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The New Citizenship Test
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The New Citizenship Test A new Citizenship test is now being tested in 10 cities around the country and already an uproar is being heard from immigrant rights activists. Seems the new test is harder than the old one. So to be fair, I downloaded ten questions from the old test and ten from the new one. I didn't see any difference in my ability to pass either one. The test is subtly different in that instead of relying on rote memorization, it requires that new citizens to be have an understanding of the answers. For an example, under the old test, a question might be Q: Name the 3 Branches of Government A: Executive, Legislative & Judicial Under the new test, the question would be Q: Why are there 3 Branches of Government? A: So that no Branch is too powerful. Now to me, the new test in this case is easier. While I may forget that the branch name for the Supreme Court is the Judicial Branch, I will definitely remember the checks and balances that keep one Branch from absolute control of the Government. This test is testing more than just knowledge, it is trying to test the understanding of our form of Government ... after all, these new citizens will now be voting, shouldn't they know what they are voting for? One other thing about this new test is that it will be an oral test, not a written one. This is probably what the activists are complaining about. They feel it is easier to understand the questions if they are written down, than if they are spoken. This may be true of people that speak Western European languages, but is most assuredly not for people whose native tongues are Eastern European, Asian, or African. So wouldn't making it oral be fairer to the greatest number of people? After all the law just states that the test must be given in English, not whether it is written or oral. Here are 10 questions from the new test ... how well can you do? 1) Name one important idea found in the Declaration of Independence. 2) What is the supreme law of the land? 3) What does the Constitution do? 4) What do we call changes to the Constitution? 5) What group of essays supported passage of the U.S. Constitution? 6) What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? 7) What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do? 8 ) Where is the Statue Of Liberty? 9) Name one U.S. Territory 10) Name two U.S. National Holidays Now you should get at least 9 out of 10 right ... enter this post to get the answers ... no peeking or we'll revoke your citizenship   |
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1) People are born with natural rights or ... The Power of Government comes from the People or ... The People can change their government if it is hurting their natural rights or ... All People are created Equal 2) The U.S. Constitution 3) It sets up the Government or ... It protects basic rights of Americans 4) Amendments 5) The Federalist Papers 6) Freed the slaves in the Confederacy or ... Freed the slaves in the Confederate States or ... Freed the slaves in most Southern States 7) He fought for civil rights or ... He strove for (worked for, fought for) equality for all Americans 8 ) New York Harbor or ... Liberty Island or ... New Jersey or ... Near New York City or ... On the Hudson (river) 9) American Samoa or ... The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands or ... Guam or ... Puerto Rico or ... U.S. Virgin Islands 10) New Years Day or ... Martin Luther King Day or ... Presidents' Day or ... Memorial Day or ... Independence Day or ... Labor Day or ... Columbus Day or ... Veterans' Day or ... Thanksgiving or ... Christmas I found #5 the only one that required any thought at all How did you do?
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#5 was the only one I had trouble with.
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i missed #5 thing is the conceptual piece is not necessarily easier but it is more important. i'd prefer that people know about checks and balances than be able to spout off the branches. still, i bet if most americans ahd to take the test, the failure rate would be pretty high. smiles You cannot conceive the many without the one.
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I knew them easily, including the fifth.
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SPLAT By reading this you have just been hit with a snow ball and it's the start of the Snow Ball Fight 2006/2007!! Two rules to this game.... 1. You can NOT hit someone who has already hit you! 2. You have to go back to madiemoon and enter who you hit. Now...go out there and get as many people as you can, before they get you! I got you first! and you can't get me back! You cannot conceive the many without the one.
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12/2/2006 4:44 pm |
Here are my answers: 1. the British King is an a-hole, and we're going to ignore him, 2. Do unto others before they do unto you, 3. The Constitution sits in some museum in Philadelphia, 4. we call them grievously difficult to get passed, 5. the writings of Edgar Allen Poe, 6. it proclaimed that the word n-u-c-l-e-a-r would, henceforth, be pronounced "noo kyoo l'r" 7. he spoke on the Washington Mall, 8. it is near New York... unless it has been stolen in the last few days, 9. Iraq, 10. Mother's Day and Yom Kippur. Please send my passport to my Florida address.....
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12/2/2006 5:43 pm |
I like the intent of the questions. It will be interesting to see the result. Lauren
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I had trouble with #5 too. And I agree that probably a shameful number of natural born citizens might have trouble with this test!  
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ah heck i thought this was a sex site ~pouts~
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clueless to all except where the statue of liberty is..its in new york right ?
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Thank gawd I got them all or they would have revoked my teaching certificate!
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My answer ould have to be a question, Why is this even necessary? We have immigrants over here and once they have lived here a good few years and are tax payers like the rest of us, they are deemed to be citizens. If these people are paying their taxes then it is crazy to put them through these tests. Just my Scottish opinion though  Bye everyone, it was a blast
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Just for fun, and as someone who has never set foot in the states, I am gonna take the test and you can let me know how I did. 1) Name one important idea found in the Declaration of Independence. WE SHALL BE INDEPENDANT 2) What is the supreme law of the land? DO NOT BREAK THE LAW 3) What does the Constitution do? IF YOU HAVE A WEAK ONE YOU CAN FEEL SICK A LOT 4) What do we call changes to the Constitution? CONSTITUTION AMMENDEMENTS 5) What group of essays supported passage of the U.S. Constitution? REPHRASE THAT. DID YA MEAN THE YESSES? 6) What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? UNEMANCIPATED THE EMANCIPATED PEOPLE 7) What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do? HE STOOD UP FOR THE RIGHTS OF ALL, HE STOOD UP FOR PEACEFUL PROTEST AT THE MISTREATMENT OF BLACKS. HE CONTINUED TO DO SO UNTIL HE WAS ASSASINATED 8 ) Where is the Statue Of Liberty? ON AN ISLAND JUST BESIDE NEW YORK 9) Name one U.S. Territory UHM, BRITAIN, OR SO YOUR GOVERMENT WOULD LIKE TO THINK  NO COUNTRY SHOULD HAVE ANY TERRITORY THAT ISN'T PART OF THEIR OWN LAND MASS10) Name two U.S. National Holidays INDEPENDANCE DAY AND THANKSGIVING So how did I do? Bye everyone, it was a blast
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Interesting, isn't it, that citizenship becomes reduced to priming and answering a few questions than understanding what a person can do for his or her own community and country. However you frame the questions you can still teach to the test. You could be active in the neighbourhood watch, help out in a school, and be active in keeping your environment healthy by litter-picking and graffiti removal, and then get a test score to say you're a poor citizen. In fact the process is more important than the test. We have cities in the North of England where I have done consultancy work, where ghettoisation has occurred, so you can drive for miles in a city like Bradford and be aware that the whole community is Pakistani, and islamic in faith. We have second and third generation citizens whose loyalties are more with islamic fundamentalists than they are with a state they perceive as being foreign, despite the fact they are UK passport holders. These are British citizens, and some of them played a part in 9/11, 7/7 and the attempted mass bombing of transatlantic airliners this summer. So citizenship is a state of mind. A state of belonging to a country whose values are valued and that is worth belonging to. That is not abusive of its own people and others, both as a legistature and in practice. And why do I have such a strength of feeling? Because I work in London, as do those near and dear to me. A best friend was almost blown to pieces by a bus bomb in Tavistock Square on 7/7 ....... and yes, our presence in Iraq was stated as the basis for this hideous crime. Interesting post.  ~warm
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12/4/2006 10:19 am |
I passed with flying colors... all red, white and blue  Just a bit of news...Britain has instituted a test. Germany will be voting on the issue. Australia is voting on testing. The biggest factor is the requirement prior to being allowed to apply for the test. The Netherlands test is a three-part test. One part requires you to watch a Movie with assorted sexual acts available legally. A movement has said this is anti-Islamic. The Netherlands has declared, "If you want to be a citizen, this is our culture. If you can't accept this, than we are not for you." I would love to see the movie. Citizenship is a privilege. 
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I will assign it for homework tomorrow and get back to you with the results! Excellent idea!
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12/10/2006 9:51 am |
pchamp012004 replies on 12/2/2006 3:30 pm: #5 is the toughest of the 144 questions and I just happened to guess it right. I only posted it so the test wouldn't be too easy. Yeah, most Americans would have trouble with this test. Not enough Civics being taught in our schools. Was thinking that I might not pass the test when reading through it [high school was soooo long ago] and am glad I was born here LOL
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