Vocabulary Key Words Part 12:
Additional – more, extra

Advocate – support a cause.

Part 12, Question 11:

Have you EVER advocated (either directly or indirectly) the overthrow of any government by force or violence?

Affiliation – a close connection to a group

Alimony – money that a person is ordered to pay to a former spouse after divorce.

Part 12, Question 30, Letter H:

Have you EVER Failed to support your dependents or to pay alimony?

Alternative sentencing- sending a person convicted of a crime to a place other than a prison

Part 12, Question 26:

Have you EVER been placed in an alternative sentencing or a rehabilitative program (for example, Yes No diversion, deferred prosecution, withheld adjudication, deferred adjudication)?

Bear arms – to own or use guns, firearms, or other such weapons.

Part 12, Question 48:

If the law requires it, are you willing to bear arms on behalf of the United States?

Civilian – a person who is not a member of the military.

Part 12, Question 50:

If the law requires it, are you willing to perform work of national importance under civilian direction?

Claim – to say something

Part 12, Question 1:

Have you EVER claimed to be a U.S. citizen (in writing or any other way)?

Club – group of people who meet and do an activity.

Part 12, Question 9 A:

Have you EVER been a member of, involved in, or in any way associated with, any organization, association, fund, foundation, party, club, society, or similar group in the United States or in any other location in the world?

Communist – a system where the government owns all property and there are no social classes

Part 12, Question 10 A:

Have you EVER been a member of, or in any way associated (either directly or indirectly) with The Communist Party?

Concentration camp – a prison where people who aren’t soldiers are kept in bad conditions during war
Part 12, Question 13 C:

Between March 23, 1933 and May 8, 1945, did you work for or associate in any way (either directly or indirectly) with any German, Nazi, or S.S. military unit, paramilitary unit, self-defense unit, vigilante unit, citizen unit, police unit, government agency or office, extermination camp, concentration camp, prisoner of war camp, prison, labor camp, or transit camp?

Confine – to keep someone in a closed space

Part 12, Question 5:

Have you EVER been declared legally incompetent or been confined to a mental institution?

Convicted – Determination that someone is guilty

Part 12, Question 25:

Have you EVER been convicted of a crime or offense?

Crime – a break in the law

Part 12, Question 22:

Have you EVER committed, assisted in committing, or attempted to commit, a crime or offense for which you were NOT arrested?

Part 12, Question 24:

Have you EVER been charged with committing, attempting to commit, or assisting in committing a crime or offense?

Part 12, Question 25:

Have you EVER been convicted of a crime or offense?

Declare – to state in an official way

Part 12, Question 5:

Have you EVER been declared legally incompetent or been confined to a mental institution?

Deportation – Forcing a person to leave a country by the government

Part 12, Question 35:

Have you EVER been placed in removal, exclusion, rescission, or deportation proceedings?

Part 12, Question 36:

Are removal, exclusion, rescission, or deportation proceedings (including administratively closed proceedings) currently pending against you?

Desert – to leave something behind, such as leaving the military without permission

Detain – to hold someone in a prison or some other place.

Disposition – final settlement of a matter with reference to decisions announced by court.

Draft – to be put in the military of a country for a short time.

Election – choosing someone for public choice by voting

Exclusion – someone is prevented from being part of something or coming into a country.

Exemption – freedom from being required to do something.

Explanation – a statement that makes something easier to understand.

Fail – to not succeed or not to do something.

File – to give something (such as taxes), to someone or somewhere where it can be dealt with

Foundation – an organization that is supported by donated money to help society

Fund – an amount of money for a special purpose

Gambling – betting or risking money in a game

Genocide – mass murder

Habitual drunkard – a person who gets drunk often

Lawful permanent resident – a person who has been given indefinite legal residence in the U.S.

Legally incompetent – declared by law not able to make decisions or appear in court due to a mental
disability
Mental institution – a hospital for people who are mentally incompetent

Mislead – to make someone believe something that is not true

Misleading information – Giving wrong information intentionally

Narcotic – a drug that affects the brain and is regulated by the government

Nazi – German government from 1933 – 1945

Noncombatant services – to serve in the military but not to fight, like cooking or building

Nonresident – a person who does not live in a certain country, state, or city

Oath – a promise

Oath of allegiance – A promise made to be loyal to a country

Offense – a criminal or illegal act Organization – a company or business

Outcome – result, something that happens because of an action

Overdue – not given at the required time

Overthrow – to remove authority through force

Owe – to need to give something to someone

Paramilitary – a group that is not an official army but acts like one

Parole – letting someone out of prison early

Party – group of people with similar beliefs

Pending – Waiting for an action or decision

Persecute – to punish someone because of their race or religion

Probation – the time when a person convicted of a crime can stay out of prison if he or she has good behavior and does not commit another crime

Prostitution – the exchange of sex for money

Register – to put your name on a list to record something

Rehabilitative – a program for bringing someone back to good health

Relief – the removal of something bad or unpleasant

Require – to need something

Rescission – cancellation of a law, order or agreement

Selective service – a system of calling up people for required military system

Smuggle – to move something from one country to another illegally

Society – similar to a club; group of people who meet because of common interests

Suspended sentence – when a judge cancels the prison term of a convicted person so they can do

Tax return – a yearly report of your taxes

Terrorist – a person or group who uses violent acts to scare people and achieve a political goal

Title of nobility – being of a higher class or having rights compared to regular citizens, like a king

Totalitarian – government where the people are controlled by complete power

Transit camp – a place for refugees to stay for a period of time

Vigilante – a person who is not a police officer but catches and punishes criminals

Vote – to make an official choice for or against someone or something