42. I wonder if naturalized immigrants would get higher scores on this test than people born in this country.
You have to keep in mind that those who are actually taking the test probably have some form of study guides and actually study for the exam before they take it. Remember all those history exams you study for and ace but then forget pretty much all of it. Ya, this is probably like that.
Exactly, I remember looking through an ex's mom's study materials before she took hers. Also, the tests they take are much longer and more detailed than the one we all just took.
My brother in law just took his citizenship test and looking over his study stuff and practice questions it seemed super easy. That's from someone who just scored a 34 on this thing, so I'm barely scratching a citizen as is. : )
I memorized all this when my wife was practicing last year for her citizenship test. They ask you 10 random questions, btw, not all 100. You have to get 7 correct. With her they stopped at 7 because she was so prepared. "The freedom to practice any religion....or NOT practice a religion." When she got the latter part of the answer (I think a lot of people leave it off, not really thinking), they were impressed. "Eff this, you studied, welcome to America." I am exaggerating of course. We jumped a lot of hoops before she attained citizenship.
This was 10+ years ago so things may have changed, and yeah most of it was basic stuff, but I was struck by some of the material that would be difficult (but mostly rote memorization I guess) for someone who did not grow up here and (hopefully) learn about it in school.
I was naturalized since I came to the US as a refugee. They didn't ask me any questions because I spoke English so well, and was so "Americanized".
I think the only reason people get any of the justices right is because of Bush v. Gore. I'm guessing most people who equate the NAACP with the Red Shirts wouldn't guess Thurgood Marshall, or who obsess about nominations now would know a Harry Blackmun.
I don't think these questions match up very well with the actual citizenship test. There are no picture or quote matching questions in the actual citizenship test, for one. The one part I got wrong involve quotes from the Gettysburg address and the Declaration of Independence.
Morning in America Nothing to Fear but Fear itself is the WWII FDR speech By the way, I got a 45 and felt lucky to get that!
Got a 50. I got Kennedy and Breyer mixed up. All them white guys look the same. Question #1 - Do you want to be a Canadian citizen? Question #2 - Really?
50. I missed every guess I had to make. 3 of those judges I had no idea. Never realized how little I see them.
