Table of Contents

PART I: CIVICS TEST PREP

Unit 1 Colonial Period and Independence

Lesson 1 Early America

Lesson 2 The American Revolution

Lesson 3 The Declaration of Independence

Lesson 4 The Constitutional Convention

Lesson 5 George Washington and Benjamin Franklin

Unit 2 The 1800s

Lesson 1 The United States Expands

Lesson 2 The Civil War

Lesson 3 Abraham Lincoln

Lesson 4 Equal Rights

Unit 3 Recent American History

Lesson 1 World Wars I and II

Lesson 2 20th Century Wars

Lesson 3 The Civil Rights Movement

Lesson 4 September 11, 2001

Unit 4 Principles of American Democracy

Lesson 1 The Constitution

Lesson 2 The Bill of Rights

Unit 5 System of Government Part 1

Lesson1 The Three Branches of Government

Lesson 2 Checks and Balances

Unit 6 System of Government Part 2

Lesson 1 The President

Lesson 2 The Vice President and Speaker of the House

Lesson 3 The U.S. Cabinet

Unit 7 System of Government Part 3

Lesson 1 The Senate

Lesson 2 The House of Representatives

Lesson 3 The Judicial Branch

Unit 8 System of Government Part 4

Lesson 1 Federal vs. State Government

Lesson 2 State Government

Lesson 3 Political Parties

Unit 9 Rights and Responsibilities

Lesson 1 Basic Rights

Lesson 2 More Rights and Responsibilities

Unit 10 Geography

Lesson 1 U.S. Borders and Territories

Unit 11 Symbols

Lesson 1 The Statue of Liberty

Lesson 2 The Flag and the National Anthem

Unit 12 Holidays

Lesson 1 National Holidays

PART II: SPEAKING TEST PREP

Unit 1 Grammar for the Interview

Lesson 1 Yes/No Questions and Short Answers

Lesson 2 Tag Questions

Lesson 3 Yes/No Questions in the Present Perfect

Lesson 4 How Long and How Many with Present Perfect

Unit 2 Beginning the Interview

Lesson 1 Greetings and Shaking Hands

Lesson 2 Making Small Talk

Lesson 3 Using Polite Language and Following Directions

Lesson 4 Using Appropriate Body Language

Unit 3 The N-400 Parts 1-9

Lesson 1 Asking for Repetition

Lesson 2 Checking Your Understanding

Lesson 3 Asking Someone to Speak More Slowly or Louder

Lesson 4 Stalling for Time

Lesson 5 Using Clear Pronunciation and Self-Correcting

Lesson 6 Responding to Request for Clarification

Unit 4 Additional Questions

Lesson 1 Using Polite Expressions

Lesson 2 Asking for Definitions or Explanations

Lesson 3 Self-Correcting Your Grammar

Lesson 4 Responding Appropriately to Questions

Lesson 5 Asking For an Example

Lesson 6 Taking the Oath of Allegiance

PART III: READING AND WRITING TEST PREP

Reading Test Prep

Writing Test Prep

Writing Test Prep Answer Key

N-400 Form with Glossary

Map of North America

Civics Test Prep Answer Key

Speaking Test Prep Answer Key

100 Civics Questions and Answers