This guide helps you learn about the history and government of the United States and improve your English skills. As you review the information and practice answering questions, you will become more comfortable taking the written and oral U.S. Citizenship tests in English. Introduction. * Information on how to become a U.S. citizen. * Understanding, speaking, reading, and writing English. * Types of questions, including written or oral question/answer, sentence writing, multiple choice, multiple choice completion, completions, and substitutions. Subject Review. * An overview of the history of the United States, including the New World, independence, the Constitution and founding fathers, the Civil War, and more. * An overview of the government of the United States, including leaders, the executive, legislative and judicial branches, bills and laws, patriotism, capital cities, and more. The Oral Interview. * What you need to know. * Sample questions. Four Full-Length Practice Tests with Answers. AUTHOR: EDWARD SWICK has been a foreign language teacher for more than 30 years. After studying at the University of Hamburg in Germany as a Fulbright scholar, he completed his Master8217;s Degree in German, Russian, and English at Southern Illinois University. He now resides in Chicago, where he works full time on German and ESL.