US Naturalization N-400 Part 12 for Busy applicants
Part 12 question 01-09
Have you ever
in your lifetime
claim
to state something without proof
claim to be a u.s citizen
to state you are a u.s citizen
register
to sign up
vote
to formally choose a candidate
hereditary titles or inherited titles
the title you receive when you are born into a royal family, such as prince or princess
order of nobility
a position given by a King or Queen
give up
to abandon something
declared
to be diagnosed
legally incompetent
not able to make decisions for yourself due to mental problems under the law
declared legally incompetent
to be diagnosed that you are not able to make decisions for yourself due to mental problems under the law
mental institution
a hospital for people with mental or emotional problems
confined
to restrict
owe
to have a debt
overdue
passes a deadline
overdue taxes
didn't pay taxes on time
fail
not doing something
file a tax return
send tax paperwork to the government
non-U.S. resident
a person who doesn't live in the U.S.
Part 12 question 10 to 21
the Communist party
a party that believes all properties and wealth are government owned
totalitarian party
the government has complete control over everything and the people have no power
terrorist organization
organization that uses violence for political or religious purposes
terrorist
a person who uses violence for political or religious purposes
advocate
to publicly support
overthrow
to remove a government from power by force
persecute
to hurt someone badly because of religious or political beliefs
national origin
where a person is from
associate
to have a connection
Nazi
the party under Hitler
S.S. military unit
an organization under the Nazi government
extermination camp
a place to keep people before killing them
concentration camp
a place to keep political prisoners during the war
prisoner of war camp
a place to keep enemy soldiers during the war
transit camp
a place to keep people such as refugees, temporarily
involve
to take part in
genocide
killing a group of people because of their religion or race
torture
to cause great pain to someone
kill
to cause someone to die
forcing sexual contact or relations
touching someone's private parts when one says no
participate
to be part of
military unit
a group that works for a government to fight in a war
paramilitary unit
a military group that is not official
self-defense unit
a group that protects a place using weapons
vigilante unit
a group that acts like the police but is not official
rebel group
a group that fights a government
guerrilla group
a group that uses weapons against the military, police , or government
militia
an army that is not official
insurgent organization
a group that uses weapons and fights against the government
serve
to work
prison camp
a place to keep enemy soldiers or political prisoners
detention facility
a place where people are forced to stay
labor camp
a place where people are forced to work
threaten
to warn to hurt someone
recruit
to ask
enlist
to sign up, especially in an armed force
conscript
to force someone to join an armed force
combat
to fight in war
Part 12 question 22-29
records have been sealed
records are not public
records have been expunged
records are erased
records have been cleared
charges are dismissed
constitute
to be considered
disclose the information
to provide the information
crime
an action that breaks the law
offense
minor crime
commit a crime
to do something that breaks the law
assisted in committing a crime
to help someone to break the law
attempted to commit a crime
to try to do something that breaks the law
arrested
handcuffed by the police
cited
given a ticket by the police
detained
held in custody by the police
charged
the police formally tells you that you did something illegal
convicted
found guilty of a crime under the law
alternative sentencing
a different way to punish someone instead of going to jail, such as community service
rehabilitative program
a program to help someone recover from drug or alcohol
diversion
a different program such as a rehabilitative program to avoid jail time
withheld adjudication
the judge did not convict you of the crime. It's like a second chance
deferred prosecution or deferred adjudication
legal agreements that allows alternative sentencing
sentence
a punishment under the law
suspended sentence
delayed sentence
probation
reports to an officer regularly instead of jail time
parole or bean paroled
allowed to leave prison early due to good behavior
jail or prison
a place where the police keep people who have been arrested
outcome or disposition
the final status of a case
Part 12 question 30-36
habitual drunkard
someone drinks too much alcohol regularly
prostitute
someone who has sex with another person for money
procure
to find a prostitute for someone
smuggle
to take things or people to or from a country illegally
controlled substances
legal drugs that can be bought with a prescription but with restrictions
narcotics
an illegal drugs such as heroin or cocaine
polygamy
being married to more than one person at the same time
obtain
to gain something
immigration benefit
things like a visa green card or citizenship
obtain immigration benefit
to gain things like green card
illegal
against the law
gamble or gambling
to play a game for money
illegal gambling
to play a game for money that is not allowed under the law
dependent
a person who is relying on another person financially
pay alimony
to pay money to an ex-spouse after a divorce
misrepresent or misrepresentation
to lie about who you are or something you did
public benefit
money from the government to help you such as food stamps
false
not true
fraudulent
to claim something that is not true
mislead someone
to make someone believe something that is not true
lie
to say things that are not true
admission into the United States
the right to enter the United States
exclude from the United States
prevent you from entering the United States
deport
to force a person to leave a country
rescission
reversing a decision
deportation proceedings
legal process of deporting a person
pending
waiting to happen
Part 12 question 37-50
armed forces
military
deploy
to move soldiers to a new place
stationed overseas
a soldier works outside the U.S.
court-martialed
to go to a military court
disciplined
to be punished for doing something wrong
discharged
a soldier leaves the military
avoid being drafted
prevent from being selected as a soldier
deserted
to abandon
Selective Service
registered in the U.S. armed forces required by law
constitution
the supreme law of the land
oath
a promise
allegiance
to be loyal to something
oath of allegiance to the United States
a promise to be loyal to the United States
bear arms
to own or use a gun
non-combatant services
services that do not engage in fighting during a war such as nursing and translation
work of national importance
tasks that are important to a nation, usually during a war
civilian
anyone who is not in the military
bonus
Form of government in the U.S.
Republic
example of work of national importance under civilian direction
helping the Red Cross during an earthquake