Do you have what it takes to become a citizen?

[SlowwHand]

So how did you do?
I'm proud enough I got 85%. It's not a blow-off test.

When immigrants want to become Americans, they must take a civics test as part of their naturalization interview before a Citizenship and Immigration Services officer. The questions are usually selected from a list of 100 sample questions (see at http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/services/natz/English.pdf ) that prospective citizens can look at ahead of the interview (though the examiner is not limited to those questions). Some are easy, some are not. We have picked some of the more difficult ones.
Should you be welcomed immediately to the Land of the Free or sent home for some more homework? Find out!
(PLEASE NOTE: These questions are as asked on the official United States Immigration and Naturalization Services Web site. Candidates are not given multiple choices in the naturalization interview, which is conducted orally.)

You answered 85% of questions correctly. Here's your rating:

0-20%: Maybe you're still thinking too much about the Old Country.

25-40%: Mmmm. Do you really want to be a citizen? This kind of performance isn't going to impress those nice immigration folks.

45-60%: Not too bad, but you really need to break out the civics books again -- word is, the INS is looking for an 80 percent score.

65-80%: Hey, you may make a good citizen yet! Look at your wrong answers and a little revision should do the trick.

85-100%: Welcome to the United States! (And, truth be told, you know more about this great land than most Americans.)

Scroll down to see answers for each question. Also, please let us know what you think about the quiz. The feedback is appreciated.

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[Imran Siddiqui]

100%



The form for the INS Naturalization was a total guess though.

[Dis]

and I embarrassed I'm almost forgetting some of these. I really had to claw the dark reaches of my brain for some of these.

#8 I'm unsure of

#19 how am I supposed to know this? I'm already a citizen.

[Dis]

I got #2 wrong. WTF was I thinking. funny after seeing the correct answer, I knew it all along.

You answered 90% of questions correctly. Here's your rating:

0-20%: Maybe you're still thinking too much about the Old Country.

25-40%: Mmmm. Do you really want to be a citizen? This kind of performance isn't going to impress those nice immigration folks.

45-60%: Not too bad, but you really need to break out the civics books again -- word is, the INS is looking for an 80 percent score.

65-80%: Hey, you may make a good citizen yet! Look at your wrong answers and a little revision should do the trick.

85-100%: Welcome to the United States! (And, truth be told, you know more about this great land than most Americans.)

Scroll down to see answers for each question. Also, please let us know what you think about the quiz. The feedback is appreciated.

1. How many stripes are there on the U.S. flag?
Correct
13
2. Who is the chief justice of the Supreme Court today?
Alberto Gonzales is not correct.
John G. Roberts Jr.
3. In what year was the Constitution written?
Correct
1787
4. Which of these is guaranteed by the First Amendment?
Correct
Freedom of the press
5. How many Supreme Court justices are there?
Correct
9
6. What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?
Correct
The Bill of Rights
7. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
Correct
July 4, 1776
8. Which of the following amendments to the Constitution does NOT address or guarantee voting rights?
Correct
7th Amendment
9. What are the 13 original states?
Correct
Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Rhode Island, Maryland
10. What do the stripes on the U.S. flag mean?
Correct
They represent the 13 original states
11. What is the introduction to the Constitution called?
Correct
The Preamble
12. How many changes or amendments are there to the Constitution?
Correct
27
13. Which of the following is NOT one of the constitutional requirements to be eligible to become president?
Correct
Must have served as a governor
14. Who selects the Supreme Court justices?
Correct
They are appointed by the president. (NOTE: This is the response given on the official United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Web site. The president selects the justices; however, they must be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. If they are rejected by the Senate, then the president must choose a new nominee, who, again, is subject to Senate approval.)
15. How many representatives are there in Congress?
Correct
435
16. Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death"?
Correct
Patrick Henry
17. Why did the Pilgrims come to America?
Correct
For religious freedom
18. Who has the power to declare war?
Correct
Congress
19. What INS form is used to apply to become a naturalized citizen?

Form N-200 "Petition for Naturalization" is not correct.
N-400 "Application for Naturalization"
20. Which of these contains three rights or freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights?
Correct
Freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion

[Nubclear]

100%

17. Why did the Pilgrims come to America?
Correct
For religious freedom

[SlowwHand]

The one that gave me the hardest time, that I got correct, was the original 13 states.
I got it down to 2 by eliminating ..... one of the answers in one, and one of the answers in another.

I missed chief justice. I remember missing that one.

[SlowwHand]

I'll say this early. Don't give the correct answers here, ok?

[Nubclear]

DanS

[KrazyHorse]

90%

missed the one about the form you use and the one about which amendment doesn't deal with voting rights

[chequita guevara]

I got 100%, but one of the questions is poorly worded: How many changes or amendments are there to the Constitution?

Changes and amendments are not the same thing, I would argue, because the document has been changed less times than it's been amended. For example, the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments, was only one change, because they were all adopted as a package.

[KrazyHorse]

Also, you might count the 17th and 19th amendments as 0 changes taken together (I think those are the numbers)

EDIT: 18th and 21st, I mean...

[Aeson]

#8 and #19 were the ones I didn't know. None of it really is applicable to deducing whether life in the US is for the applicant though. Well, other than being written in English I guess.

There should be questions about line etiquete at theme parks. Operating remote controls. How to swipe a credit/debit card through those little machines.... you know, relevent stuff!

[KrazyHorse]

HOW TO MERGE AND HOW NOT TO BLOCK AN INTERSECTION

[SlowwHand]

The think or qualifies what's being asked, in changed or amended.

[Lorizael]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
100%



The form for the INS Naturalization was a total guess though.

Yeah, I got the form one wrong. How should I know? The rest of the questions were annoyingly easy. 95%.