Could you pass the latest citizenship test?
A buddy/co-worker of mine is not a U.S. citizen and is in the process of applying for citizenship. He found this article which has a sample of some of the harder questions on the test. You can find the article and test here:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25461301/
Now keep in mind this is a collection of the hardest questions so don’t kick yourself if you don’t get them all right or if you don’t pass. Personally I got a 75% which I am ashamed of…
If you take it do yourself a favor and don’t cheat and look up anything while taking it.
Now for my opinion: Even though I do think all Americans should know all of this I really don’t think anyone should have to know all of this information to enter into our country. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want open borders and think we should put more money into protecting our borders with increased technology, more troops, etc. I just don’t know why anyone should be required by law to know all of this before they enter into our country. Do you disagree? Let’s hear it.
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I got a 80%. Crazy. I knew the first 8 in a row and went fast a little. It was down to 2 answers for some and I can see where I messed up a little.
The only questions I just didn’t know or was dead wrong was:
How long do you elect a US Senator – No idea it was 6 years! And who is the Chief Justice – I don’t think this should be a prerequisite for Citizenship.
The other 2 questions I guessed wrong but maybe did it too fast was I thought New Hampshire was not a original state, but I couldn’t remember if it was that or Maine, it was Maine. And I didn’t remember if Susan B Anthony helped with Money or with Women’s rights, because there is a coin that is called the Susan B Anthony that is her on it as a Woman. So It had to be something with Money or women. I guessed money. I should have thought about it more.
I agree that knowing who is the Chief Justice should not be a prerequisite for citizenship because seriously how would that make you a better citizen? I don’t think it would at all… But I would say that same is true for just about all of them: a simple one-time memorization of these facts (and then most likely forgetting them the rest of your life) most likely would not help anyone be a better citizen at all in my opinion.
So why require knowing any of these things for citizenship?
I got an 85%, but it just seems mostly memorization–these are questions that I probably only know the answer to because they were things I had to memorize for more than one class over all my schooling. It doesn’t make me a better citizen to know the answers to some of these questions and it’s kind of ridiculous to expect non-citizens to know some of this stuff when there are probably more important things for them to learn about our country.
I got a 70%…this is sad…
I got an 85% too. I agree that most of these questions require simple memorization, and they seem ridiculous for people to know to become citizens. I have a friend who recently passed the citizenship test, and he kept telling us how long/difficult the process was. I don’t see how knowing these kind of facts would help anyone become a better citizen, but I do see how it would be important to know the basic history of our country, as every American should know. I just don’t know what would improve the citizenship process…
I got a 95%, sweet sweet action. The only one I got wrong was what year the Constitution was written; I put 1776 thinking the Declaration of Independence. Then again I do read history books for fun so…
P.S. Anyone that doesn’t get at least a 90% on the test should be dragged out in the street and shot. Then we should bill their family for the price of the bullet.