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STUDY QUESTIONS FOR THE NEW VERSION OF THE NATURALIZ. sMN Yrsik SananasMr abkarEkERbzxIñ. ATION EXAM. énmuxviC¢aRbLgcUl sJ¢ati.
STUDY QUESTIONS FOR THE NEW VERSION OF THE NATURALIZATION EXAM sMNYrsikSananasMrab´karEkERbzxIñénmuxviC¢aRbLgcUlsJ¢ati sMNYrxøHmancemøIyCaeRcInEdlmanrayCUn. enHKIWBIeRBaH RbEhlCamanreb[bCaeRcIn~gkarniyaycMeBaHvtæúEtmYy ßBIeRBaHKW GacmancemøIyeRcInCagmYy. GñknwgRtUvtMrUvoeqøIyEtcemøIymYymkBIcemøIyrayCUnenH elIkElgEtsMNYrsYredayCak´c|as´ sMrab´o eqøIyeRcInCagmYy. GñknwgRtUveKsYr 10 sMNYr nigRtUvEtmancemøIyR:MmYyRtUv~gcMeNam 10 .

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AMERICAN GOVERNMENT QUESTIONS sMNYrTak´TgnwgrdðaPi:l Principles of American Democracy eKalkarN¾énRbCaZibetyüGaemrikaMg

1. What is the supreme law of the land? 1. etIGVICac|ab´kMBUlrbs´nKr/ 2. What does the Constitution do? 2. etIrdðZmxnuJ¦eZVIGVIxøH/

The Constitution rdðZmxnJ u ¦

Sets up the government; defines the government; protects basic rights of Americans er[bcMrdða:l; kMNt´Gtæn&yordða:l; karBarmUldðanc|ab´ énCnGaemrikaMgTaMgGs´

3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? 3. mtIénrdðaPi:lxøÜnÉgKWenA~gBakübIm¨at´énrdðZmxnJ u . ¦

“We the People” “We the People” ‘ ¨eyIgCaRbCaCn ¨’

etIBaküTaMgenHmanGVIxøH/

4. What is an amendment? 4. GVIehAzaviesaZnkmx/ 5. What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution? 5. etIeyIgehAviesaZnkmxénrdðZmxnuJ¦dMbUgTaMg 10 dUcemþc/ 6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? 6. etIsiTiÆßesrIPaBmYymkBIviesaZnkmxehAGVI/

A change (to the Constitution); an addition (to the Constitution) karEkERb ‘cMeBaHrdðZmxnJ u )¦ ; karbEnæm ‘cMeBaHrdðZmxnuJ¦’ The Bill of Rights esckþIRbkassiTÆiÉktþCn

Speech; religion; assembly; press; petition the government karniyay; sasna; karRbCuM; karpSayB&t(man; karbþwgTamTardl´rdðaPi:l

7. How many amendments does the Constitution have? 7. etIvesaZnkmxenA~grdðZmxnuJ¦mancMnYnb¨unxan/ 8. What did the Declaration of Independence do? 8. etIesckþIRbkasénÉkraCü:neZVIGVIxøH/

Twenty-seven (27) émÖR:MBIr (27) Announced our independence (from Great Britain); declared our independence (from Great Britain); said that the United States is free (from Great Britain) EzøgodwgÉkraCürbs´eyIg ‘BIcRkPBGg´eKøs’; RbkasÉkraCürbs´eyIg ‘BIcRkPBGg´eKøs’; ´niyaydUecñH shrdðGaemrikKWmanesrIPaB ‘BIcRkPBGg´eKøs’

9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? 9. etIsiTiÆBIrenA~gkarRbkasÉkraCüKWCaGVI/ 10. What is freedom of religion?

Life; liberty; pursuit of happiness CIvit; esrIPaB; karEsVgrkesckþIsb|ay You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion

10. etIGVICaesrIPaBsasna/ 11. What is the economic system in the United States? 11. etIRbB&nÆesdðkic©enAshrdðGaemrikCaGVI/ 12. What is the “rule of law”?

GñkGaceC]sasnaNamYy ßmineC]sasnaNak*:n

12. GVIeTAehAza “viZanénc|ab´”?

Capitalist economy; market economy esdðkic©mUlZn; esdðkic©TIpSar

Everyone must follow the law; leaders must obey the law; government must obey the law; no one is above the law. mñak´>RtUvGnuvtþtamc|ab´; GñkdwknaMTaMgGs´RtUveKarBc|ab´; rdðaPi:lRtUveKarBc|ab´; KxanCnNamñak´enAelIc|ab´eLIy.

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System of Government RbB&nÆrdðaPi:l

13. Name one branch or part of the government. 13. cUroeQxaHsaxaßcMENkénrdðaPi:lmYy

Legislative (Congress); executive (President); judicial (the courts) nitibJ¦tþi‘shsPa’; nitiRbtibtþi ‘RbZanaZibtI’; tulakar ‘tulakarTaMgGs´’

14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? 14. etIGVIbJÄb´saxamYyénrdðaPi:lkuMomanGMNacxøaMgeBk/ 15. Who is in charge of the executive branch? 15. etIGñkNaTTYlxusRtUvsaxanitiRbtibtþi/ 16. Who makes federal laws? 16. GñkNabeg,Itc|ab´shB&nÆ/ 17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? 17. etIGVIxøHCacMENkTaMgBIr énshsPashrdðGaemrik/ 18. How many U.S. Senators are there? 18. etImansmaCikRBwtþsPaénshrdðGaemrikcMnYnb¨unxan/ 19. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? 19. eyIgeRCIstaMgsmaCikRBwttsPacMnYnb¨unxanqñaM/ 20. Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators? 20. etIGñkNaCasmaCikRBwtþsPashrdðGaemrikmñak´énrdðrbs´Gñk/ 21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members? 21. sPatMNagraRsþmancMnYnsmaCike:Heqñatb¨unxannak´/ 22. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? 22. eyIgeRCIstaMgtMNagraRsþshrdðGaemriksMrab´ry;eBlb¨unxanqñaM/ 23. Name your U.S. Representative.

23. cUroeQxaHtMNagraRsþshrdðGaemrikrbs´Gñk.

Checks and balances; separation of powers karRtYtBinitünigtulüPaB; karEbgEckGMNac

The President RbZanaZibtI

Congress; Senate and House (of Representatives); (U.S. or national) legislature shsPa; RBwtþsPanigsPa ‘tMNagraRsþ’; (shrdðGaemrikßCati) nitibJ¦tiþ The Senate and House (of Representatives) RBwtþsPanigsPa ‘tMNagraRsþ’

One hundred (100) mYyry (100) six (6) R:MmYy (6) Patty Murray; Maria Cantwell (Washington state 2007) Patty Murray; Maria Cantwell (rdðva¨sIunetan – qñaM 2007) Four hundred thirty-five (435) (435) Two (2) BIr (2) 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. Jim McDermott (PaKeRcInénsIuGazul nig Vashon Island - 2007) sMrab´B&t(man~gkarrkmRnþIEdl:neRCIstaMgrbs´Gñk GñkGaceTAemIlviubés www.house.gov/zip/ZIP2Rep.html bYnrysamsibR:M

ßGaceTAsYrenAbNÑal&y~gmUldðanrbs´Gñk.

24. Who does a U.S. Senator represent? 24. etIsmaCikRBwtþsPaénshrdðGaemriktMNagGVI/ 25. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? 25. ehtudUcemþc:nCardðxøHmantMNagraRsþeRcInCagrdðdéT/ 26. 26. 27. 27. 28.

We elect a President for how many years? eyIgeRCIstaMgRbZanaZibtIsMrab´ry;eBlb¨unxanqñaM/

In what month do we vote for President?

All people of that state RKb´RbCaCnenA~grdð

(Because of) the state’s population; (because) they have more people; (because) some states have more people ‘BIeRBaHEt’ RbCaCnenA~grdð; ‘BIeRBaH’ eKmanRbCaCn eRcIn; ‘BIeRBaH’ rdðxøHmanRbCaCneRcInCag Four (4) bYn (4) November

etIeyIge:HeqñateRCIserIsRbZanaZibtIenA~gExNa/

Exvicik ä a

What is the name of the President of the United States now?

George W. Bush; George Bush; Bush (2007)

28. etIRbZanaZibtIshrdðGaemrik«LÚvenHeQxaHGVI/

George W. Bush; George Bush; Bush (qñaM 2007)

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QUESTIONS sMNYr

29. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now? 29. etIGnuRbZanaZibtIshrdðGaemrik«LÚvenHeQxaHGVI/ 30. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? 30. ebIRbZanaZibtIQb´bMerImuxgarteTAeT[t etIGñkNanwgeZVICa

ANSWERS cemøIy

Richard Cheney; Dick Cheney; Cheney (2007) Richard Cheney; Dick Cheney; Cheney (qñaM 2007) The Vice President GnuRbZanaZibtI

RbZanaZibtI/

31. If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President? 31. ebITaMgRbZanaZibtInigGnuRbZanaZibtIminGacbMerImuxgarteTAeT[t

The Speaker of the House RbZansPatMNagraRsþ

etIGñkNanwgeZVICaRbZanaZibtI/

32. Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? 32. etIGñkNaCaGK