Week 10: Tuesday – Summer 2020

Civics and Reading

The United States is a democracy. Citizens choose leaders by voting in elections.

Voting is a special right that is only for United States citizens. When you become a citizen, you should register to vote!

Name one right only for United States citizens. –> Vote in a federal election

Voting is also a responsibility. Only you can make a decision about your vote. No one can do it for you. And if you don’t send your vote, it will not get done.

Another responsibility is to serve on a jury. In the US, a jury is a group of citizens who make a decision in court. A jury may make a decision about a crime and if someone is guilty or not.

A jury may also work with a judge in a case about other kinds of law, too. If you are a citizen, it is your responsibility to serve on a jury.

What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?* –> Vote in a federal election / serve on a jury

Citizens have to be 18 to vote for president. In Oregon, citizens can register to vote when they are 16, and they automatically register when they get a drivers license. But, they have to wait to be 18 to really vote.

How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?* –> 18 and older

An amendment is a change to the Constitution. When the Constitution was written in 1787, only men with property could vote. Since then, Americans changed the Constitution 4 times:

• Men of all races can vote
• Voting must be free (no voting taxes)
• Women can vote (any citizen can vote)
• Citizens 18 and older can vote

There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them. –> Citizens 18 and older can vote / Any citizen can vote

When you register to vote, you can choose a political party. It is free to join a political party. It is your right to join any political party, or none.

But, you should join a political party so you can vote in a primary election.

What are the two major political parties in the United States?* –> Democratic and Republican

N-400 Practice

Vocabulary review: Question 30F-32

New questions: N400 Part 12, 33-44

1. Have you EVER been removed, excluded, or deported from the United States?
2. Have you EVER been ordered removed, excluded, or deported from the United States?
3. Have you EVER been placed in removal, exclusion, rescission, or deportation proceedings?
4. Are removal, exclusion, rescission, or deportation proceedings (including administratively closed proceedings) currently pending against you?
5. Have you EVER served in the U.S. armed forces?
6. Are you a male who lived in the United States at any time between your 18th and 26th birthdays? (This does not include living in the United States as a lawful nonimmigrant.)
   1. If you answered “Yes,” when did you register for the Selective Service?
   2. If you answered “Yes,” but you did not register with the Selective Service System and you are: Still under 26 years of age, you must register before you apply for naturalization, and complete the Selective Service information above;
   3. OR Now 26 to 31 years of age (29 years of age if you are filing under INA section 319(a)), but you did not register with the Selective Service, you must attach a statement explaining why you did not register, and provide a status information letter from the Selective Service