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Voices of freedom, English and civics for U.S. citizenship, Bill Bliss

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Voices of freedom

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Bill Bliss

English and civics for U.S. citizenship

New full-color edition with three audio CDs prepares students for the civics and English requirements of the new U.S. citizenship test. It also serves as a basic course for students enrolled in adult EL/Civics programsHigh interest-low vocabulary books

Personal information -- Identification cards -- Alphabet -- Numbers -- Months of the year -- Dates -- Maps & geography -- States & capitals -- Famous U.S. landmarks -- U.S. territories -- The Flag -- Branches of government -- The Senate -- The House of Representatives -- The President -- The President's cabinet -- The Supreme court -- Types of government & economy -- The Rule of law -- Federal & state government -- Public officials -- The Constitution -- The Bill of rights -- Native Americans -- Christopher Columbus -- Discovery -- Colonization -- The Revolutionary war -- The Declaration of Independence -- The Constitution -- The 13 original states -- The Federalist papers -- Benjamin Franklin -- Branches of government -- The Bill of Rights -- George Washington -- The War of 1812 -- The National anthem -- Expansion -- War in the 1800s -- The Civil war -- Abraham Lincoln -- Amendments -- Industrial revolution -- Labor movement -- Immigration -- 20th century history -- Civil rights movement -- September 11, 2001 -- National holidays -- U.S. presidents -- Citizen's rights -- Citizen's responsibilities -- Participating in our Democracy -- The Oath of AllegianceAppendix: On the day of your USCIS interview -- The English test (speaking) -- The Reading test -- The Writing test -- 100 civics test questions (English/Spanish) -- Scripts for listening exercises -- Dictation sentences for unit tests -- Correlation key