Posted on 12/02/2006 9:23:14 AM PST by FairOpinion
Time for a pop quiz, and no, it's not multiple choice.
1. Why do we have three branches of government?
2. What does it mean that the U.S. Constitution is a constitution of limited powers?
3. What alliance of North American and European countries was created during the Cold War?
Whether you passed with flying colors or flopped (see answers at end of story) could indicate your fitness for citizenship. The questions are just a few from a new sample of more than 100 that immigration officials will begin trying out on naturalization candidates in Yakima late next month or in February.
Yakima is one of 10 cities slated for the pilot program, which officials say is designed to get away from rote memorization and encourage greater understanding of U.S. government values and history.
(Excerpt) Read more at yakima-herald.com ...
Now, if they would have highschool students pass this test before graduation and citizens, when they want to register to vote...
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Questions and Answers for New Pilot Naturalization Exam
Address:http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/template.PRINT/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=dcf5e1df53b2f010VgnVCM1000000ecd190aRCRD
They should have asked Arnold to describe the Nixon/Humphrey debate he claimed to have watched.
Could YOU pass the test?
There was no Nixon/Humphrey debate.
He would probably refuse to take it. -- On principle.
You didn't answer my question.
Could YOU pass the test, without looking at the answers?
Answer question #2 and I'll be back to grade it later.
Your point has nothing to do with anything.
They never do, as his real point is to post agitprop for the majority rule socialist position.
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