July 05, 2007
Could You Pass the US Citizenship Test?
I got two wrong (18/20: voting rights amendment and form for naturalization) which would still grant me citizenship. Phew!
The exam reminds me of the terrible tests put out by Ms Klecan, the lazy jaded history teacher I had when I was in non-honors US history. The focus of this test is interesting -- it has a clear focus on socialization -- but I'm not sure that's such a terrible thing. What should every citizen know?
I was wondering if some of those throwaway answers (Thomas Jefferson = current supreme court justice!!) were on the actual citizenship test.
My mom's oral exam included just a few questions and that was it, she made it sound as if it was a conversation more than anything else. I will let you guys know when my oral exam comes up... hopefully soon.
Within this test, this Venezuelan scored 19/20. I missed one of the same ones mrflip missed (amendments not addressing voting rights).
I got 19/20 too. I missed the last one, but I got lucky on the one Flip and Ziggy missed. How the hell should I know what form I'm supposed to fill out? I guess I actually learned something in my Congress class....
I got 19/20, missing the stupid one about the name of the naturalization form. I'm guessing that if I was actually applying, I might have had a better shot at that one.
Yeah, the only reason I got that one right was because I actually remember filling out the form.
Mr Flip - That's because as a student in the state of Maryland you had to take and pass the US citizenship test to graduate. You probably took it the year you had to take "US Government" class back at BCC which Klecan taught!
Anyway I got the same ones wrong that you did.
And the only reason I know Patrick Henry said what he did is because I knew the other three didn't.
19 out of 20 for me as well. Missed the voting rights question. However, one question I expected to see was suspiciously absent.
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Something interesting in the top paragraph is the note that when these tests are conducted in interviews they are done orally and without multiple choices (!).
posted by natedogg at 11:31AM CST on July 05