DEPOSITED BY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Foreword THIS home study course is intended for candidates for naturalization who are unable to attend regularly organized public school classes. These candidates may live in places where the distance is too great for them to attend class, the responsibility of caring for their families may keep them at home, or their hours of work may not leave them time for class work. Whatever the reason that prevents their attendance at classes, this course makes it possible for them to study in their own homes. The course is planned for persons who have a fair knowledge of the English language. It is to be used in connection with the Simplified Edition of the Federal Textbooks on Citizenship, Our Constitution and Government, and with Our Constitution and Government, A Home Study Course, containing suggestions for the person who is helping the student and final tests for the student. Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization. 7. Other changes in our Constitution and Government. 8. Giving the Government authority to do its work. 11. How the Congress in our National Government is organized 16. The purposes and organization of State governments 19. How our different governments work together 20. Ways in which our Government groups work with groups of citizens About This Course THE naturalization courtroom was packed with men and women from many countries. The judge was on the bench. The clerk of the court was calling the names of candidates for citizenship. The persons whose names were called went to the front of the courtroom to give up their loyalty to the countries from which they had come. With right hand raised, each promised loyalty to the United States of America. The judge welcomed these new citizens to the rights and duties of our country. He led them in the pledge of allegiance to the flag. Why did these men and women come from their homelands to live in the United States? Each year, fathers and mothers bring their children here to give them a better chance in life. They want their children to have better homes and better schools. These people learn to do many kinds of work. They do their work well. They improve their homes and work hard to carry out the purposes for which they have come. They also find time to learn to read and write English and to study the Constitution and Government and the history of the United States. These things will help them to become naturalized citizens. This course in citizenship will help you to learn about the Constitution and Government of the United States. If you study your lessons well, you will learn many of the things you need to know for your citizenship examination. As you go through the course, you will find it very easy to follow the directions. At every step you will be told just what to do next. For example, you will be told what to study, what to write, when to take a test, and what papers you are to prepare for correction. Let us give you a few instructions here to help you understand the course before you begin work on it. What You Are Expected To Do. This course is made up of 21 lessons; they are not of the same length. However, it would be well to try to spend some time on your lessons each day. If you spend an hour or more on the work each day, you will probably get the most good from the course. Also, in this way, you will be more likely to complete the course in as short a time as possible. If you do not work on the course steadily from day to day, you may lose interest in it. Do each part of the lesson as you come to done and think you will come back to it later. too much. Do all your work as well as you can. The Book You Need for This Course. The Our Constitution and Government, Simplified Edition. It was prepared by the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Department of Justice, to help you learn about the Government of the United States. it. Do not leave anything half You may forget. Do not hurry That is what a good citizen does. book that you will study is called Your Correspondence Center.-This course is taught through a number of correspondence centers.* Possibly there will be considerable variation among them in the manner in which such matters as mailing, test corrections, etc., are handled. As this is written, there is no way of foreseeing all these possibilities, nor is it necessary. You will simply follow the recommendations and practices of your particular correspondence center. Your papers will be mailed to that center and your work will be judged entirely by the instructional staff there. If you have questions about these arrangements you should write directly to the place from which you obtained these materials. Your Helper and Your Teacher. Two persons stand ready to help you in this course your helper and your correspondence teacher. Your helper is the person in your community or in your home who has been asked to help you start this course and who will help you whenever you do not understand the lesson. Your helper may be a member of your family or he may be a friend. He will be glad to explain to you the points that you may not understand. He will also give you the tests when you are ready for them. In each lesson you will find directions for mailing your papers. Your teacher is the person at the correspondence center who has charge of your work. She will do whatever she can to help you. When your papers reach her, she will read them. She will mark the mistakes that you have made and return your papers to you. She will tell you what you need to study again to earn a better mark. It is suggested that you have a safe place in which to keep all the papers that are sent back by your teacher. These papers will be helpful to you in completing the course and in preparing yourself for the naturalization examination. How To Get Help From Your Correspondence Teacher.-Feel free to write to your correspondence teacher for help and advice. Perhaps you will want to talk to your helper before you do so; he may be able to assist you. If you wish, you may ask your helper to write the letter for you. If you, your helper, and your correspondence teacher work closely together, this course will be of great benefit to you. And Now for the Course. Now you may begin on Lesson 1 of the course. You will find all necessary directions just when you need them. *To determine which correspondence center you should contact, please write or call the office of the Immigration and Naturalization Service nearest your home. VII |