17. The President of the United States is in charge of which branch of government?

• Executive branch – Important Updates to the Naturalization Test – USCIS has revised the civics portion of the naturalization test. All applicants for naturalization with a filing date on or after December 1, 2020, will be required to take the 2020 version of the civics test. The naturalization test has two components: • English • Civics The English portion

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16. Name the three branches of government.

• Legislative, executive, and judicial • Congress, president, and the courts – Important Updates to the Naturalization Test – USCIS has revised the civics portion of the naturalization test. All applicants for naturalization with a filing date on or after December 1, 2020, will be required to take the 2020 version of the civics test. The naturalization test has two

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15. There are three branches of government. Why?

• So one part does not become too powerful • Checks and balances • Separation of powers – Important Updates to the Naturalization Test – USCIS has revised the civics portion of the naturalization test. All applicants for naturalization with a filing date on or after December 1, 2020, will be required to take the 2020 version of the civics

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14. Many documents influenced the U.S. Constitution. Name one.

• Declaration of Independence • Articles of Confederation • Federalist Papers • Anti-Federalist Papers • Virginia Declaration of Rights • Fundamental Orders of Connecticut • Mayflower Compact • Iroquois Great Law of Peace – Important Updates to the Naturalization Test – USCIS has revised the civics portion of the naturalization test. All applicants for naturalization with a filing date on

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13. What is the rule of law?

• Everyone must follow the law. • Leaders must obey the law. • Government must obey the law. • No one is above the law. – Important Updates to the Naturalization Test – USCIS has revised the civics portion of the naturalization test. All applicants for naturalization with a filing date on or after December 1, 2020, will be required

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12. What is the economic system of the United States? *

• Capitalism • Free market economy – Important Updates to the Naturalization Test – USCIS has revised the civics portion of the naturalization test. All applicants for naturalization with a filing date on or after December 1, 2020, will be required to take the 2020 version of the civics test. The naturalization test has two components: • English • Civics

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11. The words “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness” are in what founding document?

• Declaration of Independence – Important Updates to the Naturalization Test – USCIS has revised the civics portion of the naturalization test. All applicants for naturalization with a filing date on or after December 1, 2020, will be required to take the 2020 version of the civics test. The naturalization test has two components: • English • Civics The English

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10. Name two important ideas from the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.

• Equality • Liberty • Social contract • Natural rights • Limited government • Self-government – Important Updates to the Naturalization Test – USCIS has revised the civics portion of the naturalization test. All applicants for naturalization with a filing date on or after December 1, 2020, will be required to take the 2020 version of the civics test. The

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9. What founding document said the American colonies were free from Britain?

• Declaration of Independence – Important Updates to the Naturalization Test – USCIS has revised the civics portion of the naturalization test. All applicants for naturalization with a filing date on or after December 1, 2020, will be required to take the 2020 version of the civics test. The naturalization test has two components: • English • Civics The English

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8. Why is the Declaration of Independence important?

• It says America is free from British control. • It says all people are created equal. • It identifies inherent rights. • It identifies individual freedoms. – Important Updates to the Naturalization Test – USCIS has revised the civics portion of the naturalization test. All applicants for naturalization with a filing date on or after December 1, 2020, will

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