hmm. My copy is upstairs somewhere but I thought it had 130 questions. Also, I don't remember the question about Thanksgiving. But a lot of these are word for word, like which President freed the slaves. Possibly this is the previous version. But yes, this is the sort of question. They also tell you on the list I have that they are allowed to ask you other questions of the same nature.
Dana Dana Tierney writes: > I have the list that immigration gives you. Let me take a look. > > Dana > > William Bowen writes: > > > okay, so were the 12 who "didn't know" collectively dumbasses and an > > indication that our electorate is largely uninformed? Or was it simply a > > case of someone sticking a microphone in their face and saying "answer the > > question!" (or however the poll was taken). Is 15 a representative sampling? > > does this indicate that 20% of the populace is informed and 80% not? > > > > See if these poll takers where to hand each takee [sic] a brief description > > and then asked a question about their opinion on the matter, that I think > > would have more weight. Of course, if the goal is to just randomly find out > > if somebody knows something, then I guess the poll could be considered > > accurate. > > > > Much like the argument that non-citizens do better on citizenship tests than > > citizens. Of course, in general citizens aren't spending a better part of > > their daily lives studying for the test either... > > > > found this on a google search...http://www.rusam.com/immig/citiz/citiz_s.htm > > > > lots of repeat questions... got through 51 of the 150 advertised before work > > crept back into my day. only missed one. > > > > Anybody got a copy of the actual list? Is the one linked above accurate? > > > > will > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Dana Tierney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 2:43 PM > > Subject: Re: US Citizenship Test > > > > > > > The local weekly stopped fifteen people on the streets of Albuquerque and > > > asked them what they thought of the Patriot Act. Only three had an > > opinion' > > > the others either didn't know what it was or said they weren't interested > > > in politics. > > > > > > Dana > > > > > > > > I've simply have been astounded at the level of ignorance that many > > native > > > > > born Americans about their own country. I'm not talking about school > > aged > > > > > kids but adults, in the DC area where they should know better. By the > > time > > > > > I take my citizenship exam I'm required to know the processes > > involved. > > > > > > > > > > Anyhow here's an interesting piece on the citizenship ceremonies and > > > > tests: > > > > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49293-2003Jun29.html > > > > > > > > > > As I said it would be very instructive to see how those born in this > > > > > country fair on these same tests. > > > > > > > > > > larry > > > > > > > > > > At 11:47 AM 7/7/2003 -0700, William Bowen wrote: > > > > > > > I would love to see the percentage of citizen who would > > > > > > > actually pass the citizenship test. > > > > > > > > > > > >**Tim-unist alert on Larry!!** > > > > > > > > > > > >Ahh, there's the rub, eh? Fortunately, we don't have to as we were > > born > > > > > >here. > > > > > > > > > > > >:-) > > > > > > > > > > > >will > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > > > >From: "Larry C. Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > >Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 5:54 AM > > > > > >Subject: RE: US Citizenship Test > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Um what joke? That is what exactly happened to me. I admit I was > > > > somewhat > > > > > > > flippant with that comparison, It was somewhat inappropriate. The > > > > point I > > > > > > > was making was the treatment many legitimate immigrants face when > > > > > > > attempting to become naturalized citizens. The government put up > > > > higher > > > > > > > barriers and has stiffer requirements for legal immigrants than > > for > > > > native > > > > > > > born Americans. I would love to see the percentage of citizen who > > > > would > > > > > > > actually pass the citizenship test. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > larry > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At 07:42 AM 7/7/2003 -0400, Heald, Tim wrote: > > > > > > > >Even as a joke this disgusts me. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Tim > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > > > > > > >From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > >Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 3:26 PM > > > > > > > >To: CF-Community > > > > > > > >Subject: Re: US Citizenship Test > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >I remember all too well from my first set of interviews for > > > > > > > >residency. The interviewer was absolutely convinced that I was > > > > > > > >trying to scam the government, that is until she asked for > > > > > > > >documentary evidence that Wendy and I were married. Aside from > > the > > > > > > > >certificate that is. I had waited until my J-1 Foreign > > Researcher > > > > > > > >visa was about to expire and so was able to present to them a lot > > of > > > > > > > >documentation. When I gave the person 4 years of cancelled > > cheques, > > > > > > > >all here response was Oh, My. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Needless to say there was no problems after that. I cannot say > > that > > > > > > > >about the guy a couple of cubicles down from my interview. They > > were > > > > > > > >giving him quite the 3rd degree about a couple of arrests. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >I've taken a few practice tests for the citizenship exam and have > > > > > > > >done fairly well on it. I really should complete the process this > > > > > > > >year - its a dilemma? $150 for the CFMX cert or the $250 (plus) > > for > > > > > > > >the citizenship... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >larry > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >ya, it's oral and more of an interview than a test, I gather. > > But > > > > they > > > > > >are > > > > > > > > >careful not to ask you questions with no correct answer, like > > "who > > > > has > > > > > >the > > > > > > > > >right to delare war?" Erm, are we talking high school civics or > > > > real > > > > > >life > > > > > > > > >here? The quesions are all and cut and dry, like, who is your > > > > senator > > > > > >or > > > > > > > > >what do the stars on the flag represent. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >fwiw I got 8 out of 9. I refuse to count that quesion about the > > > > rights > > > > > >of > > > > > > > > >aliens; none of the answers given is correct. I did get life > > libery > > > > and > > > > > >the > > > > > > > > >pursuit of happiness wrong. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Dana > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Larry C. Lyons writes: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Same here. Mind you 10 questions are nothing like the actual > > > > test. > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> larry > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> >http://www.rd.com/common/nav/index.jhtml?articleId=9526064 > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> >I got 10 out of 10. > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
