Handbook For Citizenship

<p><strong>NATURALIZATION</strong></p> <p> Filing for Naturalization</p> <p> Rights and Responsibilities of U.S. Citizenship</p> <p> Naturalization Petition Forms</p> <p><strong>EARLY U.S. HISTORY</strong></p> <p> Christopher Columbus</p> <p> The First English Settlements</p> <p> Thanksgiving</p> <p> The Growth of the Colonies and Trouble with England</p> <p> The Revolutionary War</p> <p> The Declaration of Independence</p> <p> The First U.S. Government (1781-1787)</p> <p> The Writing of the Constitution</p> <p> The U.S. Flag and the Pledge of Allegiance</p> <p> George Washington</p> <p> The National Anthem</p> <p> Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War</p> <p><strong>U.S. GOVERNMENT</strong></p> <p> The Constitution: Our Highest Law and Plan of Government</p> <p> The Bill of Rights</p> <p> The Amendments to the U.S. Constitution</p> <p> The Federal Government: A Republic</p> <p> Other Governments: Dictatorships</p> <p> Washington, D.C.: The Capital of the United States</p> <p> Legislative Branch</p> <p> The Powers of Congress</p> <p> Executive Branch</p> <p> The Cabinet</p> <p> Judicial Branch</p> <p> U.S. Government: The Three Branches (Chart)</p> <p> U.S. Government Officers (Chart)</p> <p> Jury Trial Diagram</p> <p><strong>STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT</strong></p> <p> State History and Government</p> <p> County Government</p> <p> City Government</p> <p> State and Local Government: The Three Branches (Chart)</p> <p> State and Local Government Officers (Chart)</p> <p><strong>APPENDICES</strong></p> <p> The 50 States</p> <p> California State History and Government</p> <p> Map of California Counties</p> <p> Alamedia County Government</p> <p> City of Oakland Government</p> <p> Answer Key</p> <p><strong>PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:</strong></p> <p><strong>CASSETTE TAPE/TAPESCRIPT</strong></p> <p> How to Use the Tape and Tapescript</p> <p> Tapescript:</p> <p> Part 1) Questions About Information on the United States Naturalization Petition Forms</p> <p> Part 2) Questions About United States History and Government</p> <p> Part 3) The Most Commonly Asked Questions</p> <p><strong>WRITING PRACTICE FOR THE NATURALIZATION EXAM</strong></p>