US Citizenship Podcast

Today we will discuss USCIS 100:55, the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy Inaugural Address, and the passing of Sargent Shriver

Today we will discuss USCIS 100:55, the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy Inaugural Address, and the passing of Sargent Shriver

Practice USCIS 100:62-70 with dollar bills, coins, and stamps.

62. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

63. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

64. There were 13 original states. Name three.

65. What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

66. When was the Constitution written?

67. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.

68. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

69. Who is the "Father of Our Country"?

70. Who was the first President?*

Read: Who was the second president of the United States?

Practice USCIS 100 questions with US Coins:

30. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

62. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

64. There were 13 original states. Name three.

69. Who is the “Father of Our Country”?

71. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?

75. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?*

77. What did Susan B. Anthony do?

80. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?

82. Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?

87. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.

92. Name one state that borders Canada.

93. Name one state that borders Mexico.

95. Where is the Statue of Liberty?*

Read: How many states are in the United States?

Happy Income Tax Day!

Today we will talk about the IRS, federal income tax forms (1040, 1040a, 1040ez), tax questions asked during the citizenship interview, and USCIS 100:56. When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?*

Happy Cesar Chavez Day!

César Chávez Estrada was born on March 31, 1927 – April 23, 1993. He was a Mexican American farm worker, labor leader, and civil rights activist who, with Dolores Huerta, co-founded United Farm Workers union. They started the United Farm Workers union, because farmworkers did not have "the legal right to organize and to vote for collective bargaining. They didn't have the right to have clean drinking water, access to portable toilets, lunch breaks, or short rest breaks during workdays. And they were not entitled to the minimum wage or unemployment insurance."

From 1965 to the early 70s, the UFW organized a series of succesaful strikse and boycotts against the unfair labor practices of grape and lettuce growers which eventually lead to the passage of the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act, which gave collective bargaining rights to farm workers. The UFW also worked to get the amnesty provisions into the 1986 federal immigration act.

Cesar Chavez lived in San Jose for many years. San Jose's main plaza in named in honor of him, and early this month, san Jose deicated a memorial walkway to him. His birthday is celebrated as state holiday in California.

USCIS 100:51. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States? A: freedom of expression A: freedom of speech A: freedom of assembly A: freedom to petition the government A: freedom of worship A: the right to bear arms

Happy International Women's Day!

In honor of Women's History Month, we are posting a series of podcasts about the contributions of women to American history and politics. Today's podcast talks about the connection between the Declaration of Independence, the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and Hillary Clinton's speech at the UN Women's conference, Beijing 1995: Women's Rights ARE Human's Rights!, plus USCIS 100:09.

For more info, visit www.uscitizenpod.com: March 7, 2010: Women's Rights ARE Human's Rights!

In honor of Women's History Month, we are posting a series of podcasts about the contributions of women to American history and politics. Today's podcast talks about Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Passports, and USCIS 100:36 the President's Cabinet.

For more info, visit www.uscitizenpod.com: March 7, 2010: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

In honor of Women's History Month, we are posting a series of podcasts about the contributions of women to American history and politics. Today's podcast talks about Speaker of the House: Nancy Pelosi! , Healthcare Reform, and USCIS 100:47--the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

For more info, visit www.uscitizenpod.com: March 6, 2010: Speaker of the House: Nancy Pelosi!

Today I got my 2010 Census. Join me as read the 2010 census questions. For more info, see: http://www.uscitizenpod.com/2010/03/2010-us-census.html.

Here is a 4-min. exerpt of the Census Questions from the full Census Podcast.

1. How many people were living or staying in this house, apartment, or mobile home on April 1, 2010?
2. Were there any additional people staying here April 1, 2010 that you did not include in Question 1?
3. Is this house, apartment, or mobile home: owned with mortgage, owned without mortgage, rented, occupied without rent?
4. What is your telephone number?
5. Please provide information for each person living here. Start with a person here who owns or rents this house, apartment, or mobile home. If the owner or renter lives somewhere else, start with any adult living here. This will be Person 1. What is Person 1's name?
6. What is Person 1's sex?
7. What is Person 1's age and Date of Birth?
8. Is Person 1 of Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin?
9. What is Person 1's race?
10. Does Person 1 sometimes live or stay somewhere else?

(source: http://2010.census.gov/2010census/text/text-form.php)