Could you be an American?
 

Do you have what it takes to become an American citizen? Try the quiz:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13442226/

(and apologies in advance if somebody has already posted this link)

Just barely, 80% correct

I'm embarrassed, I only scored 75%!

Me, too - 80%.

90% w/out thinking too hard...I guess I'm legit. The Amendment questions are tough...who knows all the Amendments ?

Yeh, I score 85%

75% - I think thats ok.
Who cares what the name of the form is to become a naturalized citizen anyway.

I was 90%. Didn't know which form to fill out or the three freedoms guar.by the BoR.

Fun test. Thanks BTilke.

Wow, I did much better than I thought, 90%. Unfortunately, I did a lot of guessing.

85% for me. Not too shabby.

I even shocked myself because I got 95%, and didn't think I would do so well. I didn't know the naturalization process form # and guessed wrong.

One of things that amazes me is that I went to a Catholic grammar school with 65 kids in my class, circa 1960. The teacher was a 22 year old nun with 2 years of college and no certification.

And yet I still know my Civics. In fact, I know the Preamble by rote and know all the amendments. I also know the Gettsyburg Address word for word.
And I know how a bill gets passed.

My top pet peeve of all time in Education (USA) is that the people leaving college today don't have any understanding of the political system or what the ramifications of a two party system are. Nor what it takes to write a Constitution that lasts 20 years, yet alone over 200.

I see the College kids right now, and please someone bring back the basic knowledge- even if it takes cartoons like "Little Bill".

http://tinyurl.com/r3jma

This link gives the entire list of 100 possible questions (which can be studied prior to the oral exam). Many of these questions are (i.e. what color is the American flag) ridiculously simple.

85% but I'm petioning the Professor because the headline windows kept opening when my cursor went over too far and it distracted me. :`(

I missed 3, so my score was 80%. I second guessed myself on the right to declar war, I had it right the first time! I need to forward this to my mom as she is studying for her test right now.

I scored 95%, missed the last question (I went for Life, Liberty & Happiness instead of freedom of press, etc.). My husband IS a naturalized citizen; he passed his real test with flying colors (helps that he's Canadian and went to high school in California). As far as the other applicants we saw on the swearing-in day were concerned, however, THE most important question was: how soon can I bring over my relatives (and how many can I bring at one time)? Seriously, we heard that asked over and over.

I shocked myself also with a 90%; there were a few educated guesses in there though :). I missed the naturalization form and the number of amendments; I think the former is meant to be a gimme for prospective citizens who have filled out the form.

Not too shabby for a US citizen who's lived outside the country half his life.

I scored 100%. Please feel free to applaud.

Hurrah for Schoolhouse Rock and 7th grade Civics in 1989. :)

=D>=D>=D>=D>

Oh man, I got a 60%. History was always my worst subject...thank goodness I was born here! :)

Yes, but you get extra points for being honest.