Civics and citizenship toolkit : a collection of educational resources for immigrants / U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Format:

Government document

Author/Creator:

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Contributor:

Institute of Museum and Library Services (U.S.)

United States. Government Printing Office.

United States. Department of Homeland Security.

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Citizenship--Study and teaching--United States.

Citizenship.

Citizenship--Study and teaching.

Naturalization.

Civics.

United States.

Citizenship--United States.

Emigration and immigration law--United States.

Emigration and immigration law.

Civics--Interactive multimedia.

Citizenship--Interactive multimedia.

United States--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Naturalization--Interactive multimedia.

Genre:

Interactive multimedia.

Sound recordings.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 kit (6 handbooks, 1 set of flash cards, 1 audio disc, 1 videodisc, 1 CD-ROM, 1 quick start guide, 1 poster) : illustrations, color maps ; in 25 x 32 cm case

4 3/4 in.

Edition:

Revised edition.

Other Title:

Collection of educational resources for immigrants

Welcome to the United States: a guide for new immigrants

Bienvenidos a los Estados Unidos de América: Guía para inmigrantes nuevos

Civics Flash Cards

Learn about the United States: Quick Civic Lessons

Place of Publication:

Washington D.C. : U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Institute of Museum and Library Services, U.S. Govt. Printing Office, : For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. Of Docs., 2007.

Language Note:

Text in English and Spanish.

System Details:

System requirements (videodisc): "A Promise of Freedom" may be played in a standard DVD player or a computer with a DVD drive.

System requirements (videodisc): IBM PC; 128MB of RAM; Windows 98 or later; Pentium II 450MHz or faster processor (or equivalent); DVD drive.

System requirements (videodisc): Mac OS X v.10.1.x PC; 128MB of RAM; PowerPC G3 500 MHz or faster processor; Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz or faster processor; DVD drive.

1.4 m/s

mono

Summary:

"Learn About the United States" is intended to help permanent residents gain a deeper understanding of U.S. history and government as they prepare to become citizens. The product presents 96 short lessons, based on the sample questions from which the civics portion of the naturalization test is drawn. An audio CD that allows students to listen to the questions, answers, and civics lessons read aloud is also included. For immigrants preparing to naturalize, the chance to learn more about the history and government of the United States will make their journey toward citizenship a more meaningful one.

Contents:

Welcome to the United States: a guide for new immigrants

Bienvenidos a los Estados Unidos de América: guía para inmigrantes nuevos

Civics flash cards

Learn about the United States: quick civics lessons (includes audio CD)

Citizen's almanac

Pocket size Declaration of Independence and Constitution of the United States

Library services for immigrants: a report on current practices

(DVD) A promise of freedom: an introduction to U. S. history and civics for immigrants

(Flash presentation) Becoming a U. S. citizen: an overview of the naturalization process

CD-ROM with electronic versions of the publications listed above

Civics and citizenship toolkit quick start guide

2 posters.

Notes:

"Bienvenidos a los Estados Unidos de América: Guía para Inmigrantes Nuevos" is the spanish version of "Welcome to the United States: a Guide for New Immigrants."

Shipping list no.: 2008-0009-S.

The accompanying sound disc was designed to assists immigrants in their preparation for the naturalization interview and accompanies the booklets.

"Welcome to the United States" contains practical information helping immigrants settle into every day life in the U.S.

"Quick Civic Lessons" contains short lessons based on the civics and history questions of the naturalization test.

"Civics Flash Cards" are based on the sample U.S. history and government questions on the naturalization test.

Includes bibliographical references.

"M-665"--Case.

"M-618"--Welcome to the United States: a guide for new immigrants.

"M-618-S"--Bienvenidos a los Estados Unidos de América: guía para inmigrantes nuevos.

"M-623"--Civics flash cards.

"M-638"--Learn about the United States: quick civics lessons (includes audio CD).

"M-76"--Citizen's almanac.

"M-654"--Pocket size Declaration of Independence and Constitution of the United States.

"G-1112"--Library services for immigrants: a report on current practices.

"M-668"--(DVD) A promise of freedom: an introduction to U. S. history and civics for immigrants and (Flash presentation) Becoming a U. S. citizen: an overview of the naturalization process.

"M-666."

"M-674"--Civics and citizenship toolkit quick start guide.

"M-684"--Letter.

ISBN:

9780160787355

0160787351

9780160787348

0160787343

9780160787331

0160787335

9780160780271

0160780276

9780160785818

0160785812

9780160760150

0160760151

9780160785825

0160785820

9780160767814

0160767814

OCLC:

181350083