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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Kamikaze on June 27, 2006, 09:05:58 pm
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13442226/
From the web page:
When immigrants want to become Americans, they must take a civics test as part of their naturalization interview before a Citizenship and Immigration Services officer. The questions are usually selected from a list of 100 sample questions (see at http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/services/natz/English.pdf ) that prospective citizens can look at ahead of the interview (though the examiner is not limited to those questions). Some are easy, some are not. We have picked some of the more difficult ones.
Should you be welcomed immediately to the Land of the Free or sent home for some more homework? Find out!
(PLEASE NOTE: These questions are as asked on the official United States Immigration and Naturalization Services Web site. Candidates are not given multiple choices in the naturalization interview, which is conducted orally.)
I only got 80%. :nervous:
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95%
85-100%: Welcome to the United States! (And, truth be told, you know more about this great land than most Americans.)
:nervous:
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30%
25-40%: Mmmm. Do you really want to be a citizen? This kind of performance isn't going to impress those nice immigration folks.
Who the f*** wants to become an American nowadays, anyway? :nervous:
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80% and I don't even live there.
Thank you America: The Book, the audiobook!
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lol, i love that book
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In my senior year of highschool, my Modern Problems teacher (civcs, bascially) made us all take the test, orally just like it is always given, to pass the class. If we failed, he would give you one more chance. If you refused to take it, he failed you outright for the entire class. Oh, and the course was REQUIRED to graduate. It might seem harsh, be he felt that if immigrants from half way around the world are required to know it, then why should't his students?
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Seems reasonable. I think every citizen should be required to re-take such a test every few years, for example when renewing your passport or Social Security card. If it's just a one-time thing, you can study for a day and forget it. If a citizen doesn't know a bare minimum about his country's political structure and history, he shouldn't be a citizen.
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90%.
Apparently Kentucky wasn't an original state. lawl. Oh and how would I know what the form number is for becoming a citizen? pfft.
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%55
and i thought i was a history buff :D
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75% at 6am in the morning. 2 hours and a cup of coffee from now and I'd probably break 85% easily.
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90%. I goofed on #3 and had no idea about #15. I was actually really surprised that I did that well... history is NOT my best subject.
And LOL at anyone who said that "New Zealand" was an original US state. :lol:
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And LOL at anyone who said that "New Zealand" was an original US state. :lol:
Hey...! Shutup...
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I bet I could ace it if I had the inclination to take it.
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90%.
Apparently Kentucky wasn't an original state. lawl. Oh and how would I know what the form number is for becoming a citizen? pfft.
Nope we were the 15th. :nervous:
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I bet I could ace it if I had the inclination to take it.
Put your money where your mouth is. ...or at least your foot :p
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80%. I guess that makes me more american than most Americans :D
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You answered 55% of questions correctly. Here's your rating:
0-20%: Maybe you're still thinking too much about the Old Country -- and that's where you should probably be.
25-40%: Mmmm. Do you really want to be a citizen? This kind of performance isn't going to impress those nice immigration folks.
45-60%: Not too bad, but you really need to break out the civics books again -- word is, the INS is looking for an 80 percent score.
65-80%: Hey, you may make a good citizen yet! Look at your wrong answers and a little revision should do the trick.
85-100%: Welcome to the United States! (And, truth be told, you know more about this great land than most Americans.)
Scroll down to see answers for each question. Also, please let us know what you think about the quiz. The feedback is appreciated.
1. How many stripes are there on the U.S. flag?
Correct
13
2. Who is the chief justice of the Supreme Court today?
Correct
John G. Roberts Jr.
3. In what year was the Constitution written?
1812 is not correct.
1787
4. Which of these is guaranteed by the First Amendment?
Right to bear arms is not correct.
Freedom of the press
5. How many Supreme Court justices are there?
Correct
9
6. What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?
Correct
The Bill of Rights
7. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1812 is not correct.
July 4, 1776
8. Which of the following amendments to the Constitution does NOT address or guarantee voting rights?
Correct
7th Amendment
9. What are the 13 original states?
Correct
Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Rhode Island, Maryland
10. What do the stripes on the U.S. flag mean?
Correct
They represent the 13 original states
11. What is the introduction to the Constitution called?
The Declaration of Independence is not correct.
The Preamble
12. How many changes or amendments are there to the Constitution?
Correct
27
13. Which of the following is NOT one of the constitutional requirements to be eligible to become president?
Must have lived in the United States for at least 14 years is not correct.
Must have served as a governor
14. Who selects the Supreme Court justices?
Correct
They are appointed by the president. (NOTE: This is the response given on the official United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Web site. The president selects the justices; however, they must be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. If they are rejected by the Senate, then the president must choose a new nominee, who, again, is subject to Senate approval.)
15. How many representatives are there in Congress?
Correct
435
16. Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death"?
George Washington is not correct.
Patrick Henry
17. Why did the Pilgrims come to America?
To escape the Revolutionary War is not correct.
For religious freedom
18. Who has the power to declare war?
The president is not correct.
Congress
19. What INS form is used to apply to become a naturalized citizen?
Correct
N-400 "Application for Naturalization"
20. Which of these contains three rights or freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights?
Right to life, right to liberty, right to the pursuit of happiness is not correct.
Freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion
What can i say i'm English :D
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You could have just written '55%', y'know.
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The more important question here is:
How many current American citizens can score more than 80% on this test?
My money is on the statistics being frightening.
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70%.
Thanks to guesswork ;)
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100%. I was surprised at how easy the questions were... :nervous:
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50%
who the hell wants to be an american apart from people too poor to realise that once you're in it isnt much better than when you were in your country?
i for one dont. i'm perfectly happy living here where i am.
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100%
Wheres my money Ace?
You answered 100% of questions correctly. Here's your rating:
0-20%: Maybe you're still thinking too much about the Old Country -- and that's where you should probably be.
25-40%: Mmmm. Do you really want to be a citizen? This kind of performance isn't going to impress those nice immigration folks.
45-60%: Not too bad, but you really need to break out the civics books again -- word is, the INS is looking for an 80 percent score.
65-80%: Hey, you may make a good citizen yet! Look at your wrong answers and a little revision should do the trick.
85-100%: Welcome to the United States! (And, truth be told, you know more about this great land than most Americans.)
Scroll down to see answers for each question. Also, please let us know what you think about the quiz. The feedback is appreciated.
1. How many stripes are there on the U.S. flag?
Correct
13
2. Who is the chief justice of the Supreme Court today?
Correct
John G. Roberts Jr.
3. In what year was the Constitution written?
Correct
1787
4. Which of these is guaranteed by the First Amendment?
Correct
Freedom of the press
5. How many Supreme Court justices are there?
Correct
9
6. What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?
Correct
The Bill of Rights
7. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
Correct
July 4, 1776
8. Which of the following amendments to the Constitution does NOT address or guarantee voting rights?
Correct
7th Amendment
9. What are the 13 original states?
Correct
Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Rhode Island, Maryland
10. What do the stripes on the U.S. flag mean?
Correct
They represent the 13 original states
11. What is the introduction to the Constitution called?
Correct
The Preamble
12. How many changes or amendments are there to the Constitution?
Correct
27
13. Which of the following is NOT one of the constitutional requirements to be eligible to become president?
Correct
Must have served as a governor
14. Who selects the Supreme Court justices?
Correct
They are appointed by the president. (NOTE: This is the response given on the official United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Web site. The president selects the justices; however, they must be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. If they are rejected by the Senate, then the president must choose a new nominee, who, again, is subject to Senate approval.)
15. How many representatives are there in Congress?
Correct
435
16. Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death"?
Correct
Patrick Henry
17. Why did the Pilgrims come to America?
Correct
For religious freedom
18. Who has the power to declare war?
Correct
Congress
19. What INS form is used to apply to become a naturalized citizen?
Correct
N-400 "Application for Naturalization"
20. Which of these contains three rights or freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights?
Correct
Freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion
Bonus points for anyone who can tell me what the articles of confederation were WITHOUT GOOGLING.
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The Articles of Confederation was the original set of documents that determined how the US would be run. In contrast to the constitution, it gave states a huge amount of power and it had an extremely weak central government. Of course it failed miserably because there was practically no central authority to solve national issues.
And I did this from memory without Googling.
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What specific powers was it lacking! :p
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100%
I payed attention in high school history classes. Oh noes.
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95%
The questions were emberassingly simple. I found it insulting, as a matter of fact. But it's no wonder Americans know so little, the education system failed them. I was taught that it was Washington who made that quote, not Patrick Henry. Hence the 95%.
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You answered 45% of questions correctly. Here's your rating:
45-60%: Not too bad, but you really need to break out the civics books again -- word is, the INS is looking for an 80 percent score.
But I'm English so meh.
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What specific powers was it lacking! :p
From what I remember it couldn't tax people (which wasn't good considering that it had rather large debts), it had no standing army, it also had no president or equivelent, and there are a few others I forgot about that basically doomed it to fail. I haven't even seen the term "articles of confederation" since 8th grade.
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100% :p
I was suprised I got that one with the N-400 forms right.
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and there are a few others I forgot about that basically doomed it to fail.
The articles of confederation also didn't allow for strong federal control of currency and didn't allow the federal government to establish treaties IIRC.
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100% suckas. I'm a true blue American.
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95%, but only because I had no idea on the INS question
50%
who the hell wants to be an american apart from people too poor to realise that once you're in it isnt much better than when you were in your country?
dude, have u ever even been to America?
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You answered 45% of questions correctly.
If this was a actual test I would have deliberately answered everything wrong. (or would not come in the fist place) Who wants to live in the U S of A anyway?
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75%
Didn't remember a couple of the dates, and didn't know the INS question. I imagine if English were your second language, the test might be a lil more difficult. *shrugs*
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50%
who the hell wants to be an american apart from people too poor to realise that once you're in it isnt much better than when you were in your country?
Pretty much everyone in Mexico apparently.
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95%, but only because I had no idea on the INS question
50%
who the hell wants to be an american apart from people too poor to realise that once you're in it isnt much better than when you were in your country?
dude, have u ever even been to America?
no. i plan to come to america, but not to the USA. Canada perhaps.
50%
who the hell wants to be an american apart from people too poor to realise that once you're in it isnt much better than when you were in your country?
Pretty much everyone in Mexico apparently.
i bolded the important stuff in the quote.
also, i'm glad that the other resident croat thinks simmilar.
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dude, have u ever even been to America?
There are pluses and minuses to living anywhere. Many people view the US as a "Eden" of some kind, but then when they go there they are disappointed to find that, despite its wealth and glamor, it has many big minuses.
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Folks, you're talking out of your asses. Believe me, I've been to Mexico. Living homeless on the street in the US is vastly better then living in a shantytown outside of TJ. Much the same can be said of a lot of other third-world places.
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well, a good thing i dont live in a third world place nor do i have any ideas to go out of my country then.
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I got 55%. Not a biggie since I'm not an American and I never took any North American history. Frankly I find the whole thing to be boring. Europe is much more interesting.
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I got 55%. Not a biggie since I'm not an American and I never took any North American history. Frankly I find the whole thing to be boring. Europe is much more interesting.
seconded...
i'm sounding like a me-tooer. :nervous: :p
well, i'll be leaving this thread, cause i value my non-banned status a bit more than arguing about is it better to live in USA or anywhere in Europe... heh.
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100%
Wheres my money Ace?
What part of "put your money where your mouth is" entails me giving you money? All it means is you put it in your mouth where it gets nice and soggy.
Of course why that ever became a popular expression makes absolutely no sense... ;)
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Folks, you're talking out of your asses. Believe me, I've been to Mexico. Living homeless on the street in the US is vastly better then living in a shantytown outside of TJ. Much the same can be said of a lot of other third-world places.
Then again Mexico DOES suck. Mexico is like most third world countries, but not everywhere in the third world is like that. There actually are some places that are good to live in.
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95% :D
You know what pisses me off? those "This is what you are if you got this percentage" thing. ****ers.
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Why would anyone wanna pass it, thats teh question, ? :shaking:
I wanna be ruled by bush, I mean i can get that at home, damn women spending all my money...
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What the hell was that INS form question doing on there? Who but someone who's actually immigrating would know that?
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I guess they want all applicants to know which form they're supposed to fill out, so they don't start filling out the welfare forms before being granted citizenship.
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But the questions on that test were specifically selected for people who are already citizens.
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95%. I got the "Who selects the Supreme Court justices?" question wrong. I knew they had to be confirmed by the Senate but apparently that's not the answer they wanted.
I'm a US citizen, but I spent most of my pre-university education (4th through 12th grades) in international schools over in East Asia. I only needed to have one course in US history to know all that.
The actual test itself is apparently not that hard to pass. My grandparents passed it a few months ago, and they can barely put together a single sentence in English (they speak Mandarin Chinese), and never had a single minute of US history instruction beyond reading the sample questions.
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100%
I payed attention in high school history classes. Oh noes.
Same here (score and opinion-wise).
The actual test itself is apparently not that hard to pass. My grandparents passed it a few months ago, and they can barely put together a single sentence in English (they speak Mandarin Chinese), and never had a single minute of US history instruction beyond reading the sample questions.
Exactly. My grandparents come over from Eastern Europe in the years following World War II, and they seemed to do just fine with becoming citizens.
95%, but only because I had no idea on the INS question
50%
who the hell wants to be an american apart from people too poor to realise that once you're in it isnt much better than when you were in your country?
dude, have u ever even been to America?
no. i plan to come to america, but not to the USA. Canada perhaps.
Alright, just so you know: America implies USA, North America means USA, Canada, Mexico, and some of the Caribbean nations. It's almost the same as interchanging Britain and England.
You answered 45% of questions correctly.
If this was a actual test I would have deliberately answered everything wrong. (or would not come in the fist place) Who wants to live in the U S of A anyway?
People who don't want to live on the war-torn, poverty-ridden half of Europe, perhaps?
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And LOL at anyone who said that "New Zealand" was an original US state. :lol:
Hey...! Shutup...
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crap, that didn't turn out as well as I thought it would... :/