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Emergencies and Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Emergency Help: Call 911 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Keeping Your Home and Family Safe . . . . . . Homeland Security Advisory System for 68 Terrorist Attacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Learning About the United States . . . . . . . . . . . . We the People: The Role of the Citizen 73 in the United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 How the United States Began . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Creating “A More Perfect Union” . . . . . . . . 78 How the Federal Government Works . . . . . . 81 The Legislative Branch: Congress . . . . . . . . . 82 The Executive Branch: The President . . . . . . 85 iv The Judicial Branch: The Supreme Court . . . 86 State and Local Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Becoming a U.S. Citizen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Why Become a U.S. Citizen? . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Naturalization: Becoming a Citizen . . . . . . . 91 The United States Today (map) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Federal Holidays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Photo Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 You’re On Your Way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
If you are not sure which department to call about a question, start by calling 1-800-FED-INFO (or 1-800-333-4636) to ask where to call. People who have difficulty hearing can call 1-800-326-2996. You can also visit http://www.USA.gov for general information about federal departments and agencies. Department of Education (ED) U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW Washington, DC 20202 Phone: 1-800-872-5327 For hearing impaired: 1-800-437-0833 http://www.ed.gov Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 1801 L Street NW Washington, DC 20507 Phone: 1-800-669-4000 For hearing impaired: 1-800-669-6820 http://www.eeoc.gov FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES v Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20201 Phone: 1-877-696-6775 http://www.hhs.gov Department of Homeland Security (DHS) U.S. Department of Homeland Security Washington, DC 20528 http://www.dhs.gov U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Phone: 1-800-375-5283 For hearing impaired: 1-800-767-1833 http://www.uscis.gov U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Phone: 202-354-1000 http://www.cbp.gov U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) http://www.ice.gov
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