Week 3 – Tuesday, Fall 2020 – U.S. Citizenship and English Practice

Where do you work? –> I work at _ / I’m unemployed / I am a stay at home parent / I’m a student

Reading and Civics

The constitution is the most important law of the United States.

That is what we mean when we say the constitution is the supreme law of the US.

What is the supreme law of the land? –> The Constitution

The Constitution has the idea of self-government in the first three words.

Self-government means a government by the people, of the people, and for the people.

It means we have a democracy, and we elect representatives.

The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? –> We the people

Before the Constitution, the US didn’t have a clear system. States did not agree about important things like money, the military, or elections.

The Constitution was a plan to set up the government. It explains the system of government.

What does the Constitution do? –> It sets up the government.

The founding fathers were leaders who started the United States. They met in 1787 to write a new constitution for the US.

When was the Constitution written? –> 1787

This meeting was called the “Constitutional Convention.” During the Constitutional Convention, the founding fathers wrote the constitution.

We also say that at the Constitutional Convention, the constitution was written.

What happened at the Constitutional Convention? –>The founding fathers wrote the constitution.

After the constitution was written, every state had a vote about it.

Alexander Hamilton wrote the Federalist Papers. They explained why the US needed this constitution.

There is only one question about the Federalist Papers. When you hear “Federalist Papers,” you can think about this song:

The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers. –> Alexander Hamilton

What is the supreme law of the land?
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
What does the Constitution do?
When was the Constitution written?
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.

Where were you born? –> I was born in _______
Are you a citizen of that country? –> Yes I am / No I’m not
Are either of your parents US Citizens? –> Yes, my mom / Yes, my dad / Yes, both / No, they aren’t
Where do you work? –> I work at _____ / I’m unemployed / I am a stay at home parent / I’m a student
What is your marital status? Are you single, married, divorced, widowed, or separated?
How many times have you been married?
Do you have any children?

Watch part of Antonio’s interview. What do you think?

Did he do great? Terrible? So-so?

What questions did you hear? Do you hear the most important question?

This is only an example. This is only part of an interview.

Excuse me, can you explain that?

What’s your full legal name?
What is your marital status? Are you married? Single? Divorced? Widowed?
How many times have you been married?
Was your wife born in the US?
Who is your wife’s employer?
Do you have children?
Were they born in the US? / Was she born in the US?
Where do your children live? / Where does your child live?
Have you spent any time outside the United States since you became a permanent resident?