ONLY GOT 20 DAYS TO STUDY

[Lucci 0]

Hello everyone...

Well, the great news are I just got a letter in the mail with the appointment for my citizenship interview... the bad news, it'll be next Nov. 23rd... how am I going to learn so much stuff in only 20 days?? if I wasn't working it would be fine, but I don't have too much time left, I'm nervous because of course I don't want to fail.

Any advices??

Thanks!!!

[Shane&Arthur 0]

Hello everyone...

Well, the great news are I just got a letter in the mail with the appointment for my citizenship interview... the bad news, it'll be next Nov. 23rd... how am I going to learn so much stuff in only 20 days?? if I wasn't working it would be fine, but I don't have too much time left, I'm nervous because of course I don't want to fail.

Any advices??

Thanks!!!

hi Lucci These questions are really not that difficult to learn, and if you have I-phone,i-pad or ipod touch you can downloads a free apps "U.S. Citizenship test" and even listen at work if you can

and will provide you all the necessary guidance to be prepared for the interview and test.

[Penguin_ie 5,994]

You'd probably be surprised how many of the questions you already know the answer to, having lived in the USA for a few years. Listen to the CD on the drive to and from work and have someone quizz you a few times and you should be fine.

[NickD 203]

Wive has a demanding job at the hospital, she read the hundred questions to me twice on the drive over to her interview. Sometimes I would answer the questions correctly or wrong. Answering wrong on the tougher questions helps her remember.

Stepdaughter is going to college, also demanding. So I typed this out for her. Actually copied and pasted it, simplified the answers, and filled in the correct names for our state and printed it out in two columns.

"

American Government

A: Principles of American Democracy

1. What is the supreme law of the land?

▪ the Constitution

2. What does the Constitution do?

▪ sets up and define the government ,protects basic American rights

3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?

▪ We the People

4. What is an amendment?

▪ a change or an addition to the Constitution

5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

▪ the Bill of Rights

6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?*

▪ speech

7. How many amendments does the Constitution have?

▪ 27

8. What did the Declaration of Independence do?

▪ declared our independence (from Great Britain)

9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

▪ life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

10. What is freedom of religion?

▪ You can chose or not chose any religion

11. What is the economic system in the United States?

▪ capitalist or free market economy

12. What is the “rule of law”?

▪ Everyone must follow the law, no one is above it.

System of Government

13. Name one branch or part of the government.

▪ legislative

14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

▪ checks and balances

15. Who is in charge of the executive branch?

▪ the President

16. Who makes federal laws?

▪ House of representatives and the Senate

17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?

▪ the Senate and House of Representatives

18. How many U.S. Senators are there?

▪ 100

19. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?

▪ 6

20. Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?

▪ Ron Johnson

21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

▪ 435

22. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?

▪ 2

23. Name your U.S. Representative.

▪ Sean Duffy

24. Who does a U.S. Senator represent?

▪ all people of the state

25. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?

▪ because they have more people

26. We elect a President for how many years?

▪ 4

27. In what month do we vote for President?

▪ November

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

▪ Barack Obama

29. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?

▪ Joe Biden

30. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

▪ the Vice President

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

▪ the Speaker of the House

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

▪ the President

33. Who signs bills to become laws?

▪ the President

34. Who vetoes bills?

▪ the President

35. What does the President’s Cabinet do?

▪ advises the President

36. What are two Cabinet-level positions?

▪ Secretary of Defense and Education

<br style="page-break-before:always" clear="all"> 37. What does the judicial branch do?

▪ interprets laws and if they are Constitutional

38. What is the highest court in the United States?

▪ the Supreme Court

39. How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

▪ 9

40. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?

▪ John Roberts

41. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?

▪ to print money

42. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?

▪ give a driver’s license

43. Who is the Governor of your state now?

▪ Scott Walker

44. What is the capital of your state?

▪ Madison

45. What are the two major political parties in the United States?

▪ Democratic and Republican

46. What is the political party of the President now?

▪ Democratic

47. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?

▪ John Boehner

Rights and Responsibilities

48. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

▪ Citizens 18 and older can vote.

49. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?

▪ voting in an election

50. Name one right only for United States citizens.

▪ voting in an election

51. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?

▪ freedom of speech and religion

52. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

▪ the flag of the United States

53. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?

▪ give up loyalty to other countries

54. How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?

▪18

55. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?

▪ vote and contact your representative

56. When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?

▪ April 15

57. When must all men register for the Selective Service?

▪ between 18 and 26

American History

58. What is one reason colonists came to America?

▪ religious freedom

59. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

▪ American Indians

60. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?

▪ Africans

61. Why did the colonists fight the British?

▪ high taxes, free boarding to British soldiers, no self government

62. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

▪ Thomas Jefferson

63. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

▪ July 4, 1776

64. There were 13 original states. Name three.

▪ North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

65. What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

▪ The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.

66. When was the Constitution written?

▪ 1787

67. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.

▪ James Madison

68. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

▪ writer of “Poor Richard’s Almanac”

69. Who is the “Father of Our Country”?

▪ George Washington

70. Who was the first President?

▪ George Washington

1800s’

71. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?

▪ Louisiana

72. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.

▪ Civil War

73. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.

▪ Civil War

74. Name one problem that led to the Civil War.

▪ slavery

75. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

▪ freed the slaves

76. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

▪ freed slaves in most Southern states

77. What did Susan B. Anthony do?

▪ fought for women’s civil rights

Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information

78. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.

▪ World War I

79. Who was President during World War I?

▪ Woodrow Wilson

80. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?

▪ Franklin Roosevelt

81. Who did the United States fight in World War II?

▪ Japan, Germany, and Italy

82. Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?

▪ World War II

83. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?

▪ Communism

84. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

▪ civil rights

85. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?

▪ fought for civil rights for all Americans

86. What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?

▪ Terrorists attacked the United States.

87. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.

[uSCIS Officers will be supplied with a list of federally recognized American Indian tribes.]

▪ Chippewa

Integrated Civics

88. Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.

▪ Mississippi

89. What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?

▪ Pacific

90. What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?

▪ Atlantic

91. Name one U.S. territory.

▪ Puerto Rico

92. Name one state that borders Canada.

▪ Minnesota

93. Name one state that borders Mexico.

▪ New Mexico

94. What is the capital of the United States?

▪ Washington, D.C.

95. Where is the Statue of Liberty?

▪ New York Harbor pn Liberty Island

96. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

▪ for the 13 original colonies

97. Why does the flag have 50 stars?

▪ because there are 50 states

98. What is the name of the national anthem?

▪ The Star-Spangled Banner

99. When do we celebrate Independence Day?

▪ July 4

100. Name two national U.S. holidays.

▪ New Year’s and Christmas Day"

Again on our drive over, but she was different, be quiet, but only asked me a couple times how to pronounce a couple of names. She studied it for about 45 minutes, took a nap, than again. Both my wife and stepdaughter got answered the first six questions correctly. But believe they forgot it all the next day or most of it. English is their second language for both of them, the civics and English test was a snap for them.

It was that Gitmo 3rd degree like interrogation going over the N-400, in particular those questions at the rear that was the most stressing for both them. Know your N-400 well with good answers that you can explain. That is the hard part.

[v333k 59]

if you have 20 days, then you can study 5 questions a day which will get you ready for your interview. They are not difficult and I bet you that you already know 50 of them....

What's the name of the president now?

There you go - one question you already know

[ConcordUser 18]

if you have 20 days, then you can study 5 questions a day which will get you ready for your interview. They are not difficult and I bet you that you already know 50 of them....

What's the name of the president now?

There you go - one question you already know

I think our President now is Mr. Clinton. Lol.... Am I going to pass the test?

[v333k 59]

I think our President now is Mr. Clinton. Lol.... Am I going to pass the test?

You'll confuse the IO!!!!

[NickD 203]

Speaker of the house, John Boehner, was easy to remember with his sex scandals all over the news. As was Chief Justice John Roberts constantly changing his interpretations to favor his electors. So with Obamacare without the care, you now know three correct answers. Your representative is most difficult to remember, change those every five minutes. Should know your senator, will need his/her help when having induced problems with the USCIS that have nothing to do with the law.

[nwctzn 55]

Hello everyone...

Well, the great news are I just got a letter in the mail with the appointment for my citizenship interview... the bad news, it'll be next Nov. 23rd... how am I going to learn so much stuff in only 20 days?? if I wasn't working it would be fine, but I don't have too much time left, I'm nervous because of course I don't want to fail.

Any advices??

Thanks!!!

No problem at all. Just use the CD that they provided in your car and practice while you commute. Remember, you need to answer only 6 out of 10 questions correctly. So it is really not that hard.

Edited November 3, 2011 by nwctzn

[NickD 203]

No problem at all. Just use the CD that they provided in your car and practice while you commute. Remember, you need to answer only 6 out of 10 questions correctly. So it is really not that hard.

If you can manage to stay awake listening to that extremely monotone boring voice on that CD. We plugged that in after my wife's biometrics, darn near fell asleep while driving. Now openingly discussing the test questions was interesting. Figured if both my wife and stepdaughter had to know all that stuff, so should I. But was disturbing as to how many of our freedoms were taken away for our safety.

[niki 0]

Hello everyone...

Well, the great news are I just got a letter in the mail with the appointment for my citizenship interview... the bad news, it'll be next Nov. 23rd... how am I going to learn so much stuff in only 20 days?? if I wasn't working it would be fine, but I don't have too much time left, I'm nervous because of course I don't want to fail.

Any advices??

Thanks!!!

1 dy study is more than enough.If you get nervous do more practice.But I would not think you need more than 3 days.

[Udella&Wiz 325]

There's an app for that BTW - you only have 100 questions to worry about - have people quiz you randomly. My husband did it every night the week before trying to catch me on the ones I had trouble with (of course I wasn't asked those). Ac ouple coworkers would randomly ask me a few so I felt pretty comfortable so my nerves wouldn;t be an issue.

[bigdog 376]

You will do fine.

[GnBnL 50]

Flash cards are very helpful in memorization! you can do them for a few minutes a day and repeat them often! You'll have it in no time! get to work! good luck!

[Heliosphan 1]

I think our President now is Mr. Clinton. Lol.... Am I going to pass the test?

You'd have bigger problems than filing for Citizenship if you didn't know the answer to that lol