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Here are the 30 most asked vocabulary words and related yes-no questions you are most likely to be asked during your interview.
Learn the top 30 most asked N-400 vocabulary words and yes/no questions for the 2026 US citizenship test, simplified for quick memorization.
Key Takeaways
- Understanding and memorizing key vocabulary is crucial for passing the US citizenship test.
- Applicants should be prepared to answer personal yes/no questions related to immigration, criminal history, and loyalty.
- The video simplifies complex terms to enhance retention and comprehension.
- Knowledge of government structure and responsibilities is part of the test.
- Honesty and clarity in answering questions about past conduct are essential.
What the video covers
- Covers 30 frequently asked vocabulary words related to the US citizenship interview.
- Includes simplified definitions and related yes/no questions for each term.
- Focuses on key immigration and legal terms such as immigration benefit, oath of allegiance, and public benefit.
- Explains terms related to criminal history like offense, crime, arrested, and cited.
- Addresses military-related terms including non-combatant services, military unit, and weapons training.
- Clarifies terms about government and political affiliation such as communist party and form of government.
- Includes questions about personal conduct like lying to government officials, gambling, and prostitution.
- Provides clear examples and repeated definitions to aid memorization.
- Emphasizes willingness to take the oath and bear arms if required by law.
- Prepares applicants for common yes/no questions during the naturalization interview.
Chapters
- 00:00Introduction to Top 30 Vocabulary Words
- 00:48Immigration Benefit and Voting Terms
- 01:31Weapons and Oath of Allegiance
- 03:23Torture and Illegal Drugs
- 05:17Crime, Arrest, and Law Enforcement Terms
- 07:08Non-Combatant Services and Military Units
- 08:50Taxes, Prison, and Public Benefits
- 10:39Political Affiliations and Personal Conduct
- 13:01Final Terms and Willingness to Serve
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Everything is simplified to help you memorize it quickly. Immigration benefit. Things like a visa, green card, or citizenship.
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Have you ever married someone in order to obtain an immigration benefit? No. Have you ever lied to any US government officials to gain entry or admission into the United States or to gain immigration benefits while in the United
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States? No. Can you explain what immigration benefit is? Things like a visa, green card, or citizenship.
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Things like a visa, green card, or citizenship. Vote. To elect new leaders. Register. To sign up.
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Have you ever registered to vote or voted in any federal, state, or local election in the United States? No. What does vote mean? To elect new leaders. To elect new leaders. What is the meaning of register?
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To sign up. To sign up. Weapon. Like a knife or gun. Were you ever a part of any group, or did you ever help any group, unit, or organization that used a weapon against any person, or threatened to do so?
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No. Have you ever sold, provided, or transported weapons, or assisted any person in selling, providing, or transporting weapons, which you knew or believed would be used against another person?
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No. What is the definition of weapon? Like a knife or gun. Like a knife or gun.
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Oath of allegiance. A promise to be loyal to the United States. Are you willing to take the full oath of allegiance to the United States?
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Yes. Do you understand the full oath of allegiance to the United States? Yes. Are you unable to take the oath of allegiance because of a physical or developmental disability or mental impairment?
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No. What does oath of allegiance mean? A promise to be loyal to the United States.
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A promise to be loyal to the United States. Torture. To hurt someone physically. Have you ever ordered, incited, called for, committed, assisted, helped with, or otherwise participated in torture?
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No. What does torture mean? To hurt someone physically. To hurt someone physically. Illegal drugs or narcotics.
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Like heroin or cocaine. Smuggled. To take things to a country illegally. Have you ever manufactured, cultivated, produced, distributed, dispensed, sold, or smuggled any controlled substances, illegal drugs, narcotics, or drug paraphernalia in violation of any law or regulation of a US state, the United
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States, or a foreign country? No. What does illegal drugs or narcotics mean? Like heroin or cocaine.
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Like heroin or cocaine. What does smuggle mean? To take things to a country illegally.
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To take things to a country illegally. Offense. A minor crime. Cited. Given a ticket by police.
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Crime. An action that breaks the law. Arrested. Handcuffed by the police. Have you ever been arrested, cited, detained, or confined by any law enforcement officer, military official in the US or elsewhere, or immigration official for any reason, or been charged
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with a crime or offense? No. Have you ever committed, agreed to commit, asked someone else to commit, helped to commit, or tried to commit a crime or offense for which you were not arrested?
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No. Do you know what offense means? A minor crime. A minor crime. What does cited mean?
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Given a ticket by police. Given a ticket by police. What does crime mean? An action that breaks the law.
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An action that breaks the law. Do you understand what arrested means? Handcuffed by the police.
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Handcuffed by the police. Non-combatant services. Services that do not involve combat. If the law requires it, are you willing to perform non-combatant services in the US armed forces?
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Yes. What does non-combatant services mean? Services that do not involve combat. Services that do not involve combat.
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Form of government of the United States. Republic. Do you support the Constitution and form of government of the United States?
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Yes. Do you know what form of government of the United States is? Republic. Republic.
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Military unit. A group that works for government. Have you ever served in, been a member of, assisted, or participated in any military or police unit?
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No. Do you understand what military unit is? A group that works for government. A group that works for government.
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Overdue. Past the deadline. Owe taxes. To owe the government money. Do you currently owe any overdue federal, state, or local taxes in the United States?
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No. What does overdue mean? Past the deadline. Past the deadline. Can you explain what owe taxes means?
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To owe the government money. To owe the government money. Prison or jail. A place where prisoners are kept.
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Have you ever worked, volunteered, or otherwise served in a place where people were detained? For example, a prison, jail, prison camp, detention facility, or labor camp? Or have you ever directed or participated in any other activity that involved detaining people?
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No. What does prison or jail mean? A place where prisoners are kept. A place where prisoners are kept.
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Public benefit. Government benefits like food, cash, housing. Have you ever made any misrepresentation to obtain any public benefit in the United States?
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No. What does public benefit mean? Government benefits like food, cash, housing. Government benefits like food, cash, housing.
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Communist party. Like China, North Korea. Have you ever been a member of, involved in, or in any way associated with any communist or totalitarian party anywhere in the world?
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No. What does communist party mean? Like China, North Korea. Like China, North Korea. Lie.
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To say something that is not true. Have you ever lied to any US government officials to gain entry or admission into the United States or to gain immigration benefits while in the United States?
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No. What does lie mean? To say something that is not true. To say something that is not true.
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Claim. To say that something is true. Have you ever claimed to be a US citizen in writing or any other way?
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No. Do you know what claim means? To say that something is true. To say that something is true.
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Bear arms. To own or use a gun. If the law requires it, are you willing to bear arms on behalf of the United States?
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Yes. Do you know what bear arms is? To own or use a gun. To own or use a gun.
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Weapons training. To learn how to use a gun. Have you ever received any weapons training, paramilitary training, or other military type training?
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No. Do you know what weapons training is? To learn how to use a gun.
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To learn how to use a gun. Non-resident alien. Person who hasn't passed the green card test.
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Since you became a lawful permanent resident, have you called yourself a non-resident alien on a federal, state, or local tax return, or decided not to file a tax return because you considered yourself to be a non-resident?
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No. What is the meaning of non-resident alien? Person who hasn't passed the green card test.
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Person who hasn't passed the green card test. Hereditary title. A royal title, like prince or princess.
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Do you now have, or did you ever have, a hereditary title or an order of nobility in any foreign country?
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No. Do you know what hereditary title is? A royal title, like prince or princess.
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A royal title, like prince or princess. Genocide. To kill a whole race. Have you ever ordered, incited, called for, committed, assisted, helped with, or otherwise participated in genocide?
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No. Can you explain what genocide is? To kill a whole race. To kill a whole race.
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Gamble. To play a game for money. Have you ever gambled illegally or received income from illegal gambling?
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No. What is the meaning of gamble? To play a game for money. To play a game for money.
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Prostitute. Someone who has sex for money. Have you ever engaged in prostitution, attempted to procure or import prostitutes, or persons for the purpose of prostitution, or received any proceeds or money from prostitution?
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No. Do you know what prostitute means? Someone who has sex for money. Someone who has sex for money.
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Work of national importance. Work that is important to a nation. If the law requires it, are you willing to perfo
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Work of national importance. Work that is important to a nation. If the law requires it, are you willing to perform work of national importance under civilian direction?
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Yes. Do you know what work of national importance is? Work that is important to a nation.
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Work that is important to a nation.
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