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RamboLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-29-06 01:24 AM
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Is the U.S. citizenship test about to get tougher?
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15940161/

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On Wednesday federal officials will unveil new test questions designed, they say, to make the exam more meaningful.

"Our idea is to make this a test which is more relevant, which instills a greater sense of civic pride," says Emilio Gonzalez, director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Some of the new questions:

Why do we have three branches of government? (It's not enough just to name them.)
Name two ways Americans can participate in our democracy.
Name three of the Cabinet posts and what they do.
Name one idea in the Declaration of Independence.

Some immigrant advocates are suspicious of the new questions and a likely increase of the $400 test fee.

Bet not to many Americans could answer these questions.
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