBIeRBaH RbEhlCamanreb[bCaeRcIn~gkarniyaycMeBaHvtæúEtmYy ßBIeRBaHKW GacmancemøIyeRcInCagmYy. GñknwgRtUvtMrUvoeqøIyEtcemøIymYymkBIcemøIyrayCUnenH elIkElgEtsMNYrsYredayCak´c|as´ sMrab´o eqøIyeRcInCagmYy. GñknwgRtUveKsYr 10 sMNYr nigRtUvEtmancemøIyR:MmYyRtUv~gcMeNam 10 .
QUESTIONS ANSWERS sMNYr cemøIy
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT QUESTIONS sMNYrTak´TgnwgrdðaPi:l
Principles of American Democracy eKalkarN¾énRbCaZibetyüGaemrikaMg
1. What is the supreme law of the land? The Constitution 1. etIGVICac|ab´kMBUlrbs´nKr/ rdðZm μnuJ¦ 2. What does the Constitution do? Sets up the government; defines the government;
protects basic rights of Americans 2. etIrdðZm μnuJ¦eZVIGVIxøH/ er[bcMrdða:l; kMNtGtæn&yordða:l; karBarmUldðanc|ab´
énCnGaemrikaMgTaMgGs´ 3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the
Constitution. What are these words? “We the People”
3. mtIénrdðaPi:lxøÜnÉgKWenA~gBakübIm¨at´énrdðZm μnuJ¦. etIBaküTaMgenHmanGVIxøH/
“We the People” ‘ ¨eyIgCaRbCaCn ¨’
4. What is an amendment? A change (to the Constitution); an addition (to the Constitution)
4. GVIehAzaviesaZnkm μ/ karEkERb ‘cMeBaHrdðZm μnuJ¦); karbEnæm ‘cMeBaHrdðZm μnuJ¦’ 5. What do we call the first 10 amendments to the
Constitution? The Bill of Rights
5. etIeyIgehAviesaZnkm μénrdðZm μnuJ¦dMbUgTaMg 10 dUcemþc/ esckþIRbkassiTÆiÉktþCn 6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? Speech; religion; assembly; press; petition the
government 6. etIsiTiÆßesrIPaBmYymkBIviesaZnkm μehAGVI/ karniyay; sasna; karRbCuM; karpSayB&t(man;
karbþwgTamTardl´rdðaPi:l 7. How many amendments does the Constitution have? Twenty-seven (27) 7. etIvesaZnkmμenA~grdðZm μnuJ¦mancMnYnb¨unμan/ émÖR:MBIr (27) 8. What did the Declaration of Independence do? Announced our independence (from Great Britain);
declared our independence (from Great Britain); said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)
8. etIesckþIRbkasénÉkraCü:neZVIGVIxøH/ EzøgodwgÉkraCürbs´eyIg ‘BIcRkPBGg´eKøs’; RbkasÉkraCürbs´eyIg ‘BIcRkPBGg´eKøs’; ´niyaydUecñH shrdðGaemrikKWmanesrIPaB ‘BIcRkPBGg´eKøs’
9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? Life; liberty; pursuit of happiness 9. etIsiTiÆBIrenA~gkarRbkasÉkraCüKWCaGVI/ CIvit; esrIPaB; karEsVgrkesckþIsb|ay 10. What is freedom of religion? You can practice any religion, or not practice a
religion 10. etIGVICaesrIPaBsasna/ GñkGaceC]sasnaNamYy ßmineC]sasnaNak*:n 11. What is the economic system in the United States? Capitalist economy; market economy 11. etIRbB&nÆesdðkic©enAshrdðGaemrikCaGVI/ esdðkic©mUlZn; esdðkic©TIpSar 12. What is the “rule of law”? Everyone must follow the law; leaders must obey the
law; government must obey the law; no one is above the law.
12. GVIeTAehAza “viZanénc|ab´”? mñak´>RtUvGnuvtþtamc|ab; GñkdwknaMTaMgGs´RtUveKarBc|ab; rdðaPi:lRtUveKarBc|ab; KμanCnNamñak´enAelIc|ab´eLIy.
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System of Government
RbB&nÆrdðaPi:l 13. Name one branch or part of the government. Legislative (Congress); executive (President); judicial
(the courts) 13. cUroeQμaHsaxaßcMENkénrdðaPi:lmYy nitibJ¦tþi‘shsPa’; nitiRbtibtþi ‘RbZanaZibtI’; tulakar
‘tulakarTaMgGs´’ 14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too
powerful? Checks and balances; separation of powers
14. etIGVIbJÄb´saxamYyénrdðaPi:lkuMomanGMNacxøaMgeBk/ karRtYtBinitünigtulüPaB; karEbgEckGMNac 15. Who is in charge of the executive branch? The President 15. etIGñkNaTTYlxusRtUvsaxanitiRbtibtþi/ RbZanaZibtI 16. Who makes federal laws? Congress; Senate and House (of Representatives);
(U.S. or national) legislature 16. GñkNabeg,Itc|ab´shB&nÆ/ shsPa; RBwtþsPanigsPa ‘tMNagraRsþ’;
(shrdðGaemrikßCati) nitibJ¦tþi 17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? The Senate and House (of Representatives) 17. etIGVIxøHCacMENkTaMgBIr énshsPashrdðGaemrik/ RBwtþsPanigsPa ‘tMNagraRsþ’ 18. How many U.S. Senators are there? One hundred (100) 18. etImansmaCikRBwtþsPaénshrdðGaemrikcMnYnb¨un μan/ mYyry (100) 19. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? six (6) 19. eyIgeRCIstaMgsmaCikRBwttsPacMnYnb¨unμanqñaM/ R:MmYy (6) 20. Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators? Patty Murray; Maria Cantwell (Washington state -
2007) 20. etIGñkNaCasmaCikRBwtþsPashrdðGaemrikmñakénrdðrbs´Gñk/ Patty Murray; Maria Cantwell (rdðvasIunetan – qñaM 2007) 21. The House of Representatives has how many voting
members? Four hundred thirty-five (435)
21. sPatMNagraRsþmancMnYnsmaCike:Heqñatb¨unμannak/ bYnrysamsibR:M (435) 22. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? Two (2) 22. eyIgeRCIstaMgtMNagraRsþshrdðGaemriksMrab´ry;eBlbunμanqñaM/ BIr (2) 23. Name your U.S. Representative. Jim McDermott (most of Seattle and Vashon Island -
2007) For information on finding your elected official, you may go to www.house.gov/zip/ZIP2Rep.html or you may ask your local librarian.
23. cUroeQμaHtMNagraRsþshrdðGaemrikrbs´Gñk. Jim McDermott (PaKeRcInénsIuGazul nig Vashon Island - 2007) sMrab´B&t(man~gkarrkmRnþIEdl:neRCIstaMgrbs´Gñk GñkGaceTAemIlviubés www.house.gov/zip/ZIP2Rep.html ßGaceTAsYrenAbNÑal&y~gmUldðanrbs´Gñk.
24. Who does a U.S. Senator represent? All people of that state 24. etIsmaCikRBwtþsPaénshrdðGaemriktMNagGVI/ RKb´RbCaCnenA~grdð 25. Why do some states have more Representatives than other
states? (Because of) the state’s population; (because) they have more people; (because) some states have more people
25. ehtudUcemþc:nCardðxøHmantMNagraRsþeRcInCagrdðdéT/ ‘BIeRBaHEt’ RbCaCnenA~grdð; ‘BIeRBaH’ eKmanRbCaCn eRcIn; ‘BIeRBaH’ rdðxøHmanRbCaCneRcInCag
26. We elect a President for how many years? Four (4) 26. eyIgeRCIstaMgRbZanaZibtIsMrab´ry;eBlbunμanqñaM/ bYn (4) 27. In what month do we vote for President? November 27. etIeyIge:HeqñateRCIserIsRbZanaZibtIenA~gExNa/ Exvicäika 28. What is the name of the President of the United States
now? George W. Bush; George Bush; Bush (2007)
28. etIRbZanaZibtIshrdðGaemrik«LÚvenHeQμaHGVI/ George W. Bush; George Bush; Bush (qñaM 2007)
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QUESTIONS ANSWERS sMNYr cemøIy 29. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States
now? Richard Cheney; Dick Cheney; Cheney (2007)
29. etIGnuRbZanaZibtIshrdðGaemrik«LÚvenHeQμaHGVI/ Richard Cheney; Dick Cheney; Cheney (qñaM 2007) 30. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes
President? The Vice President
30. ebIRbZanaZibtIQb´bMerImuxgarteTAeT[t etIGñkNanwgeZVICa RbZanaZibtI/
GnuRbZanaZibtI
31. If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
The Speaker of the House
31. ebITaMgRbZanaZibtInigGnuRbZanaZibtIminGacbMerImuxgarteTAeT[t etIGñkNanwgeZVICaRbZanaZibtI/
RbZansPatMNagraRsþ
32. Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? The President 32. etIGñkNaCaGK<embJ¢akarénkgT&BCati/ RbZanaZibtI
33. Who signs bills to become laws? The President 33. etIGñkNacuHhtæelxaelIesckþIRBagc|ab´edIm|IeTACac|ab´/ RbZanaZibtI
34. Who vetoes bills? The President 34. etIGñkNaeZVIevtUesckþIRBagc|ab´/ RbZanaZibtI
35. What does the President’s Cabinet do? Advise the President 35. etIKN;rdðmRnþIénRbZanaZibtIeZVIGVI/ pþl´OvaTdl´RbZanaZibtI 36. What are two Cabinet-level positions? Secretary of Agriculture; Secretary of Commerce;
Secretary of Defense; Secretary of Education; Secretary of Energy; Secretary of Health and Human Services; Secretary of Homeland Security; Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Secretary of Interior; Secretary of State; Secretary of Transportation; Secretary of Treasury; Secretary of Veterans’ Affairs; Secretary of Labor; Attorney General
36. etIkMritmuxgarBIrrbs´KN;rdðmRnþImaneQμaHGVI/ rdðelxaZikarRksYgksikm μ; rdðelxaZikarRksYgesdðkic©; rdðelxaZikarRksYgkarBarCati; rdðelxaZikarRksYgGb´rM; rdðelxaZikarRksYgfamBl; rdðelxaZikarRksYgsuxaPi:l nigmnusSCati; rdðelxaZikarRksYgsnþisuxnKr; rdðelxaZikar RksYgGPivD|n¾eKhdðannigTIRkug; rdðelxaZikarRksYg mhaépÞ; GK<elxaZikarrdð; rdðelxaZikarRksYgKmnaKm; rdðelxaZikarRksYgrtnaKar; rdðelxaZikarRksYgkic©kar GtityuTÆCn; rdðelxaZikarRksYgkargar; GK<emZavI
37. What does the judicial branch do? Reviews laws; explains U.S. laws; resolves disputes (disagreements); decides if a law goes against the Constitution
37. etIsaxatulakareZVIGVIxøH/ Binitüc|ab´eLIgvij; Bnül´c|ab´énshrdðGaemrik; edaHRsayCemøaHTaMgGs´ ‘PaBmincuHsRmugKña’; vinicä&yesckþI ebIc|ab´mYypÞúynigrdðZm μnuj
38. What is the highest court in the United States? The Supreme Court 38. etIGVIehAzatulakarCan´x¬s´~gshrdðGaemrik/ tulakarkMBUl 39. How many justices are on the Supreme Court? Nine (9) 39. etIRkumRbwkSatulakarmanb¨un μannakenA~gtulakarkMBUl/ R:MbYn (9) 40. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States? John Roberts (John G. Roberts Jr.) 40. etIGñkNaCaRbZanénRkumRbwkSatulakaréntulakarkMBUl/ John Roberts (John G. Roberts Jr.)
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QUESTIONS ANSWERS sMNYr cemøIy 41. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal
government. What is one power of the federal government? To print money; to declare war; to create an army; to make treaties
41. enAeRkamrdðZm μnuJ¦rbseyIg GMNacxøHCarbs´rdðaPi:lshB&nÆ. etIGMNacmYyénrdðaPi:lshB&nÆCaGVI/
e:HBum¬R:k; RbkassRg<am; beg,ItkgT&B; beg,Itkic©RBmeRB[g
42. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?
Provide schooling and education; provide protection (police); provide safety (fire departments); give a driver’s license; approve zoning and land use
42. enAeRkamrdðZm μnuJ¦rbseyIg GMNacxøHCarbs´rdð. etIGMNac mYyrbs´rdðCaGVI/
pþl´karsikSanigkarGb´rM; pþl´karkarBar ‘bUlis’; pþl´ suvtæiPaB ‘RksYgGK<IP&y’; pþl´b&NÑebIkbrrzynþ; yl´RBmkareRbIR:s´tMbn´nigdI
43. Who is the Governor of your state? Christine Gregoire (Washington state - 2007) 43. etIGñkNaCaGPi:lrdðrbs´Gñk/ Christine Gregoire (rdðvasIunetan – qñaM 2007) 44. What is the capital of your state? Olympia (Washington state) 44. etIrdðZanIrdðrbs´GñkeQ μaHGVI/ Olympia (rdðvasiunetan)
. 45. What are the two major political parties in the United States?
Democratic and Republican
. 45. etIKNbkSneya:yZMCageKBIrenA~gshrdðGaemrikeQ μaHGVI/ RbCaZibetyü nigsaZarN;rdð 46. What is the political party of the President now? Republican (Party) 46. etIKNbkSneya:yrbs´RbZanaZibtI«LÚvenHehAGVI/ saZarN;rdð ‘KNbkS’ 47. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of
Representatives now? Nancy Pelosi (2007)
47. etIRbZansPatMNagraRsþ«LÚvenHeQμaHGVI/ Nancy Pelosi (qñaM 2007) Rights and Responsibilities
siTÆinigkarTTYlxusRtUv 48. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who
can vote. Describe one of them. Citizens 18 and older can vote; you don’t have to pay (a poll tax) to vote; a male citizen of any race can vote; any citizen (women and men) can vote
48. KWmanviesaZnkm μbYnénrdðZm μnuJ¦GMBICnNaEdlGace:Heqñat:n. cUrBN(namYy~gcMeNamTaMgGs´.
BlrdðEdlmanGayu 18 nwgcas´CagGace:Heqñat; Gñkmin caM:c´bg´R:k´ ‘BnÆsMrab´snøwkeqñat’ edIm|Ie:HeqñateT; BlrdðePTRbusénRKb´Catisasn¾Gace:Heqñat; BlrdðNamñak´ ‘RsþInigburs’ Gace:Heqñat
49. What is one responsibility that is only for U.S. citizens? Serve on a jury; vote 49. etIkarTTYlxusRtUvGVImYyEdlCakarTTYlxusRtUvmYysMrab´Bl
rdðshrdðGaemrik/ bMerIenA~gKN;vinicä&y; e:Heqñat
50. What are two rights only for United States citizens? Apply for a federal job; vote; run for office; carry a U.S. passport
50. etIsiTiÆBIry¨agGVIEdsMrab´EtBlrdðshrdðGaemrikb¨ueNÑaH/ dak´BaküeZVIkarsMrab´kargarshB&nÆ; e:Heqñat; QreQμaHbMerI ~gkariyal&y; kan´lixitqøgEdnrbs´shrdðGaemrik
51. 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 worship; the right to bear arms
51. etIsiTiÆBIry¨agGVIsMrab´Cnmñak´>rs´enA~gshrdðGaemrik/ esrIPaB~gkarbeJ©jmti; esrIPaB~gkarniyay; esrIPaB ~gkarRbCuMu; esrIPaB~gkarbþwgTamTarrdðaPi:l; esrIPaBén CMen]; esrIPaB~gkarmanGavuZ
52. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
The United States; the flag
52. etIeyIgbgØajesckþIesμaHRtg´eTAGVI enAeBlEdleyIgEzøgsc©a RbNiZan/
shrdðGaemrik; Tg´Cati
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QUESTIONS ANSWERS sMNYr cemøIy 53. What is one promise you make when you become a United
States citizen? 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
53. etIkic©snüaGVImYyEdlGñkeZVI enAeBlEdlGñkeTACaBlrdðsJ¢ati shrdðGaemrik/
Qb´esμaHRtg´eTARbeTsepSgeT[t; karBarrdðZm μnuJ¦nigc|ab´ énshrdðGaemrik; eKarBtamc|ab´énshrdðGaemrik; bMerI enA~gkgT&BshrdðGaemrik ‘ebIrdðRtUvkar’; bMerI ‘eZVIkar y¨agsMxansMrab´’ Cati ‘ebIrdðRtUvkar’; RtUvesμaHRtg´cMeBaH shrdðGaemrik
54. How old do citizens have to be to vote for President? Eighteen (18) and older 54. etIGayub¨unμanEdlBlrdðRtUveTAe:HeqñateRCIerIsRbZanaZibtI/ db´R:MbI (18) nigcas´Cag 55. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their
democracy? Vote; join a political party; help with a campaign; join a civic or community group; give an elected official your opinion on an issue; call Senators and Representatives; publicly support or oppose an issue or policy; run for office; write to a newspaper
55. etIreb[bBIry¨agGVI EdlCnGaemrikaMgGaccUlrYmenA~gPaB RbCaZibetyürbs´BYkeK/
e:Heqñat; cUlrYmKNbküneya:y; CYyeXasnae:Heqñat; cUlrYmEpñkelakniti ßRku*mshKmn¾ ; pþl´eyabl´rbs´Gñk elIbJØamYy eTAmRnþIEdl:neKeRCIstaMg; TUrs&BÞeTA RBwtþsPanwgtMNagraRsþ; KaMRTCasaZarN;ßCMTas´nig bJØaßneya:ymYy; QreQμaHoeKe:HeqñateRCIserIs; sresrkaEst
56. When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
April 15
56. etIeBlNaCaézácugeRkaybgÁs´EdlGñkGacep\IRkdaser[bcM BnÆdarén:k´cMNYlsMrab´shB&nÆ/
TI 15 Exemsa
57. When must all men register for the Selective Service? At age 18; between the ages of 18 and 26 57. enAeBlNaEdlRKb´mnusSRbusTaMgGs´RtUvEtcuHeQμaHsMrab´
bMerIenA~gkgT&B/ enAeBlmanGayu 18; GayucenøaHrvag 18 nig 26
AMERICAN HISTORY QUESTIONS sMNYrBIRbvtþisaRsþGaemrikaMg
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58. What is one reason colonists came to America? Freedom; political liberty; religious freedom; economic opportunity; practice their religion; escape persecution
58. etImUlehtuGVImYyEdlGaNaniKmTaMgGs´:neTACaRbeTsGaemrik/ esrIPaB; esrIPaBneya:y; esrIPaBsasna; OkaseZVI esdðkic©; eKarBsasnarbs´BYkeK; rYcputBIkareZVITuk¡bukemñj
59. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? Native Americans; American Indians 59. etIGVkNa:nrs´enA~gGaemrik enAmuneBlEdlBYkGWrub:nmkdl´/ CnCatiedImGaemrikaMg; GaemrikaMg«NÐan 60. What group of people was taken to America and sold as
slaves? Africans; people from Africa
60. etIRkumRbCaCnNaRtUv:neKykmkGaemrik nig:nlk´CaTaskr/ CnCatiGaRhVikaMg; RbCaCnmkBIGaRhVika
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QUESTIONS ANSWERS sMNYr cemøIy 61. Why did the colonists fight the British? Because of high taxes (taxation without
representation); because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering); because they didn’t have self-government
61. ehtudUcemþc:nCaGaNaniKmTaMgGs´c|aMgCamYyBYkGg´eKøs/ BIeRBaHbg´BnÆx¬s´ ‘bg´BnÆedayKμankardak´taMgoeXIjCak´’; BIeRBaHkgT&BGg´eKøs:nrs´enA~gpÞHrbs´BYkeK ‘karpþl´ GaharÇ karykkEnøgenA’; BIeRBaHBYkeKminmanrdðaPi:l pÞal´xøÜnrbseK
62. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? (Thomas) Jefferson 62. GñkNaCaGñksresresckþIRbkasénÉkraCü/ (Thomas) Jefferson 63. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? July 4, 1776 63. enAeBlNaesckþIRbkasénÉkraCüRtUv:nylRBm/ ézáTI 4 Exkk,daqñaM 1776 64. There were 13 original states. Name three. New Hampshire; Massachusetts; Rhode Island;
Connecticut; New York; New Jersey; Pennsylvania; Delaware; Maryland; Virginia; North Carolina; South Carolina; Georgia
64. KWmanrdðdMbUgcMnYn 13 . cUroeQμaH bI . New Hampshire; Massachusetts; Rhode Island; Connecticut; New York; New Jersey; Pennsylvania; Delaware; Maryland; Virginia; North Carolina; South Carolina; Georgia
65. What happened at the Constitutional Convention? The Constitution was written; the Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution
65. etImanGVIekIteLIgenAeBlsnμt´rdðZm μnuJ¦/ rdðZm μnuJ¦RtUv:neKsresreLIg; RkumbitaEdl:nbeg,ItCati :nsresrrdðZm μnuJ¦
66. When was the Constitution written? 1787 66. enAeBlNaEdlrdðZm μnuJ¦:nsresreLIg/ qñaM 1787 67. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S.
Constitution. Name one of the writers. (James) Madison; (Alexander) Hamilton; (John) Jay
67. etIGñksresrkarEstshB&nÆNaxøHEdl:nKaMRTkarGnum&t rdðZm μnuJ¦shrdðGaemrik. cUroeQμaHGñksresrkaEstmñak´.
(James) Madison; (Alexander) Hamilton; (John) Jay
68. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for? U.S. diplomat; oldest member of the Constitutional Convention; first Postmaster General of the United States; writer of “Poor Richard’s Almanac”; started the first free libraries
68. etIGVImYyEdleZVIoelak Benjamin Franklin mankarl|Il|aj/ rdðTUténshrdðGaemrik; smaCikcas´CageKbgÁs´énkarsnμt rdðZm μnuJ¦; GñkeZVIkarbusþ¥sMbuRtTUeTATImYyénshrdðGaemrik; Gñksresrer]gmhasRg,an “Poor Richard’s Almanac”; :ncab´epþImbNÑal&yesrITImYy
69. Who is the “Father of Our Country”? (George) Washington 69. GñkNaCa “bitarbs´RbeTseyIg”? (George) Washington ‘Ccvasiiunetan’ 70. Who was the first President? (George) Washington 70. GñkNaCaRbZanaZibtITImYy/ (George) Washington ‘Ccvasiunetan’
1800s kMLúgqñaM 1800
71. What territory did the U.S. buy from France in 1803? The Louisiana Territory; Louisiana 71. etITwkdIRtYtRtaNaEdlshrdðGaemrik:nTijBI:raMg~gqñaM 1803? TwkdIRtYtRtaén Louisiana; rdð Louisiana 72. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s. War of 1812; Mexican-American War; Civil War;
Spanish-American War 72. cUroeQμaHsRg<ammYYy EdlshrdðGaemrik:nc|aMgkMLúgqñaM 1800/ sRg<amqñaM 1812; sRg<amGaemrikaMg-micsiuk; sRg<amsIuvil;
sRg<amGaemrikaMg-eGs|ajjul
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QUESTIONS ANSWERS sMNYr cemøIy 73. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South. The Civil War; the War between the States 73. cUroeQμaHsRg<amshrdðGaemrikrvagBYkxageCIgnwgxagt|Úg. sRg<amsIuvil; sRg<amrvagrdðnana 74. Name one problem that led to the Civil War. Slavery; economic reasons; states’ rights 74. cUroeQμaHbJØamYYyEdl:nnaMomansRg<amsIuvil. Taskm μ; mUlehtuesdðkic©; siTÆirbs´rdð 75. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did? Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation); saved
(or preserved) the Union; led the United States during the Civil War
75. etIvtæúsMxanGVImYyEdlelak Abraham Lincoln :neZVI/ :nedaHElgTaskr ‘esckþIRbkasedaHElg’; seRg<aH ‘ß:nrkSaTuk’ shPaB; :ndwknaMshrdðGaemrikenAeBl sRg<amsIuvil
76. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? Freed the slaves; freed slaves in the Confederacy; freed slaves in the Confederate states; freed slaves in most Southern states
76. etIesckþIRbkasedaHElg:neZVIGVIxøH/ :nedaHElgTaskr; :nedaHElgTaskrenA~gshB&nÆ ; :nedaHElgTaskrenA~grdðshB&nÆ; :nedaHElgTaskr enAesÞIrEtRKb´rdðEpñkxagt|Úg
77. What did Susan B. Anthony do? Fought for women’s rights; fought for civil rights 77. etIelakRsI Susan B. Anthony :neZVIGVI/ :nTamTarsiTiÆsMrab´RsþITaMgGs´; :nTamTarsiTiÆmnusS
Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information RbvtþisaRsþGaemrikaMgeBlzμI> nigB&t(manénRbvtþisaRsþsMxan´>déTepSgeT[t
78. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s. World War I; World War II; Korean War; Vietnam War; (Persian) Gulf War
78. cUroeQμaHsRg<ammYyEdlshrdðGaemrik:nc|aMgkMLúgqñaM 1900 . sRg<amelakelIkTI I; sRg<amelakelIkTI II; sRg<amkUer; sRg<amev[tNam; sRg<amsmuRThØl ‘smuRTEBkS’
79. Who was President during World War I? (Woodrow) Wilson 79. etIGñkNaCaRbZanaZibtIenAeBlsRg<amelakelIkTI I? (Woodrow) Wilson 80. Who was President during the Great Depression and World
War II? (Franklin) Roosevelt
80. etIGñkNaCaRbZanaZibtIenAeBlesdðkic©Zøak´dundab nigeBlsRg<amelakelIkTI II?
(Franklin) Roosevelt
81. Who did the United States fight in World War II? Japan, Germany, and Italy 81. etIRbeTsNaEdlshrdðGaemrikc|aMgCamYyenAeBlsRg<am
elakelIkTI II? Cb¨unÇ GaLWm¨g´Ç nigGiutalI
82. Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
World War II
82. muneBlKat´:nCab´CaRbZanaZibtI elak Eisenhower CaótþmesnIymñak´. etIKat:neTAc|aMg~gsRg<amNa/
sRg<amelakelIkTI II
83. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
Communism
83. enAeBlsRg<amRtCak´ etIkar:rmÖGVIEdlZMCageKénshrdðGaemrik/ Kum μúúynis 84. What movement tried to end racial discrimination? Civil rights (movement) 84. etIclnaGVI:nsakl|gedIm|IbJ©b´karerIseGIgRbkan´BUCsasn¾/ siTiÆmnsS ‘clna’ 85. What did Martin Luther King Jr. do? Fought for civil rights; worked for equality for all
Americans 85. etIelak Martin Luther King Jr. :neZVIGVI/ TamTarsiTiÆmnusS ; :neZVIkaromanPaBesμI>KñaTaMgGs´
RKb´CnGaemrikaMg 86. What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the
United States? Terrorists attacked the United States
86. etIRBitiþkarN¾GVIEdlsMxan´CageK :nekIteLIgenAézáTI 11 ExkJ¦aqñaM 2001 enAshrdðGaemrik/
ePrvCn:nvayRbharshrdðGaemrik
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QUESTIONS ANSWERS sMNYr cemøIy 87. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States. Cherokee; Navajo; Sioux; Chippewa; Choctaw;
Pueblo; Apache; Iroquois; Creek; Blackfeet; Seminole; Cheyenne; Arawak; Shawnee; Mohegan; Huron; Oneida; Lakota; Crow; Teton; Hopi; Inuit
87. cUroeQμaHkulsm¬&nÆ«NÐanGaemrikaMgmYyenA~gshrdðGaemrik/ Cherokee; Navajo; Sioux; Chippewa; Choctaw; Pueblo; Apache; Iroquois; Creek; Blackfeet; Seminole; Cheyenne; Arawak; Shawnee; Mohegan; Huron; Oneida; Lakota; Crow; Teton; Hopi; Inuit
INTEGRATED CIVICS QUESTIONS sMNYrelaknitibJ©ÚlKñaTaMgGs
Geography PUmisaRsþ
88. Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States. Missouri (River); Mississippi (River) 88. cUroeQμaHmYy énsÞwgEdlEvgCageKBIrenA~gshrdðGaemrik/ Missouri (sÞwg); Mississippi (sÞwg) 89. What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States? Pacific (Ocean) 89. etImhasmuRTNaCab´enAeqñrxaglicénshrdðGaemrik/ :¨siuhVik ‘mhasmuRT’ 90. What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States? Atlantic (Ocean) 90. etImhasmuRTNaCab´enAeqñrxagekIténshrdðGaemrik/ Gatøg´Tik ‘mhasmuRT’ 91. Name one U.S. territory. Puerto Rico; U.S. Virgin Islands; American Samoa;
Northern Mariana Islands; Guam 91. cUroeQμaHmYyéntMbn´RtYtRtashrdðGaemrik. Puerto Rico; U.S. ekaH Virgin Islands; American
Samoa; ekaH Northern Mariana Islands; Guam 92. Name one state that borders Canada. Maine; New Hampshire; Vermont; New York;
Pennsylvania; Ohio; Michigan; Minnesota; North Dakota; Montana; Idaho; Washington; Alaska
92. cUroeQμaHmYyénrdðEdlCab´nwgRbeTskaNada. Maine; New Hampshire; Vermont; New York; Pennsylvania; Ohio; Michigan; Minnesota; North Dakota; Montana; Idaho; Washington; Alaska
93. Name one state that borders Mexico. California; Arizona; New Mexico; Texas 93. cUroeQμaHmYyénrdðEdlCab´nwgRbeTsmiucsIuk. California; Arizona; New Mexico; Texas 94. What is the capital of the United States? Washington, D.C. 94. etIrdðZanIshrdðGaemrikeQ μaHGVI/ vasIunetan DIsIu 95. Where is the Statue of Liberty? New York (Harbor); Liberty Island
[Also acceptable are New Jersey, near New York City, and on the Hudson (River).]
95. etIrUbbdimakresrIPaBtaMgenATINa/ ~grdð New York (Harbor); ekaHesrIPaB [k*TTYls<al´eT[tzaenA~grdð New Jersey, enAEk|rTIRkug New York, ehIynigenAtam Hudson (sÞwg).]
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QUESTIONS ANSWERS sMNYr cemøIy
Symbols nimitþrUb
96. Why does the flag have 13 stripes? Because there were 13 original colonies; because the stripes represent the original colonies
96. ehtudUcemþc:nCaTg´CatimanqñÚt 13/ BIeRBaHmanrdðGaNaniKmdMbUg 13; BIeRBaHqñÚtTaMgGs´ :ntMNagordðGaNaniKmdMbUg
97. Why does the flag have 50 stars? Because there is one star for each state; because each star represents a state; because there are 50 states
97. ehtudUcemþc:nCaTg´Catimanp,ay 50? BIeRBaHmanrdðmYysMrab´rdðnimYy>; BIeRBaHp,aymYy tMNagrdðmYy; BIeRBaHmanrdð 50
98. What is the name of the national anthem? The Star-Spangled Banner 98. etIePøgCatiehAzaeQ μaHGVI/ The Star-Spangled Banner ‘bTePøgCati Star-Spangled
Banner’ Holidays
ézábuNüTaMgGs 99. When do we celebrate Independence Day? July 4 99. etIenAeBlNaeyIgeZVIBiZIbuNüézáÉkraCü/ ézáTI 4 Exkk,da 100. Name two national U.S. holidays. New Year’s Day; Martin Luther King Jr. Day;
Presidents Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Columbus Day; Veterans Day; Thanksgiving; Christmas
100. cUroeQμaHbuNüCatiénshrdðGaemrikBIr. ézábuNücUlqñaM; ézábuNüelak Martin Luther King Jr.; ézábuNüRbZanaZibtI; ézábuNürMlwkviJ¦aNx&nÆ; ézábuNü ÉkraCü; ézábuNükargar; ézábuNü Columbus; ézábuNü GtityuTÆCn; ézábuNüGMNrKuNRBH; ézábuNükMeNItRBHeys)U
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sMNYrsikSananasMrabGñkdak´BaküsuMumanv&ycMNas sMrab´karEkERbzμIénmuxviC¢aRbLg
RbCaCnEdlmanGayuelIsBI 65 EdlCaBlrdðrs´enACaGciéRnþy¥Rsbc|ab´ ‘manb&NÑébtg’ nigCaGñkrs´enA~gshrdðGaemrik CaGciéRnþy¥sbc|ab´sMrab´ry;eBly¨agtic 20 qñaM RtUvmankartMrUvxusKña sMrab´cMeNHdwgelakniti ‘RbvtþsaRsþnigrdðaPi:l’. BYkeK k*Gacmanlk¡Nsm|tþiRtUveKeZVIetsþCaPasakMeNItrbsBYkeKEdr. cUremIlCMBUk E sMrab´B&t(maneRcInEzmeT[t.
1. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? Speech; religion; assembly; press; petition the government
1. etIsiTiÆßesrIPaBmYymkBIviesaZnkm μTImYyehAzaGVI/ karniyay; sasna; karRbCuM; karpSayB&t(man; bwþgsuMTamTar rdðaPi:l
2. What is the economic system in the United States? Capitalist economy; market economy 2. etIRbB&nÆesdðkic©enAshrdðGaemrikehAzaGVI/ esdðkic©mUlZn; esdðkic©TIpSar 3. Name one branch or part of the government. Legislative (Congress); executive (President); judicial
(the courts) 3. cUroeQμaHmYyénsaxaßcMENkénrdðaPi:l. nitibJ¦tþi‘shsPa’; nitiRbtibtþi ‘RbZanaZibtI’; tulakar
‘tulakarTaMgGs´’ 4. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? The Senate and House (of Representatives) 4. etIGVICacMENkTaMgBIr énshsPashrdðGaemrik/ RBwtþsPanigsPa ‘tMNagraRsþ’ 5. Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators? Patty Murray; Maria Cantwell (Washington state -
2007) 5. etIGñkNaCasmaCikRBwtþsPashrdðGaemrikmñakénrdðrbs´Gñk/ Patty Murray; Maria Cantwell (rdðvasIunetan – qñaM 2007) 6. In what month do we vote for President? November 6. etIeyIge:HeqñateRCIserIsRbZanaZibtIenA~gExNa/ vicäika
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QUESTIONS ANSWERS sMNYr cemøIy 7. What is the name of the President of the U.S. now? George W. Bush; George Bush; Bush (2007) 7. etIRbZanaZibtIénshrdðGaemriksBVézáenHeQ μaHGVI/ George W. Bush; George Bush; Bush (qñaM 2007) 8. What is the capital of your state? Olympia (Washington state) 8. etIrdðZanIénrdðrbs´GñkeQ μaHGVI/ GULaMBüa ‘rdðvasiunetan’ 9. What are the two major political parties in the United
States? Democratic and Republican
9. etiKNbkSneya:yZMBIrenA~gshrdðGaemrikmaneQμaHGVIxøH/ RbCaZibetyü nigsaZarN;rdð 10. What is one responsibility that is only for U.S. citizens? Serve on a jury; vote 10. etIkarTTYlxusRtUvGVImYyEdlCakarTTYlxusRtUvmYysMrab´Bl
rdðshrdðGaemrik/ bMerI~gKN;vinicä&y ; e:Heqñat
11. How old do citizens have to be to vote for President? Eighteen (18) and older 11. etIGayub¨unμanEdlBlrdðRtUveTAe:HeqñateRCIerIsRbZanaZibtI/ db´R:MbI (18) nigcas´Cag 12. When is the last day you can send in federal income tax
forms? April 15
12. etIeBlNaCaézácugeRkaybgÁs´EdlGñkGacep\IRkdaser[bcM BnÆdarén:k´cMNYlsMrab´shB&nÆ/
ézáTI 15 Exemsa
13. Who was the first President? (George) Washington 13. GñkNaCaRbZanaZibtITImYy/ (George) Washington ‘CcvasIunetan’ 14. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did? Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation); saved
(preserved) the Union; led U.S. during the Civil War 14. etIvtæúsMxanGVImYyEdlelak Abraham Lincoln :neZVI/ oTaskrmanesrIPaB ‘esckþIRbkasedaHElg’; seRg<aH
‘ß:nrkSaTuk’ shPaB; :ndwknaMshrdðGaemrikenAeBl sRg<amsIuvil
15. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s. World War I; World War II; Korean War; Vietnam War; (Persian) Gulf War
15. cUroeQμaHsRg<ammYyEdlshrdðGaemrik:nc|aMg~gkMLúgqñaM 1900 .
sRg<amelakelIkTI I; sRg<amelakelIkTI II; sRg<amkUer; sRg<amev[tNam; sRg<amsmuRThØl ‘smuRTEBkS’
16. What did Martin Luther King Jr. do? Fought for civil rights; worked for equality for all Americans
16. etIelak Martin Luther King Jr. :neZVIGVIxøH/ TamTarsiTiÆmnusS ; :neZVIkaromanPaBesμI>KñaTaMgGs´ RKb´CnGaemrikaMg
17. What is the capital of the United States? Washington, D.C. 17. etIrdðZanIénshrdðGaemrikeQ μaHGVI/ Washington, D.C. ‘vasiunetan DIsIu’ 18. Where is the Statue of Liberty? New York (Harbor); Liberty Island [Also acceptable are
New Jersey, near New York City, and on the Hudson (River).]
18. etInimitþrUbesrIPaBtaMgenATINa/ ~grdð New York (Harbor); ekaHesrIPaB [k*TTYls<al´eT[t zaenA~grdð New Jersey, enAEk|rTIRkug New York, ehIynigenAtam Hudson (sÞwg).]
19. Why does the flag have 50 stars? Because there is one star for each state; because each star represents a state; because there are 50 states
19. ehtudUcemþc:nCaTg´Catimanp,ay 50? BIeRBaHmanp,aymYysMrab´rdðmYy; BIeRBaHp,aytMNagordðmYy; BIeRBaHmanrdð 50
20. When do we celebrate Independence Day? July 4 20. etIenAeBlNaeyIgeZVIBiZIbuNüézáÉkraCü/ ézáTI 4 Exkk,da
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CMBUk G:
smÖar;sikSananasMrab´karRbLgCaPasaGg´eKøs
XøaKMrU edIm|Iomanlk¡Nsm|tþisMrab´cUlsJ¢ati GñkRtUvEtGacGanÇ sresrÇ nigniyaykarsnÞnaPasaGg´eKøs. XøaTaMgLayenA~gTMB&renH
KWCaKMrUénRbePTXøaTaMgLayEdlmRnþI USCIS mñak´GacsYrGñkoGanyag»ßsresrenAeBleZVIsmÖasn¾rbs´Gñk. GñkGacRtUveKesñI oGan ßsresrXøaepSgdéTeT[t.
CIVICS/HISTORY
A Senator is elected for 6 years. There are three branches of Government. ________ is the Vice President of the United States. All people want to be free. America is the land of freedom. All United States citizens have the right to vote. America is the home of the brave. America is the land of the free. _________ is the President of the United States. Citizens have the right to vote. Congress is part of the American government. Congress meets in Washington, D.C. Congress passes laws in the United States. George Washington was the first president. I want to be a citizen of the United States. I want to be an American citizen. I want to become an American so I can vote. It is important for all citizens to vote. Many people come to America for freedom. Many people have died for freedom. Martha Washington was the first lady. Only Congress can declare war. Our Government is divided into three branches. People in America have the right to freedom. People vote for the President in November. The American flag has stars and stripes. The American flag has 13 stripes. The capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. The colors of the flag are red, white, and blue. The Constitution is the supreme law of our land. The flag of the United States has 50 stars. The House and Senate are parts of Congress. The people have a voice in Government. The people in the class took a citizenship test. The President enforces the laws. The President has the power of veto. The President is elected every 4 years. The President lives in the White House. The President lives in Washington, D.C. The President must be an American citizen. The President must be born in the United States. The President signs bills into law. The stars of the American flag are white. The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France. The stripes of the American flag are red and white. The White House is in Washington, D.C. The United States flag is red, white, and blue. The United States of America has 50 states. There are 50 states in the Union.
EVERYDAY LIFE He came to live with his brother. He has a very big dog. He knows how to ride a bike. He wanted to find a job. He wanted to talk to his boss. He went to the post office. His wife is at work right now. His wife worked in the house. I am too busy to talk today. I bought a blue car today. I came to _______ (city) today for my interview. I count the cars as they pass by the office. I drive a blue car to work. I go to work everyday. I have three children. I know how to speak English. I live in the State of ____________. I want to be a United States citizen. It is a good job to start with. My car does not work. She can speak English very well. She cooks for her friends. She is my daughter, and he is my son. She needs to buy some new clothes. She wanted to live near her brother. She was happy with her house. The boy threw a ball. The children bought a newspaper. The children play at school. The children wanted a television. The man wanted to get a job. The teacher was proud of her class. The white house has a big tree. They are a very happy family. They are very happy with their car. They buy many things at the store. They came to live in the United States. They go to the grocery store. They have horses on their farm. They live together in a big house. They work well together. Today I am going to the store. Today is a sunny day. Warm clothing was on sale in the store. We are very smart to learn this. We have a very clean house. You cook very well. You drink too much coffee. You work very hard at your job.
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elakniti/RbvtþisaRsþ
smaCikRBwtþsPaRtUv:neRCIstaMgsMrab´ry;eBl 6 qñaM. KWmansaxardðaPi:lbI. ________ KWCaGnuRbZanaZibtIénshrdðGaemrik. RKb´RbCaCnTaMgGs´cg´:nesrIPaB. RbeTsGaemrikCanKrEdlmanesrIPaB. RKb´BlrdðshrdðGaemrikTaMgGs´mansiTiÆeTAe:Heqñat. RbeTsGaemrikKWCalMenAénRkumGñkkøahan. RbeTsGaemrikCanKrénGñkmanesrIPaB. _________ KWCaRbZanaZibtIénshrdðGaemrik. BlrdðmansiTiÆe:Heqñat.. shsPaCacMENkénrdðaPi:lrbs´CnGaemrikaMg. shsPaRbCuMenATIRkug Washington, D.C. shsPaGnum&tc|ab´enAshrdðGaemrik. elak George Washington KWCaRbZanaZibtITImYy. `cg´eTACaBlrdðénshrdðGaemrik. `cg´eTACaBlrdðGaemrikaMg. `cg´eTACaCnGaemrikaMg edIm|I Gace:Heqñat. KWCakarsMxan´Nas´sMrab´RKb´BlrdðTaMgGs´e:Heqñat. RbCaCnCaeRcInmkGaemriksMrab´esrIPaB. RbCaCnCaeRcIn:nsøab´sMrab´esrIPaB. GñkRsI Martha Washington CaPriyarbs´RbZanaZibtICcvasIunetan. manEtshsPab¨ueNÑaHEdlGacRbkassRg<am:n. rdðaPi:lrbs´eyIgRtUvEckCasaxabI. RbCaCnenARbeTsGaemrikmansiTiÆTTYlesrIPaB. RbCaCne:HeqñateRCIserIsRbZanaZibtI~gExvicäika. Tg´CatiGaemrikaMgmanp,aynigqñÚt. Tg´CatiGaemrikaMgmanqñÚtcMnYn 13 . rdðZanIénshrdðGaemrikKW Washington, D.C. BN(énTg´CatiKW RkhmÇ sÇ nigex[v. rdðZm μnuJ¦KWCac|ab´kMBUlénnKrrbs´eyIg. Tg´CatiénshrdðGaemrikmanp,aycMnYn 50 . sPatMNagraRsþnigRBwtþsPaKWCacMENkénshsPa. RbCaCnmansMeLgmYyenA~grdðaPi:l. RbCaCnenA~gzñak´:neZVIetsþcUlsJ¢ati. RbZanaZibtIdak´oRbtibtþic|ab´TaMgGs RbZanaZibtImanGMNaceZVIevtU. RbZanaZibtIRtUv:neRCIstaMger[gral´ 4 qñaMmþg. RbZanaZibtIrs´enA~gestviman. RbZanaZibtIrs´enA~gRkug Washington, D.C. RbZanaZibtIRtUvEtCaBlrdðGaemrikaMg. RbZanaZibtIRtUvEtekItenA~gshrdðGaemrik. RbZanaZibtIcuHhtæelxaelIesckþIRBagc|ab´oeTACac|ab´. p,ayénTg´CatiGaemrikaMgKWBN(s. nimitþrUbénesrIPaB:neZVIGMeNaymkBIRbeTs:raMg. qñÚténTg´CatiGaemrikaMgKWBN(RkhmnigBN(s. estvimantaMgenA~gRkug Washington, D.C. Tg´CatiénshrdðGaemrikKWBN(RkhmÇ sÇ nigex[v. shrdðGaemrikmanrdð 50 . KWman 50 rdðenA~gshPaB.
karrs´enARbcaMézá Kat´:nmkrsenACamYybgRbusrbsKat´. Kat´manEq,ZMNas´. Kat´dwgBIreb[bCiHkg´. Kat´:ncg´rkkargareZVI. Kat´:ncg´niyayCamYynwgecAhVayrbs´Kat´. Kat´:nGeJ¢IjeTAb¨usþ¥sMbuRt. RbBnÆrbs´Kat´KWenAkEnøgeZVIkar~geBl«LÚvenH. RbBnÆrbs´Kat´KW:neZVIkarenA~gpÞH. `rvl´Nas´minGacniyay:nenAézáenH. `:nTijLanBN(ex[venAézáenH. `:nmk _______ (TIRkug) ézáenHsMrab´kareZVIsmÖasn¾rbs´`. `:nrab´LanTaMgGs´enAeBlEdlvarg´kat´Ek|rkariyal&y. `ebILanBN(ex[veTAeZVIkar. `eTAeZVIkarer[gral´ézá. `mankUnbInak´. `ecHniyayPasaGg´eKøs. `rsenA~grdð ____________ . `cg´eTACaBlrdðénshrdðGaemrik. enHKWCakargarsMxan´Nas´Edl:ncab´epþIm. Lanrbs´`mineqHeT Kat´GacniyayPasaGg´eKøslÁNas. Kat´cMGinGaharsMrab´mitþrbs´TaMgGs´. nagCakUnRsIrbs´` ehIyvaCakUnRbusrbs´`. Kat´RtUvkarTijsMel[kbMBak´zμIxøH. Kat´cg´rs´enACitbgRbusrbsKat´. Kat´sb|aycitþnwgpÞHrbs´Kat´. ek μgRbusRKEvg:l´. ek μgTaMgGsTijkaEst. ek μgTaMgGs´elgenAsalaer[n. ek μgTaMgGs´cg´:nTUrTsSmYy. bursmñak´cg´:nkargareZVI. GñkRKU:neBjcitþnwgzñak´rbs´Kat´. estvimanmanedImeQImYyedImZM.
BYkeKKWCaRKYsarrIkrayNas´. BYkeKrIkraynwgLanrbs´BYkeK.
BYkeKTijrbs´rbrCaeRcInBIhagTMnij. BYkeK:nmkrs´enA~gshrdðGaemrik. BYkeK:nGeJ¢IjeTAhaglk´eRK]gmØÚb. BYkeKmanesHCaeRcInenAÉcMkarrbs´BYkeK. BYkeKrs´enACuMKña~gpÞHZMmYy. BYkeKmandMeNIrkarlÁNas´enACuMKña. ézáenHè eTAhaglk´TMnij. ézáenHèmanézárHlÁNs´. sMel[kbMBak´kk´ekþA:ncuHézøezakenAhaglk´TMnij. eyIgqøatNas´edIm|IsikSarbs´enH. eyIgmanpÞHsÁatNas´. GñkRbsb´cMGinGaharNas´. GñkBisarkaehVeRcInNas´. GñkeZVIkaryagxøaMgenAkEnøgeZVIkarrbs´Gñk.
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Vocabulary Words
Vocabulary for Reading List You will be asked to read a sentence.
You have three chances. You need to get one right.
Vocabulary for Writing List You will be asked to write a sentence.
You have three chances. You need to get one right. PEOPLE Abraham Lincoln George Washington CIVICS American flag Bill of Rights capital citizen Congress country Father of Our Country flag government President right/rights Senators states White House PLACES America United States U.S. HOLIDAYS Presidents Day Memorial Day Flag Day Independence Day Labor Day Columbus Day Thanksgiving
QUESTION WORDS how many what when where who why VERBS can come do/does elects have/has is/are/was/be lives meet name pay vote want OTHER (FUNCTION) for here in of on the to we OTHER (CONTENT) dollar bill first largest many most north one our people second south
PEOPLE Adams Lincoln Washington CIVICS American Indians capital citizens Civil War Congress Father of Our Country flag free freedom of speech laws President right/rights Senators state/states White House PLACES Alaska California Canada country Delaware Mexico New York City Washington, D.C. United States MONTHS February May June July September October November HOLIDAYS Presidents Day Memorial Day Flag Day Independence Day Labor Day Columbus Day Thanksgiving
VERBS can come do/does elect have/has is/are/was/be lives/lived makes meets pay vote want OTHER (FUNCTION) a and during for here in of on our the they to we OTHER (CONTENT) blue colors dollar bill fifty/50 first largest most north one hundred/100 people red second south stripes white
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Gk¡ranuRkmsMrab´bJ¢IGan
GñknwgRtUv:neKesñIoGanXaømYy. GñkmanOkasbI. GñkRtUvEtmanmYyRtUv.
Gk¡ranuRkmsMrab´bJ¢Isresr GñknwgRtUv:neKesñIosresrXaømYy.
GñkmanOkasbI. GñkRtUvEtmanmYyRtUv. RbCaCn Abraham Lincoln George Washington elakniti Tg´CatiGaemrikaMg esckþIRbkassiTiÆÉktþCn rdðZanI Blrdð shsPa RbeTs bitarbs´RbeTseyIg Tg´Cati rdðaPi:l RbZanaZibtI siTiÆ smaCikRBwtþsPa rdð estviman TIkEnøg RbeTsGaemrik shrdðGaemrik sçGç ‘shrdðGaemrik’ ézábuNü ézábuNüRbZanaZibtI ézábuNürMlwkviJ¦aNx&nÆ ézábuNüTg´Cati ézábuNüÉkraCü ézábuNükargar ézábuNü Columbus ézáGMNrKuNRBH
BaküsMrab´sYr eRcInbunμan GVI eBlNa kEnøgNa GñkNa ehtuGVI kiriyas&BÞ Gac mk eZVI eRCIstaMg man KW rs´enA CYb eQ μaH bg´R:k´ e:Heqñat cg´ epSg> ‘muxgar’ sMrab TIenH ~g énßrbs´ elI the ‘sresrenAmuxnam’ eTAßcMeBaH eyIg epSg> ‘matika’ RkdasR:k´duløa TImYy ZMCageKßTUlayCageK eRcIn esÞIrEtTaMgGs´ xageCIg mYy rbs´eyIg RbCaCn TIBIr xagt|ÚÚg
RbCaCn Adams Lincoln Washington elakniti CnGaemrikaMg Cn«NÐan rdðZanI Blrdð sRg<amsIuvil shsPa bitarbs´RbeTseyIg Tg´Cati esrI esrIPaBénkarniyay c|ab RbZanaZibtI siTiÆ smaCikénRBwtþsPa rdð/rdðTaMgGs´ estviman TIkEnøg Rdð Alaska Rdð California RbeTs Canada RbeTs Rdð Delaware RbeTs Mexico Rkug New York Washington, D.C. shrdðGaemrik Ex kumÖ ósPa mizuna kk,da kJ¦a tula vicäika ézábuNü ézábuNüRbZanaZibtI ézábuNürMlwkviJ¦aNx&nÆ ézábuNüTg´Cati ézábuNüÉkraCü ézábuNükargar ézákMeNIt Columbus ézáGMNrKuNRBH
kriyas&BÞ Gac mk eZVI eRCIstaMg man Ca rs´enA/:nrs´enA eZVI CYb bg´R:k´ e:Heqñat cg´ epSg> ‘muxgar’ a ‘sresrenAmuxnam’ nwg enAeBl sMrab TIenH ~g Énßrbs´ elI rbs´eyuIg the ‘sresrenAmuxnam’ BYkeK eTAßcMeBaH eyIg epSg> ‘matika’ ex[v BN( RkdasR:k´duløa hasib/50 TImYy ZMCageKßTUlayCageK esÞIrEtTaMgGs xageCIg mYy mYyry/100 RbCaCn Rkhm TIBIr xagt|Úg qñÚt s
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ebIGñk:neqøIyza:Tßca@eTAelIsMNYrTaMgGs´enH cUrTak´TgeTAGg<karmYyénGg<kar NCI TaMgLayEdl:nrayenA xageRkamenH. ebIGñkRtUvkarCMnYYybEnæmeT[t sUmTUrs&BÞtamelx 206-386-4148.
Gg<karbeNþImsJ¢atiz μI (NCI) énRkug Seattle
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Asian Counseling & Referral Services (ACRS) 206-695-7578
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m¨ugÇ em[nÇ cinÇ
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720 8th Ave. S., Suite #200 Seattle, WA 98104
Catholic Refugee and Immigration Services 206-725-2090 ext.13
CMnYykardak´Bakü rusSI/yUeRknÇ sUmalI
4250 S. Mead St. Seattle, WA 98118
Acorn Center: 700 Dearborn Ave. S. Seattle, WA 98144
Center for Career Alternatives (CCA) 206-322-9080
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New Holly Family Center 7054-32nd Avenue S. Seattle, WA 98118
12828 Northrup Way, #100 Bellevue, WA 89005
Center for MultiCultural Health 206-461-6910
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TIRKØIj¨a
105 14th Ave., Suite 2C Seattle, WA 98122
Springwood Housing 13111 SE 274th Street Kent, WA 98030
Chinese Information & Service Center (CISC) 206-624-5633
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611 S. Lane St. Seattle, WA 98104
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El Centro de la Raza 206-957-4609
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eGs|ajjul 2524 16th Ave. S. Seattle, WA 98144
Filipino Community of Seattle 206-722-9372 or 206-467-9976
esckþIENnaMkarRbLgcUlCa sJ¢ati CMnYykardak´Bakü
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5740 MLK Jr. Wy. S. Seattle, WA 98118
Horn of Africa Services 206-760-5071
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TIRKØIj¨a
4714 Rainier Av. S, #105 Seattle, WA 98118
International District Housing Alliance (IDHA) 206-623-5132
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606 Maynard Ave. S. #105 Seattle, WA 98104
Zñak´er[n: 825 Yesler Way Seattle, WA 98104
International Rescue Committee (IRC) 206-623-2105
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100 S. King St. Suite 570 Seattle, WA 98104
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tMbn´GnþCatiénRkug Seattle, Yesler Terrace, Rainier Vista, & mUldðan High Point
Indochina-Chinese Refugee Association 206-625-9955
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cin 200 - 21st Ave. Seattle, WA 98122
Zñak´er[n: 15027 Military Road Upper Terrace #3 SeaTac, WA 98188
Jewish Family Services 425-643-2221
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kariyal&ymCÄmNÐl
1601 16th Avenue Seattle, WA 98122
kariyal¥A Kent: 1215 Central Ave. S., # 131 Kent, WA 98032
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Ex μr KCSKC 10025 16th Ave. SW Seattle, WA 98146
Multi-Ethnic Service Ctr. 15821 NE 8th St., #210 Bellevue, WA 98008
GaKarCYl Blakely Manor 2401 NE Blakely Seattle, WA 98105
Lao Community Service Office 206-725-9181
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Kmn¾ Lao 7101 MLK Wy, #214 Seattle, WA 98118
Literacy Source 206-782-2050 ext 102
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Literacy Source 720 N. 35th St., 103 Seattle, WA 98103
My Service Mind 253-584-5615
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kariyal&ymCÄmNÐl 11016 Bridgeport Way SW, Lakewood, WA 98499
Miller Community Ctr. 330 19th Ave. East Seattle, WA 98112
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Neighborhood House 206-461-8430
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9800 8th Ave S.W. Seattle,WA 98106
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Federal Way 32400 -1st Avenue S. Federal Way, WA 98003
Refugee Women’s Alliance (ReWA) 206-721-8456
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4008 MLK Jr. Way S. Seattle, WA 98108
Rainer Vista MLK Jr. Way S. and S. Columbian Way Seattle, WA 98108
SeaMar Community Health Centers 206-764-4700
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15245 Pacific Hwy S., #L2 SeaTac, WA 98188
St. James ESL Program 206-382-4511
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804 Ninth Avenue Seattle, WA 98104
Km μviZI St. James ESL 206-382-4511
Ukrainian Community Center 425-430-8229 or 206-369-6398
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rusSIÇ yUeRkn 221 Hardie Ave. NW Renton, WA 98055
Royal Hills Apts. 3000 Royal Hills Dr. Renton, WA 980958
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Helping Link
206-781-4246
P.O. Box 28068 Seattle, WA 98118
Literacy Council of Seattle
206-233-9720
F.U.M.C., 811 5th Ave. Seattle, WA 98104
Lutheran Community Services
206-694-5700
433 Minor Avenue Seattle, WA 98109
New Holly Family Center
206-723-4073 7054 32nd Ave. S. Seattle, WA 98118
North Seattle Community College 206-527-7303 9600 College Way North Seattle,WA 98103
Renton Technical College @ Worksource - Downtown Learning Center
206-436-8640
3024 – 3rd Ave., 2nd Floor, Seattle, WA 98121
World Relief
206-587-0234 316 Maynard Ave S. #101 Seattle, WA 98104-2719
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CMBUk I: Gñkpþl´karbeRg[nPasaGg´eKøsCaPasaTIBIr (ESL)
bJ¢IenHpþl´nUvB&t(manGMBIzñaker[nnigesvakm μbeRb[nsisSmñak´Tl´mñak´Epñk ESL. cMNaM; Gas&ydðankariyal&ymCÄmNÐlrbsGg<karGacCakEnøgepSg
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EpñkkNþalénRkug SEATTLE / sIubxUd 98101, 98102, 98104, 98112, 98121, 98122, 98134 Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS) 695-7578 720 8th Ave. S., Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98104 CASA Latina 956-0779 220 Blanchard St., Seattle, WA 98121 Chinese Information & Service Center 624-5633 611 S. Lane Street, Seattle, WA 98104 Indochina Chinese Refugee Association 625-9955 200-21st Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Jewish Family Service 461-3240 1601 16th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Literacy Council of Seattle 233-9720 F.U.M.C., 811 5th Ave., Seattle, WA 98104 Saint James ESL Program 382-4511 804 9th Ave., Seattle, WA 98104 Seattle Central Community College 587-4180 1701 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122 Seattle Public Library 386-4148 1000 Fourth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104 University of Washington ESL Program 543-6242 4909 25th Ave. N.E., Seattle, WA 98195 YMCA – Downtown 382-5000 909 – 4th Avenue S., Seattle, WA 98104 Renton Technical College @ Worksource - Downtown 436-8640 3024 – Third Avenue, 2nd Floor, Seattle, WA 98121 World Relief 587-0234 316 Maynard Ave. S., Suite 103, Seattle, WA 98104
Tis¤sanénRkug SEATTLE sIubxUd 98103, 98105, 98115, 98125, 98133 Literacy Source 782-2050 720 N. 35th Street, Suite 103, Seattle, WA 98103 Northgate Community Center 386-4285 10510 – 5th Ave N.E., Seattle, WA 98125 North Seattle Family Center 364-7930 3200 N.E. 125th St. #2, Seattle, WA 98125 Seattle Public Library – Lake City Branch 684-7518 12501 28th Ave N.E., Seattle, WA 98125
TisBayBüénRkug SEATTLE / sIubxUd 98103, 98107, 98109, 98117, 98119, 98133, 98177, 98199 Ballard Family Center 706-9645 5449 Ballard Ave. N.W., Seattle, WA 98107 North Seattle Community College 527-7303 9600 College Way N., Seattle, WA 98103 Literacy Council at the Seattle Public Library - Ballard Branch 233-9720 5614 22nd Ave. N.W., Seattle, WA 98107 Shoreline Community College – International Student Office 546-5827 16101 Greenwood Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98133
TisGeKñy¾énRkug SEATTLE / sIubxUd 98108, 98118, 98144, 98178 The Diocese of Olympia - Refugee Resettlement Office 323-3152 1610 S King St., Seattle ,WA 98144 El Centro de la Raza 957-4622 2524 16th Ave S., Seattle, WA 98144 Goodwill Community Learning Center 860-5791 1400 S. Lane St., Seattle, WA 98144 Helping Link 781-4246 P.O. Box 28068, Seattle, WA 98118 (Mailing address) Horn of Africa Services 344-5872 4714 Rainier Ave. S. #105, Seattle, WA 98118 Neighborhood House Rainier Vista 461-4568 3006 S. Oregon St., Seattle, WA 98108 New Holly Family Center 723-4073 7054 32nd Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98118 Refugee Federation Service Center 725-9181 7101 Martin Luther King Jr. Way S., #214, Seattle, 98118 Refugee Women's Alliance 721-0243 4008 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Seattle, WA 98108 Seattle Public Library – Beacon Hill 684-4711 2821 Beacon Ave S., Seattle, WA 98108 Seattle Public Library – Rainier Beach 386-1906 9125 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, WA 98118 Seattle Vocational Institute 587-4950 2120 S. Jackson, Seattle, WA 98144 South Seattle Community College @ New Holly 768-6642 7058 – 32nd Ave S., Suite 104, Seattle, WA 98118
TisnIrtIénRkug SEATTLE / sIubxUd 98106, 98116, 98126, 98136, 98146, 98166, 98168 ACRS @ SafeFutures 695-7578 6337 35th Avenue SW Seattle, WA 98126 Highline Community College - White Center YMCA 763-6922 10025 – 16th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98146 Iraqi Community Center 937-7680 9800-8th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98146 Lake Burien Literacy Program 242-2088 15003 14th S.W., Seattle, WA 98166 Neighborhood House Park Lake 461-4554 9800 – 8th Ave S.W., Seattle, WA 98146 Refugee Federation Service Center 762-4894 10025 – 16 Ave S.W., Seattle, WA 98146 Refugee and Immigrant Community Resource Center 767-6896 9001 9th Ave. S.W., Seattle, WA 98106 South Seattle Community College 764-5363 6000 16th Ave. S.W., Seattle, WA 98106 Southwest Youth and Family Services 937-7680 4555 Delridge Way S.W., Seattle, WA 98106