Could You Pass the New US Citizenship Test?

Conceptual questions and answers might require a higher level of education and greater English-language dexterity.

Is that a bad thing, or a good thing?

I’m willing to bet even the most die hard anti immigrant types couldn’t pass this exam. Heck, the average American high school or college student couldn’t either. It would be great to have Jay Leno or someone go out in public and see what people know. Results would be hilarious, as usual.

Don’t even get me started. To late, I think before any body is allowed into this country they should have to be able to speak our native language. (Mohawk)

Say goodbye to Sarah Palin, too. She could not name one other supreme court case besides roe v. wade.

I’m 15, and i can name 3 off the top of my head. Mrs. Palin, with all due respect, that is pathetic.

Say goodbye to Barack Obama. He doesn’t even know how many states there are.

Hey Evil Pundit: was there ever a time you tried to be credible? Or did it start as just a minor thrill in being a non sequitur-prone contrarian, then morph, as you realized the satisfaction to be had in hit-and-run absurdities, into a fully-ripened troll identity? Do you have perspective on your evolution, or was it always, for you, about making anonymous barbs without purpose?

It’s fascinating, either way.

So sorry, by the way, if the term evolution in any way distracted you from the central query. Call it “quasi-intelligent forward motion” if that’s better.

Yeah, violet, not exactly classy.

The first few posts, except for Evil’s were claptrap. Exams are meant to be hard. You study for them, and you may fail. If you fail, you don’t get your citizenship. If you have little or no education, get some. You’re in the land of opportunity, duh.

My country’s citizenship questions are easier – how many maple leaves are on the flag?

lol.
No, just one. Maybe you`re thinking of the Maple Leafs flag.

Oh, and violet, you obviously lack basic facts…and it makes you look bad.

There is this site called You Tube on the internet that sometimes is a useful resource. You could also use Google to see if ‘Evil Pundit’ is just making things up or actually is being clever.

Although based on your verbiage, I’m positive you at least know how to use a thesaurus….just don’t wear it out.

Did anyone bother to take the quiz on that page? It combines some of the old questions with some of the new.

It was laughably easy, in any case. I got 100%… and I didn’t even study. (I’m also not American.)

yunno, i’m sure there are some people in this forum who couldn’t pass it. you guys aren’t superior to each other, what’s the contest? evil and violet have nothing better to do than argue with each other about who’s political views are more correct… and others just ignore the blabber and make silly, fun comments worth reading and expanding upon. i have nothing against you guys (evil and violet) and i don’t think either of you are correct on the basic fact that arguing your political stance is not something new to this election. keep it up, you’ll get nowhere. and it’s not a “left” thing (jean) to not understand what legal immigration is… it’s usually an ignorance thing. has nothing to do with what “side” you tend to position yourself, although most people tend to gravitate towards one side or the other so they can blame the other side for all the problems. eh, i suppose it’s human nature to be filled with unwarranted pride.

not saying there aren’t REAL people out there who know what they’re talking about, and not saying i’m any better than most people. just saying it’s pointless to argue these subjects because really, where does it get us? not like our opinions matter anyway. the government has been trying for a week now to convince us that a $700billion bailout bill is necessary to “save” the economy. they have even changed the verbiage to make it sound like we would be rejecting a good idea: they call it the “rescue plan” now. just by changing it from ‘bailout’ to ‘rescue’ they are manipulating us. they had no problem with spending trillions without our consent, why do they need it to spend another $700 billion if they’re gonna push it until it passes anyway? and BOTH SIDES agree to it, so who’s the blame on this one?

wow.. a complete switch of topics. sorry, fellas.

Aren’t US high school students required to take American government? Don’t students read any of the constitution in that class? I did 34 years ago), and the students I teach are required to read it, answer homework questions about it, discuss it, and take tests on it.