hi this is teacher jennifer from u.s citizenship podcast
tonight we're going to review the n-400 part 12. let's get started
claim have you ever claimed to be a u.s citizen
what is claimed claim is a non-citizen lies and says i am a u.s citizen
vote have you ever voted in any u.s elections
what is to vote to vote means to choose a new leader or a law
a citizen chooses a new leader or law
title of nobility do you have any title of nobility in a foreign country
what is nobility nobility is to be a member of a family of a king or queen
legally incompetent
have you ever been declared legally incompetent
what is legally incompetent
a judge or doctor says that you cannot make important life decisions an illegal guardian
must make these decisions for you
taxes do you pay your taxes every year
what is income tax
income tax means that i pay money to the government based on the money that i earn
do you have any overdue taxes
what are overdue taxes
overdue taxes are money that i must pay the government but i haven't paid
yet group or organization
do you belong to any groups or organizations
what is a group or organization a group or organization is when members come together
because they're interested in the same things or they want to accomplish the same things
they want to do something together communism have you ever been a member of the communist party
what is communism
communism is the government party
with a state planned economy such as in china vietnam north korea and cuba
terrorism and terrorist
have you ever been a terrorist
what is terrorism
terrorism is when people use violence and fear to control people and governments
hurt or kill on purpose have you ever badly hurt or killed a person on purpose
what is on purpose
to do something on purpose means i plan to do it and then i did it
i plan to hurt or kill a person and then i killed the person military unit or rebel group
have you ever been a member of a military unit or a rebel group
what is a rebel group
a rebel group fights against the government and against the national
army worked in a prison have you ever worked at a place like a prison or a labor camp
what is a prison or labor camp a prison or labor camp is a place where people must work
or they are tortured or killed
gang have you ever been a member of a gang
what is a gang
a gang is a group of criminals who use weapons to get what they want
weapons have you ever sold or given weapons to another person
what are weapons weapons are like guns knives bombs anything that can be used to harm people
have you ever received military or weapons training
what is military or weapons training
people learn how to use a military people receive military training to use weapons to defend the
country some people use weapons to learn how to protect themselves or to hurt other people
have you ever forced excuse me a child soldier
have you ever forced a child under 15 to become a soldier
what is a soldier
a child soldier this is a child a person under 15 who fights in a militia army or rebel group
have you ever forced a child under 15 to help soldiers how can a child help soldiers
some soldiers use children to cook for them to carry their stuff as a porter or to as a servant
now we're moving on to good moral character have you ever been arrested or been in jail
what is arrested
arrested is when the police stop and take you to jail because you have done
something wrong or the police think that you did do something wrong
crime have you ever committed a crime
what is crime crime is to break the law say for instance to steal to sell drugs or to kill someone
habitual drunkard have you ever been a habitual drunkard
what is a habitual drunkard a habitual drunkard is someone who drinks alcohol
every day and gets sick or they are addicted to alcohol
illegal drugs
have you ever sold or smuggled illegal drugs
what are illegal drugs
illegal drugs are things like heroin or cocaine they are illegal in the united states
illegal gambling have you ever gambled illegally
what is illegal gambling you gamble you play games or cards for money but you don't pay taxes
helping someone enter the united states illegally
have you ever helped someone enter the united states illegally
what is helping someone enter the united states illegally that's
to help somebody enter the united states without the proper visa or paperwork you're involved with
transporting the people or trafficking the people or maybe forging documents
green card marriage what is a green card marriage
a green card marriage is someone who gets permanent residency illegally through marriage so
you're not interested in entering into a marriage with the person because you love them and want to
live with them you're doing it solely to gain an immigration benefit and permanent residency
lie to get public benefits
what are public benefits
public benefits are is assistance from the federal government federal or state
or local government for example health care food assistance low cost well rent welfare
it's perfectly legal to get these benefits but it is not legal to lie to get these benefits
you must tell the truth on your application about your financial and social status
deported have you ever been deported from the united states
what is deported to to be deported is to be arrested and to be sent back to your country
for example some people call it kicked out of the united states
you're hearing illegally you're sent back to your own country
service in the u.s armed forces have you ever served in the u.s armed forces
what are the u.s armed forces
this is our military it is the army navy air force marines and coast guard
u.s constitution do you support the u.s constitution and our form of government
what is the u.s constitution
the u.s constitution is the supreme law of the land now what is our form of government
you can say several things you could say we have a democratic form of government or you could say
we're a democracy or we have a republican form of government or the united states is a republic
oath of allegiance are you willing to take the full oath of allegiance to the united states
what is an oath
an oath is a promise you promise to be loyal to the united states
what is allegiance allegiance means that you are willing to be loyal to the united states
and the oath of allegiance is i promise to be loyal to the united states
after you take the oath of allegiance you're an american citizen
now if the law requires it are you willing to bear arms the u.s armed forces
what is bear arms
bear arms means to to carry a weapon to protect the country and the us armed forces
if the law requires it are you willing to be a non-combatant in the u.s armed forces
what does this mean to be a non-combatant
that means to work in the armed forces without using a weapon
are you are you willing to help the government in a national emergency what is a national emergency
a national emergency is an earthquake a fire a flood a tornado or pandemic
do you promise to tell everything do you promise that everything you said was true
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