Could you pass the U.S. citizenship test? - July 4 Special - MSNBC.com

Well, could you? Post your results and thoughts here.




You answered 100% of questions correctly. Here's your rating:

Welcome to the United States! (And, truth be told, you know more about this great land than most Americans.)

got 95%

did not know

"8. Which of the following amendments to the Constitution does NOT address or guarantee voting rights?"

this test is a joke lol some possible answers just make no sense at all.


6. What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?
The Preamble
The Bill of Rights
First Ten Amendments
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I got 95%. The one I missed was, "What INS form is used to apply to become a naturalized citizen?" I don't really feel bad about missing that one.

Seriously though, what's the point of the test? Why does it matter if immigrants know U.S. history? What's that got to do with anything?

I can see how that one would be hard. It would be easy to know what rights were guaranteed without knowing the numbers associated with them.
Yeah, that's pretty silly. But all multiple choice tests are like that. Well... with a few exceptions. I once had a Western Civilization professor who gave multiple choice questions, with answers A-L, and no dummy answers!

And, BTW, they are sometimes called the "First Ten Amendments" even though that's not what they're looking for.

You answered 70% of questions correctly.


Better not let me in, who knows what an Australian will do. *Starts his plan of mass exportation to the US of Vegemite and Australian Beer*

You answered 75% of questions correctly.

Couldn't recall the 13 original states, who said "Give me liberty or give me death", what INS form is used for naturalization and which three rights or freedoms are guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.

I answered "Right to life, right to liberty, right to the pursuit of happiness" to the last one, but aparantly that's from Declaration of Independence.

Oh and I skipped 8, "Which of the following amendments to the Constitution does NOT address or guarantee voting rights". Didn't have a clue.

Next up "Could you pass the Dutch citizenship test?".

i got 60% ... i was mostly wrong on dates and amendments numbers.

Got only 40% right. So just knowing history and the constitution makes you a good US citizen?

is that test online somewhere ?

If it is, I couldn't find it with just a minute of Googling. :)

90%

I picked the Senate for Supreme Court Justices, since they have to approve them. I guess the Prez technically selects them. And I missed the one on which form to become a citizen.

You answered 55% 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.

Well, I'm not a U.S citizen, so I don't have to feel ashamed.

Got false on 3,4,5,9 (this one was the hardest, I know the countries of the world rather well, but the US states... :/ ),12,14,15,16,19

100%: Welcome to the United States! (And, truth be told, you know more about this great land than most Americans.)
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Almost missed one - I had to guess about the form for applying for naturalization.

Same for me. I had it narrowed down to A and B, and went with B, since "petition for naturalization" sounds too old school for such a new agency.

Well I got 60% and I'm British and have no intention of ever moving to the US..

35%, guessed on pretty much everything.

I thought that question was vague too. I know exactly how it works, but I wasn't 100% sure which answer they were looking for. Bad question.

Wait a minute, I'm not sure Hawaiians are allowed to apply for citizenship, are they?

Vegemite is illegal in the US. ;_;

vegemite illegal - Google Search

Seriously.

Also, I got a 95%. The only one I missed was the INS form one.

60% (but I have no idea why I bothered )