Quiz: Take the US Citizenship Test
@sachin_sachin (1544)
India
July 5, 2007 9:36am CST
For foreign immigrants to become legal citizens of America, they must take a citizenship test before a Citizenship and Immigration Services (INS) officer.
Following are some interesting questions from the US Citizen test that you are likely to face [Hint: learn everything about the President, US Constitution, American History, Citizen rights]
Who has the power to declare war? Congress, The president, Chief justice of the Supreme Court, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Why did the Pilgrims come to America? In search of gold, To meet the Indians, For religious freedom, To escape the Revolutionary War
What do the stripes on the U.S. flag mean? The Cabinet, One for each state in the Union, They represent the 13 original states, One for each article of the Constitution
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2 responses
@pallidyne (858)
• United States
5 Jul 07
Ok so I kinda cheated then. I went my Freshman year to New Coventant Christian Academy, an A.C.E. based school. It was faith based, but was actually reasonably priced, costing less then than what I know some of my neighbors pay now for cable TV.
Good education is not as expensive as it is requiring us to abandon the bureaucrats as well as the teachers labor unions. These people are more into getting one over on each other than raising kids up.
Also helps that parochial schools actually can have real discipline programs.
@pallidyne (858)
• United States
5 Jul 07
Its funny, that most of those questions are ones that I knew from just thinking back to my school days. American History that I took my Freshman year--- that grabbed most of them. (Incidentally I did take the test, and without studying did make it to the top tier.)
I do find it odd that the form number of the naturalization paper is on the list. I'd almost think that the number of the personal tax form (1040) would be more important. (Thinking that they already know what the form for Naturalization is if they are already taking the test... feels redundant.)
That form number and the one about which amendment doesn't have to do with voting rights threw me.
I am an American citizen, I've lived here all my life, and I care enough to know many of these things about my country.
