I just took a U.S citizenship practice test ... having not studied much on american history I got 32 questions right out of 50 for 64 % ..needed 60 % to pass.. not bad!

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I'm fully aware that Patrick Henry rode to Gettysburg to warn the Hessians about Irwin Rommel's armored division. I know the Preamble to the Constitution of Independence and I know how to hold my hand over my heart when I recite the Lemon Pledge of Allegiance. I don't need any dirty brown foreigners or liberal college professors telling me about America. I already know.

1 out of 3 Americans can't pass a basic test on material they haven't studied in years and don't think about.

97% of immigrants who are actively engaged in learning to pass the test and have been studying for it can pass it.

What we have proven here is that people who study the material covered on a test will do better than people who haven't had to think about it in years.

brantgoose: You should start expelling native born Americans who flunk out on their American Civics.

Go the Heilein route.

ImpendingCynic: DeaH: Anyone who asks who the president of Canada is needs to be embarrassed.

Perhaps, but not for the most obvious reason. There are countries that have both a parliamentary prime minister as well as a president. Canada just isn't one of them.

My mind went instantly trying to remember who is Canada's cerimonial labdog of the queen, thinking that was the President. Must be another title.

2 grams: We just asked the "100% legal immigrants" cleaning crew here in our building the sample questions. here are some of thier better answers

The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
10

We elect a President for how many years?
8

What is the name of the President of the United States now?Barrack Osama

If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
His Wife

What is the highest court in the United States?
The Peoples Court

What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?Jesus

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
The Mormons

'When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
1976

There were 13 original states. Name three.
Boston, New York and Gettysburg

What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
Hostile

Silly Jesus: randomjsa: 1 out of 3 Americans can't pass a basic test on material they haven't studied in years and don't think about.

97% of immigrants who are actively engaged in learning to pass the test and have been studying for it can pass it.

What we have proven here is that people who study the material covered on a test will do better than people who haven't had to think about it in years.

I haven't studied it in 20+ years and I missed 2. Have you also forgotten how to count and spell? This information is pretty basic.

Do you have an interest in such things? Many people don't.

I can see where this is all headed. When we're displaced out of our countries and illegally looking for work, I'll be we too will score around 97%.

ontariolightning: I just took a U.S citizenship practice test ... having not studied much on american history I got 32 questions right out of 50 for 64 % ..needed 60 % to pass.. not bad!

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90% for me. I get to stay.

Sensationalist form article.

Fill in made up percentages, so it's different and whammo free story. Probably an annual deal too.

DUH. 97% of people who study and HAVE to pass to get citizenship succeed. Their entire rest of their life is based upon passing that test.
DUH. 1/3 of US citizens with nothing to lose and who haven't studied, fail.

Someone give this guy a Pulitzer.

Silly Jesus: EWreckedSean: Silly Jesus: randomjsa: 1 out of 3 Americans can't pass a basic test on material they haven't studied in years and don't think about.

97% of immigrants who are actively engaged in learning to pass the test and have been studying for it can pass it.

What we have proven here is that people who study the material covered on a test will do better than people who haven't had to think about it in years.

I haven't studied it in 20+ years and I missed 2. Have you also forgotten how to count and spell? This information is pretty basic.

Do you have an interest in such things? Many people don't.

An interest in common knowledge?

The test is on history and government.

I accidentally the citizenship test.

/ I accidentally the whole thing.

Can we make a rule that anyone that can't pass this test is disqualified from voting? I don't have a political agenda here. I know there are plenty throughout the political spectrum who would fail. We could apply it equally to all races, ethnicities and genders. Make the grading double-blind. Allow people to take the test verbally if they can't read. I don't really care.

If you can't answer basic questions about the government, how can you possibly vote for its officers?

Goddam Amurkkins are farking dumb. Jesus. What's the deal with those farking people? What is their problem.

ontariolightning: Ask an American who the President of Canada is... tis embarrassing

Celine Dion?

No, I'm just kidding - the real answer is "who gives a crap, other than a bunch of sweaty effeminate lumberjacks in the north."

/isn't the Queen on your money?
//Freddie Mercury?

socodog: Goddam Amurkkins are farking dumb. Jesus. What's the deal with those farking people? What is their problem.

There's a fundamentalist church on every corner, and for a period in the 2000s one of our most popular shows involved guys riding shopping carts over curbs and tying bottle rockets to their scrota.

I used to have a friend from Tennessee and she didn't know Canada had provinces. She thought we had states.

I bet 2/3rds of Americans couldn't name more than 10 countries in the Americas

ontariolightning: I bet 2/3rds of Americans couldn't name more than 10 countries in the Americas

Its obvious, duh.

USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA!

Disclaimer: There is, in fact, 10 countries above.

seniorgato: Sensationalist form article.

Fill in made up percentages, so it's different and whammo free story. Probably an annual deal too.

DUH. 97% of people who study and HAVE to pass to get citizenship succeed. Their entire rest of their life is based upon passing that test.
DUH. 1/3 of US citizens with nothing to lose and who haven't studied, fail.

Someone give this guy a Pulitzer.

Yep. My immigrant wifey reads and writes in three languages, four if you count French:) and wouldn't score too well either. The thing is, they didn't come hear to whine about politics like your average loser who doesn't accept responsibility for their own plight. They came here to bust ass and get ahead in life. They typically left countries where people who bust ass to get ahead keep getting knocked down and having their shiat taken away from them by other people who are less inclined to bust ass like that. If the US starts getting a little too much like the communist and/or crooked countries the immigrants just left, only then will you see them start taking a greater interest in politics. The degree of social safety net type debates we get in a wad over are beneath their level of interest.

Question X: Even though you've been told by the Corporate owned mass media that you are represented in The CONgress by elected Representatives who do what is best for their constituents as a whole, who do these elected Reps actually represent?

A)your mother
B)your pet snake
C)Big business and the Wealthy.

ontariolightning: I bet 2/3rds of Americans couldn't name more than 10 countries in the Americas

Texas
Billy Ray Cyrus
The one from the Taco Bell commercials
Cuber
Venuswayla
South America
Toronto
The one where the lame guy from Captain Planet was from
Aztec
Israel

See? I can name like a brazilian countries.

indylaw: ontariolightning: I bet 2/3rds of Americans couldn't name more than 10 countries in the Americas

Texas
Billy Ray Cyrus
The one from the Taco Bell commercials
Cuber
Venuswayla
South America
Toronto
The one where the lame guy from Captain Planet was from
Aztec
Israel

See? I can name like a brazilian countries.

lolz thats funny and sadly accurate

Fark Me To Tears: Forgot_my_password_again: I really don't see the point of articles like these.

If you are a citizen you don't need to pass a test, if you are an immigrant you do.

Apples, oranges.

dumbass articles

Yes. And it makes sense that the vast majority of immigrants who take the test would pass it. They study for the damned thing so they can pass it.

If you grew up in the United States and you can't pass that test without studying for it, you have no excuse.

brantgoose: SNIP

You're like a new PocketNinja with less absurdity and more Poe's Law. I like it. Keep up the good work.

If you're serious then keep going, I enjoy the reads.

WizardofToast: They honestly care more about the 2nd Amendment.

Or both if you beleive in shooting your mouth off.

Rincewind53: The Stealth Hippopotamus: This just cant be. Sorry but I saw the test my wife had to take. It's so easy it's laughable. If you know how many states there are you are home free!!

There are many Americans who don't think Hawaii or Alaska are states, and think New Mexico is part of Mexico.

I meet Americans asking what language do we speak here in Hawaii and what money do we use.

this has happened to me way too many times to count.

RexTalionis: I've taken the citizenship test and passed. It's ridiculously easy with questions like "Who is the President?"

Within the past year or two they have changed it to no longer focus on trivia, and instead to focus on broad concepts.

Silly Jesus: Kanemano: Rincewind53: The Stealth Hippopotamus: This just cant be. Sorry but I saw the test my wife had to take. It's so easy it's laughable. If you know how many states there are you are home free!!

There are many Americans who don't think Hawaii or Alaska are states, and think New Mexico is part of Mexico.

I meet Americans asking what language do we speak here in Hawaii and what money do we use.

this has happened to me way too many times to count.

Can I come visit you?

Sure, there is a train that leaves San Fransisco every Saturday night.

Service (Industry) guarantees citizenship.
Would you like to know more?

In other words, 97% of people will remember any given factoid long enough to answer it correctly on a test administered shortly thereafter.

Look, I'm all for education but its always been more productive to learn problem-solving, analytical thinking than rote memorization of dates that have little to no practical value in day-to-day usage. Tell a person the date the Declaration of Independence was signed and they'll know it for a day, teach a person how to properly use Google and they'll be informationally fed for a lifetime.

Rincewind53: There are many Americans who don't think Hawaii or Alaska are states, and think New Mexico is part of Mexico.



Theres a NEW Mexico?

Yeah? So? Even less can do it the other way around.

I just took the Canadian citizenship exam, so I'm really getting a kick....

Actually, it's pretty funny that most Canadians could not pass the Canadian citizenship test. By all accounts, there is very little Canadian history taught in schools, but a ton of American history.

//Canadian history is actually pretty interesting.
///Most stories end in separatists fleeing to America in drag.
////JE ME SOUVIENS!

Public school failure?

Rincewind53: RexTalionis: I've taken the citizenship test and passed. It's ridiculously easy with questions like "Who is the President?"

Wait, I know this one..... it's.... umm..... Al Gore?

CSB: just after midnight, called out to a domestic. 22 y/o girl broke a bottle over her old man's head. So PD called us, not for him, but for the cuts to her hand she suffered whilst assulting him. I can here her cussing at the cops as we walk in. She's belligerent as hell, doesn't want to cooperate with me. Typical Friday night so far.

But before I can clear, they want me to confirm that she's oriented enough to refuse treatment. She knows where she is. She knows what day it is. And then:

Me: "who's the president?"

Her: (ponders a few seconds...). "fark, I dunno, Bill Clinton?"

Me: "..."

Her: "shiat, I don't follow politics..."

Why has this exact same story kept hitting the presses regularly since my childhood many decades ago? Is this one of the slow news day file stories?