U.S. Naturalization Test (2025 Standard) Glossary: Key Terms and Definitions
- A-number
- Abolish
- Accommodation
- Adjudicate
- Affidavit
- 65/20 Senior Track
- Adopt
- Allegiance
- Amendment
- Appoint
- Ballot
- Communism
- Filing-Date Rule
- Green card
- Legislative / legislature
- Oath of Allegiance
- Perjury
- Petition
- Ratify
- Segregation
- Term
- Vice President
- Arrested
- Capitol
- Citizen
- Continuous residence
- Inauguration
- Jury
- Motto
- Pending
- Senator
- Union
- Willful
- Alliance / allied
- Commander in Chief
- Convention
- Deported / removed
- Detained
- Draft (military)
- Elect / election
- Emancipation
- Executive
- Executive branch
- Republic
- Selective Service
- Senate
- Supreme
- Annulled
- Bill
- Checks and balances
- Civics
- Disposition
- Emancipation Proclamation
- Federal
- Freedom of the press
- Judicial branch
- Jurisdiction
- Rule of law
- Separation of powers
- Treaty
- Assemble / assembly
- Cabinet
- Constitution
- Continued
- Convicted
- Declaration of Independence
- Defend
- Governor
- Judicial
- Naturalization
- Political party
- Popular sovereignty
- Rival
- Suffrage
- Territory
- Withdraw
- Bill of Rights
- Biometrics
- Branch
- Capital
- Capitalism
- Cited
- Colony
- Congress
- Consent of the governed
- Declare / declaration
- Diplomat
- Exemption
- Good Moral Character (GMC)
- Representative
- Speaker of the House
- Veto
- Bear arms
- Compromise
- Continuous Residence vs. Physical Presence Arithmetic
- Discrimination
- Expunged
- Federalist Papers
- Govern / government
- House of Representatives
- Independence
- Lawful permanent resident (LPR)
- Liberty
- Slavery / enslaved
- Supreme Court
- Sworn statement
- Anthem
- Confederacy
- Democracy
- Dictator / dictatorship
- Economy / economic
- Felony / misdemeanor
- Impeach
- Legislative branch
- Physical presence
- Probation / parole
- Secede / secession
- Writing Dictation
- Form N-400: Application for Naturalization
- Colonial Period and Independence
- 1800s
- Rights and Responsibilities
- Symbols
- Holidays
- Form N-648: Medical Certification for Disability Exceptions
- N-400 Interview & Spoken English
- System of Government
- Recent American History
- Form N-336: Request a Hearing After a Naturalization Denial
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
- Reading Literacy