Naturalization Definitions Flashcards

Vocabulary definitions for common terms encountered during the US Naturalization process, as detailed in lecture materials.

Noncombatant

Not fighting

Crime

An act or action that breaks the law

Bear Arms

Carry a gun to protect the United States

Deportation

To be expelled from the United States

Civilian

A person not in the military

Loyal

Showing support

Civilian direction

The police, the Red Cross, firefighters

Detention facility

A place where people are forced to stay

Illegal

Against the law

Recruit

Ask someone to join a group

Registered to vote

To sign up to vote

Guerrilla Group

A group that uses weapons against the government

Hereditary title or an order of nobility

A royal title like a prince or a king

Vigilante unit

People who act like the police but are not the police

Police Unit

Law officers and police officers

Did not file taxes

Did not send your required tax form

Military Unit

A unit that is part of some military service

Owe taxes

Did not pay the required taxes

Gambling

Playing games with money

Work of national importance under civilian direction

Help the nation in times of national emergency, help the Red Cross, the police, and firefighters

Oath of Allegiance

A promise to be loyal to the United States

Genocide

Killing a large group of people

Totalitarian Party

One political party that controls everything

Claimed to be a US citizen

To say you are a US Citizen

Vote

To elect

Advocate

Support an idea

Labor Camp

A place where people are forced to work

Allegiance

To show loyalty

Probation

To have an early release from jail

Enlist

Sign someone up to a group

Misrepresentation

Tell a lie or give false information

Prison Camp

A camp to punish political prisoners

Smuggle

Hide and bring something illegal

Why do you want to become a US citizen?

Because I love this country and what it represents

Weapon

An object that is used to harm or kill

Rehabilitative program

To go to a special program instead of jail

Illegal drugs

Narcotics

Oath

A promise to tell the truth

Discrimination

To be unfair to people of different race or religion

Lawful permanent resident

Someone with a green card

Kill

To make someone die

Non-US resident

Someone without a green card

Threaten

To tell someone you plan to hurt them

Combat

Fighting

Cited

Required to go to court

Lie

Not the truth

What is the form of Government of the United States?

A Republic

Noncombatant services

Help the military as a driver or a cook

Conscript

Force someone to join a group

Prostitution

Selling sex for money, pay for sex

Truth

Not a lie

Fraudulent

Misleading or false

The Constitution

The supreme law of the land

Why do you qualify to be a US citizen?

I have been a permanent resident for more that 5 years, I am older than 18, and I always file my taxes

Arrested

Taken by the police

Foreign country

A country that is not the United States

File taxes

To send your income tax form

Overdue

Late

Taxes

Money collected by the government from the people

Law enforcement

The police

Communism

No freedom

Overthrow of any government by force or violence

To remove a government by force or violence

Violence

Use force or a weapon to hurt someone

Prison or jail

A place for criminals

Self-defense unit

A group of people who self-police their area

Torture

Causing terrible pain to someone in order to get information

Armed forces

The military

Rebel Group

A group that fights against the government

Religion

To believe in god

Paramilitary unit

A group of people who act like the military but are not part of the official military