Can you pass the citizenship test?
As we approach the July Fourth holiday we need to take a step back and reflect on what independence means and why we celebrate out democracy. Because of what the United States has stood for these 200 plus years, there is an added responsibility that goes with being an American Citizen. Has this country made mistakes? It certainly has. Ben Franklin noted that the new country, a republic, was ours if we could keep it.
Nowhere is the idea of America and its brand of democracy more in the forefront that in its newly minted citizens. Those who have gone through the long legal process have many obstacles to overcome before they can call themselves American Citizens. One of the hurdles is a Citizenship test. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) administers a test to all immigrants applying for citizenship in addition to interviews and documentation.
Here are some of the questions from recent tests. Can you pass the test? Can your students?
1) What do the stars on the flag stand for?
2) Can the constitution be changed?
3) How many Amendments are there to the US constitution?
4) What is the Executive Branch of our government?
5) Who becomes President of the United States if both the President and Vice President should die?
6) Why are there 100 Senators in our government?
7) What are the names of 49th and 50th states?
8) Why did the pilgrims come to America?
9) What is the national anthem of the United States?
10) Which President is called “the Father of our country?”
11) Name one purpose of the United Nations?
12) Who is the Commander in Chief of the US military?
13) What are the two major political parties in the United States today?
14) What is the date of Independence Day?
15) How many times may a congressman be re-elected?
16) What are the first ten amendments of the Constitution called?
17) Who helped the Pilgrims in America?
18) Where is White House located?
19) What did the Declaration of Independence do?
20) In what month do we elect a President?
Extra Credit-Name two National Holidays.
Oath for Newly Naturalized Citizens
I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform noncombatant service in the armed forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God."
You can obtain more information about the immigration and naturalization process by going to the web site www.uscis.gov.
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!!
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