2019 Part 12 VOCABULARY #1

VIDEO #1 of 4. We are excited to bring you this 4 part series on the vocabulary in part 12 of the N400! This video covers vocabulary in questions 1-21 on Part 12 of the N-400 application for U.S. citizenship.

VOCABULARY for Part 12, Qs 1-21:
good moral character: having good behavior

claimed: lied and said or wrote that you were a US citizen
registered: filled in a form to put your name on the official list of voters
voted: submitted a ballot to state your choice of a leader or law
hereditary: something you got from one or both of your parents
title: King, Queen, Prince, Princess, etc.
order of nobility: a member of a noble or royal family (for example, a King, Queen, Prince, or Princess)
inherited titles: a royal position you got because you were born into a royal family

declared legally incompetent: when a court says that you are unable to understand because of mental illness or impairment
mental institution: a place where people with serious mental illnesses live and receive treatment

overdue: late in being done
non-U.S. resident: someone who does not live permanently in the U.S.

organization, association, fund, foundation, party, club, society: an organization of people who do the same type of work or are similar in another way (for example a church, temple, senior group, book club, girl scouts, etc.)

Communism: a political/economic system where the government owns all property (for example, the Soviet Union, Cuba, Venezuela, North Korea, China, Vietnam, others).
totalitarian: a political system in which the people have no power and are controlled by the government
terrorist: a person or organization that uses violent means against ordinary people or a government
advocated: suggested, convinced others
overthrow: to remove a leader or government from power by using force
persecuted: treated someone badly and unfairly because of his or her ideas or ethnicity

Nazi: a German political group led by Adolf Hitler in the 1930’s-1940’s
allied with: joined with a group or government

paramilitary unit: a group of people who act like a military group, but who are not part of the official military
vigilante unit: a group of people who act like the police, but are not part of the official police
labor camp: a place where people are forced to work (for example, a concentration camp)

genocide: when many people are killed because of their race, religion, national origin, membership in a group, or political opinion
torture: to cause a great amount of pain in another person without killing them

rebel group: a group of people who are against something, usually a government
guerrilla group: a group of people who use weapons against or otherwise physically attack the military, police, government, or other people
militia: an army of people, not part of the official military
insurgent organization:a group that uses weapons and fights against a government
detention facility: a place where people are forced to stay, a jail or a prison
weapon: a thing that causes bodily harm or damage (for example, a gun, knife, bomb, or rocket)
recruit: to ask someone to join a group or organization
enlist: to sign someone up into a group or organization
conscript: to require/force someone to join a group or organization
combat: active fighting between people and/or groups or armies

For legal help, please see this list of helpful organizations in your area:

Help in Your Community - https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/learners/find-help-your-community

List of Pro Bono (free) legal services by state - https://www.justice.gov/eoir/list-pro-bono-legal-service-providers-map

National Immigration Legal Services Directory by state - https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/nonprofit/legaldirectory/

Citizenship Non-profit Network by zip code - https://www.citizenshipworks.org/info/findlegalhelp

Avoid Scams - https://www.uscis.gov/avoid-scams/find-legal-services

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