Helping immigrants pass the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) naturalization test and become citizens of the United States is the focus of a partnership between the Chesapeake Multicultural Resource Center and the Immigration Task Force. We are preparing to launch our Spring citizenship classes, and you can help.
How can you help? Please spread the word about the upcoming classes
Mondays/Wednesdays: April 15 – May 22, 5-6:30pm (in person)
Saturdays: April 20 – July 6, 10-11:30am (in person)
Tuesdays/Thursdays: April 16 – May 23, 7-8:30pm (Zoom)
To register, To register, please contact 877-772-9832 or 410-829-8767
In-person classes are held at the Chesapeake Multicultural Resource Center, 331 E Dover St., Easton MD. Those interested in registering should call the center at 410-829-8767 or 877-772-9832.
Classes are led by local volunteers using materials authorized by the USCIS and covering all aspects of the naturalization test: American history and civics, English reading and writing, and spoken English. Classes are held in English because the naturalization test is administered in English. All instructors follow a 12-session syllabus supported by visual aids and USCIS instructional films aligned with the naturalization test.
The civics and history portion of the test consists of 100 possible questions. In order to pass the test, applicants must answer correctly 6 out of 10 questions selected at random. Here is a sampling of the questions that could be asked:
What is the “rule of law”?
What does the Constitution do?
How many amendments does the constitution have?
What is the one promise you make when you become a U.S. citizen?
Name one right only for United States Citizens?
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
How many U.S. Senators are there?
Why does the flag have 50 stars?
Two recent graduates are now U.S. citizens, and an additional graduate is waiting for his test date from the USCIS. Other eligible immigrants are working with the center to complete their application, including a background check, before a test date is provided by USCIS.
You can help support people wanting to complete their journey to become citizens of the United States by spreading the word about these classes.
Robin Stricoff, Immigration Task Force and the volunteer class instructors
Easton
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