This is Teacher Jennifer from US Citizenship Podcast.
Every week we bring you practice interviews, quizzes, and the latest news
that help you get ready for your U.S. Citizenship interview.
Today I will do a interview with Quynh from the Seattle, Washington area.
We're going to review part 12 vocabulary.
What's really great about this interview
is that Quynh asks me to explain some questions.
She doesn't say yes or no
unless she totally understands the question.
Let's get started.
Have you ever claimed to be a US citizen?
No
What is claimed?
For example to say uh you are a US citizen, like you claim that it's true.
Is it true or not true?
You claim it true but is my not true.
Yes
Have you ever voted in any US elections?
No
What does it mean to vote?
To choose a political party like a president or the government party.
Do you have any title of nobility in a foreign country?
No
What is nobility?
You carry like a generation from the king or queen.
Have you ever been declared legally incompetent?
No
What is legally incompetent?
Some kind of paperwork that says you have a mental health problem.
That you can't decide what to do.
Do you pay your taxes every year?
Yes, I do.
What are taxes? What do they use taxes for?
Tax is the money based on what you earn.
Do you belong to any groups or organizations?
Yes, I do.
What is a group or organization?
Many people join in together and do an activity together.
What kind of group do you join?
A group teaching Vietnamese in my Holy Family Church.
Very good.
Have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?
No
What is the Communist Party?
It's the government of China, Vietnam, North Korea, and Cuba.
Have you ever been a terrorist?
No
What is a terrorist?
Use violence to control people and government
Have you ever badly hurt or killed a person on purpose?
No
What does it mean to hurt or kill a person on purpose?
You having the plan to killing someone or hurting someone.
Have you ever participated in the rebel group, militia, or army?
Can you explain the question?
Were you in the army
or a group fighting against the government in Vietnam?
No
Have you ever worked in a place like a prison or labor camp?
No.
What is a prison camp?
How to say that? Like uh . . . someone is . . .uh . . .
I, I understand it, but i don't know how to describe it.
Think about it. What's a prison?
It's where to put people on having the crime in.
So if you're in a prison or a labor camp . . . What is labor?
Uh you work for.
So if you're in prison
and you're in a labor camp . . . What are you doing there?
You're working in this area . . . like?
You work in prison and that's part of your punishment.
Have you ever been a member of a gang?
Oh no
What is a gang?
A group of criminals
Have you ever sold or given weapons to another person?
No
What are weapons?
Weapons include gun and knives, is something can hurt people.
Exactly!
Have you ever received military or weapons training?
No
What is weapons training?
They have a lesson for you to train it legally, like you can use it.
Do you know how to use a gun?
No
Bomb?
Are you sure?
She's saying no, no.
Have you ever forced a child under 15 to become a soldier?
I don't understand the soldier.
Okay in some places, they take children
and they teach them how to become soldiers.
Or they make the children work for the soldiers like slaves.
They do cooking for the soldier.
They do cleaning for the soldiers.
They take care of the soldiers.
So have you ever forced a child under 15 to either be a soldier or to help soldiers?
No
Have you ever been arrested or committed a crime?
No
What is a crime?
Is breaking the law
Have you ever been on probation?
Oh, what is that?
Probation means that they release you from jail early,
but they still supervise you.
You have to check into the police
maybe every week or every two weeks.
They monitor your behavior after you leave the prison.
No
Have you ever been stopped or cited by a police officer or detained by a police officer?
I get where your question but the "cite?"
"Cited" c-i-t-e-d
Cited means, I give you a ticket because you broke the law.
Oh no
Let me continue
Have you ever been a habitual drunkard?
No
What is a habitual drunkard?
Someone needs drink too much
Have you ever sold or smuggled illegal drugs?
No
What are illegal drugs?
Some kind of drug you cannot sell it because you break the law to sell it.
For example like heroin or cocaine
Have you ever gambled illegally?
No
What is illegal gambling?
If you gambling and you win it and you don't pay taxes
Have you ever been married to two men at the same time?
No
Have you ever helped someone enter the United States illegally?
No
Have you ever lied to get public benefits?
No
What are public benefits?
Public benefits of health from governments such as like lower rent or lower health care.
Have you ever served in the US army or military?
No
Do you support the Constitution and the form of government of the United States?
Yes, I do.
What is the Constitution?
The supreme law of the land
What kind of government do we have in the United States?
Democracy
Do you understand the full oath to the United States?
Yes, I do.
What is an oath?
An oath is the promise
What is allegiance?
Allegiance means to be loyal
What is the Oath of Allegiance?
A promise to be loyal.
Oath of Allegiance is a promise to be loyal to the United States.
Are you willing to perform non-combatant services for the US Armed Forces?
Yes, I do
What is bear arms?
Using a weapon to protect a country.
And are you willing to perform non-combatant services for the United States Armed Forces?
Yes, I do
What is non-combatant?
I do work in the military but just a support job
Are you willing to help the government in the national emergency?
Yes, I do
Do you promise everything you say is true?
Yes, I do.
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