USCIS Form N-400 Application For Naturalization Vocabulary Flashcards
(104 cards)
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Abjure
A
Reject / say no
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Accommodation
A
Assistance / help
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Adjudication
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A legal decision
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Advocate
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Recommend or support. To tell other people to believe or do something.
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Alien
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Someone owing allegiance to another country
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Alimony
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Money you must pay to a former husband or wife after divorce
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Allegiance
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Loyalty to a person, country, group, or belief
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Alternative sentencing / rehabilitative program
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You do something against the law, but you don’t go to jail
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Annulled
A
A marriage that was made legally invalid
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Armed Forces
A
Military responsible for defending the United States - army, navy, airforce
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Arrested
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Taken or kept in custody by authority of the law
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Authorize
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To justify or give permission
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Bear arms
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To carry firearms, weapons
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Bear true faith
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To demonstrate a sincere belief in and loyalty to something
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Certify under penalty of perjury
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A statement made under oath, usually in writing, where the signer acknowledges that they will be found guilty of perjury (lying) if thestatement is later proven false
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Perjury
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To deliberately make a false statement under oath, knowing the statement to be false
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Charged
A
The police say you did something against the law
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Child supprt
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A legally mandated payment that a child’s father or mother must pay to support a child after a divorce
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Cited
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Being formally noted to pay a fine or for a violation appear in court for a violation
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Civilian
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A person who is not in the military
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Civilian direction
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Orders from someone who is not in the military
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Claimed
A
You said that something is true
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Combat
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Fighting between armed forces
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Commit a crime
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To do something illegal / against the law
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Communism
A political and economic system where resources and property are collectively owned by the community, with no private ownership of land, housing, or business - China, Cuba
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Confined to a mental institution
Ordered to stay in a hospital for people with mental health problems
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Constitution
Supreme law of the land
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Controlled substance
A drug or chemical whose manufacture, possession or use is controlled by the government
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Declared legally incompetent
A court has decided that you are unable to make decisions due to mental health problems
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Deferred
Delayed to a later date
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Deploy
Move troops or equipment into position for military action
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Detained
Kept by the police in official custody
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Deserted
Illegally left the military without permission
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Detention facility
A jail or place where people are kept before going to court
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Directly or indirectly
To do something in an obvious way (directly) or in a hidden way (indirectly)
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Disability
A problem with your body or mind, like blindness (not able to see), deafness (not able to hear), or mental illness
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Disclose
To tell or make known
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Divorced
Your marriage was ended by law
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Draft
The government requires someone to join the armed forces
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Enlist
To sign up or register
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Ever
Any time in your life since you were born until the time of your interview
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Exemption
Permission not to do something
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False
Not true
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Fidelity
Faith, loyalty
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File a tax return
Send tax forms to the U.S. government each year (April 15th)
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Form of government
the U.S. government is a federal republic, elected by the people
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Federal republic
A system of government where power is divided by a central authority (the federal government) and regional governments (the states). The power of the government is ultimately derived from the people (we the People) through elected representatives (local and federal).
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Fraudulent
Obtained, done by, or involving lies and deception, especially criminal deception
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Criminal deception
Using false and misleading information to gain an advantage, often financial, for personal gain
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Gambling
Like playing cards for money; gambling may be legal (like the lottery or casinos) or illegal (like dog fights).
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Gender
Male of female
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Genocide
Deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular national, ethnic, racial, or religious group with the aim of destroying that group
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Guerilla group
Group of people who fight the military and government and may be part of a rebellion.
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Habitual drunkard
A person who drinks too much alcohol every day and has lost the ability to control their drinking
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Hard of hearing
Not able to hear well
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Have you ever …
At any time in your life since you were born
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Height
How tall you are in feet and inches
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Hereditary title
A system where a title, such as a duke, count or lord is passes down throw family lines
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Illegal
Against the law
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Immigration benefit
Advantages, privileges and rights that help documented immigrants
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Immigration status
A person’s legal situation in the U.S. , like a lawful permanent resident
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Impairment
A physical or mental condition that limits your abilities
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Insurgent organization
A group of people that use weapons to fight the government
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Labor camp
A place where people are forced to work
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Lawful permanent resident
A person who has a green card and is living in the United States
legally; also called a permanent resident alien.
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Legally
Allowed by law
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Legally incompetent
A person who is physically or mentally ill and not able to make decisions for his or her self
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Lie
Say or write things that are not true
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Marital status
Single and never married, married, divorced, widowed,
separated, or marriage annulled
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Married
Have a legal husband or wife
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Mental institution
A hospital providing residential care for people with mental health problems
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Military unit
Agroup of people that work for a government and fight in a war
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Militia
A citizen army, usually part-time, that assists a regular military
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Military Unit
A group of people that work for the government and fight in a war
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Misleading
Lie to get something you want
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Misleading
A false or misleading statement to get something you want
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Narcotics
Illegal drugs like heroin or cocaine
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Naturalization
The legal process by which a foreign national (an alien) who is not born in the U.S. becomes a U.S. citizen.
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Noncombatant
A member of the armed forces whose duties do not include fighting
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Oath
A promise
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Oath of Allegiance
A promise you make to be loyal to the United States, made during a
naturalization ceremony
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Register to vote
Sign up to vote. You must be a U.S. citizen to vote for President, Senator, representative, or Governor
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Conscript
A person who’s been forced to serve in an army or in one of a country’s armed forces
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Nonresident Alien
A Nonresident Alien is a foreign individual who is not a U.S.. citizen and does not meet the criteria to be considered a U.S. resident for tax purposes
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Totalitarianism
Totalitarianism is a form of government where the state controls all aspects of public and private life, often with a single political party or dictator in charge. The government wants to control every part of its citizens’ lives and individuals have limited or no rights - North Korea, Afghanistan
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Torture
Inflict severe pain or suffering on someone as a punishment or in order to force them to do or say something.
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Deported
Expel a foreigner from a country, typically on the grounds of illegal status or for having committed a crime
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Overdue
Late
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Owe
Need to pay or repay something (normally money)in return for something received
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Persecute
Hurt someone because of religion, race, or other reasons
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Probation
The release of a person from jail, subject to a period of good behavior under supervision
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Public benefit
Money from the government for things like food stamps, medical care, or Social Security payments
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Removal, exclusion, rescission and deportation proceedings
The formal process when a non-citizen must leave the United States because the government believes the person is not allowed to stay
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Proceedings
A legal process to decide a person’s immigration status
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Removal
To make someone leave the United States
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Exclusion
Not allow someone to enter the United States
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Rescission
Cancel an agreement to allow someone to stay in the United States
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Deportation
Arrest, detain, and force a person to leave the United Sates and return to the country they came from
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Renounce
To no longer believe in or support something
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Smuggle
Move (goods) illegally in or out of the country
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Spouse
A husband or wife
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Weapons
Knives, guns, or bombs etc.
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Widowed
Your husband or wife died, and you did not marry again
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Annulled
Declare a marriage to have had no legal existence
