Could you pass a US citizenship test?

[MichaelMcGuire]

In order to become a US citizen, immigrants must pass the Naturalization Test. American citizenship bestows the right to vote, improves the likelihood of family members living in other countries to come and live in the US, gives eligibility for federal jobs, and can be a way to demonstrate loyalty to the US. Applicants must get 6 answers out of 10 in an oral exam to pass the test. According to US Citizenship and Immigration services, 92 percent of applicants pass this test.

You must get 58 or more of these test questions correct in order to pass.

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2011/0104/Could-you-pass-a-US-citizenship-test/Who-signs-bills

[grilled onions]

1. Barely

In high school we had this (or something similar) in our "Constitution" class. It was a dreaded class. It was a boring class for most of us as we dealt with the hypocrisy of our political system on a daily basis. This was during the time of the Viet Nam war. Here we were listening to "history" such as the Roman Empire and going through the Korean "police action" conflict. We did not have any books on "our" war. The teacher was not prepared to discuss it and more afraid of what bringing it up might create. The boys sitting there were wondering if they would ever make it to college before their number came up or should they be done with the suspense and enlist right away. Meanwhile the wealthy pushed their sons to other shores or came up with excuses to keep them out of harms way. The rest had to shoulder the war. It was very difficult to be patriotic at that time when everyone was either for or against a war that seemed to go to nowhere and the study of the Constitution and Citizenship seemed to show what could be right with this country at a time when everything else seemed so wrong.
Here we are forty some years later with similar problems. No draft but the "chosen: again keep their offspring out of harms way. The Constitution seems to be brought up constantly yet the infractions continue. Laws are not bending these days--thy are snapped off at the foundation. They talk about how great Citizenship is and yet so many seem to now want "foreigners" around. SO who else takes a citizenship test?????
Some times I think Congress should be taking a few tests of their own for honesty,check their attitude on racism,the poor,the unemployed,the sick,the elderly etc. I don't think they would pass one test !!!

[meow2u3]

2. 92 of 96

I'd pass with flying colors.

[hobbit709]

3. 96 out 0f 96

[Zanzoobar]

4. It's a CS Monitor click generator

Quit way early.

[Retrograde]

31. Ah, that explains the annoying format!

I gave up with 7 of the first 7 correct since I got tired of clicking twice for each question.

[demtenjeep]

37. 96 of 96 but god what a crappy page

took FOREVER.

I would love to have something like this for my students to do at the beginning of the year, but that page is just way to annoying

[ohiosmith]

5. Easily!

[jp11]

6. Knowing if I did my dream would come true of course.

[Wounded Bear]

7. 94 of 96....:) nt

[slackmaster]

8. Yes, easily. I've taken samples of that test many times and always scored at or near 100%.

That one-question-at-a-time format sucks donkey balls, so I didn't bother.

[Zorra]

9. I suspect that, as a group, DU members would have

abnormally high scores on this test in general.

Many of us even think about civics, especially politics, and government on a daily basis, even when we're not on DU.

I imagine the apolitical "average Jane on the street" lifetime US citizen might have difficulty passing this test without studying for it first.

[notadmblnd]

10. I passed with a 92%.

I don't think civics is even taught in HS any longer. I could be wrong, but I don't think my 19 yr old son could pass this test.

[LittleGirl]

11. My spouse was just sworn in Thursday

so I knew the questions on the test and so did he. He has an MBA so it wasn't difficult for him.

He's a proud American now which conflicts with our plans to leave this country I don't recognize anymore.

[Art_from_Ark]

12. No problem

I stopped at 58 correct out of 58 because it was getting too clunky to load two pages for each question/answer

[handmade34]

13. 96 out of 96!

almost missed "The Star Spangled Banner"

it was too easy...

[Bluenorthwest]

14. I missed two, so 94 out of 96

It was fun...

[madrchsod]

15. i could`t.....

i worked with a lady who was studying for her test. she asked me questions that i did`t know the answer to. i asked to see her workbook and i`d say most natural born americans could`t pass the test.

[Romulox]

16. Nope. I also couldn't afford to get an "investor's visa" like they give to rich folks (no other test

required.)

[theaocp]

17. Took a while, but I was curious

93/96. No sweat.

[tammywammy]

18. 96 out of 96. n/t

[ljm2002]

19. 94 out of 96 n/t

[boxman15]

20. 94/96

Most of the scores from many here on DU or from anyone who pays attention to politics or the news would be relatively high. My biggest question is how would the average voter do? It wouldn't surprise me if the average score was well below the 60% needed to pass. A majority of this country does not pay any attention to politics or current events. And a sizable portion of the minority that does is misinformed or misled.

[treestar]

21. Got one wrong

The Constitution was written in 1787. I put 1789 but that must have been ratification.

It must have been a fun job thinking up the wrong answers to put there for multiple choices. Some of those are a hoot and help the person get the question right by elimination.

[Individualism]

22. easily

but why should i get it when it looks like this country could soon meet its end of being the land of opportunity.

[Ship of Fools]

23. 92/96

[aikoaiko]

24. I became bored around question 50... but I had one incorrect at that point.

Except for current events and names, I think I learned most of the info from HS social studies.

[Bettie]

25. 1 wrong. Because I'm a doofus and didn't think before I answered.

But most people probably couldn't....bet my RW brothers couldn't.

[kdmorris]

26. Apparently, yes!

Quiz results
93
Correct
3
Wrong
You answered 93 of 96 questions correctly for a total score of 97%.

[Gothmog]

27. 94 out of 96

[Motown_Johnny]

28. 96 of 96, way to easy IMO

If someone can't get 58 of those there is a problem.

[forthemiddle]

29. 94 out of 96

One, on the State that borders Canada, I knew the right answer, but hit the wrong button. On the other "When was the Constitution written", I reflexively pushed the 1776 button, although as I was entering it I said, "No that's not right".

[ewagner]

30. 94%

screwed up a couple of dates....

on edit...are any freepers taking this? I don't have the stomach to go over there and look.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

32. "My country is the world, and my religion is to do good." Thomas Paine

[RebelOne]

33. I won't even try the test.

I saw a sample of the test my next door Russian neighbor was going to have to take to pass for U.S. citizenship and I throw up my hands in horror. I would never pass that. And I had high grades in U.S. History in high school, but I never took Civics.

[Solly Mack]

34. 96/96

[CBGLuthier]

35. This US citizen has better things to do than click next 192 times.

Horrid formatting. Give it a pass.

[roamer65]

36. 95 of 96

Only one that threw me was the Federalist papers. I figured that John Adams had his hand in them since he was a member of that ilk.

[Iggo]

38. 96, but I guessed on a few.

One of which was when I had to do a mental coin flip on the "name three colonies" one.

[ohheckyeah]

39. You answered 94 of 96 questions correctly for a total score of 98%.

One I clicked on the wrong button, the other I just plain didn't know.

[lumberjack_jeff]

40. 94. But dedicate a half hour if you want to take it: 190 clicks. n/t

[uscitizenshiptest]

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