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StephCar Jun 27th, 2006 10:52 AM

Whoa....I did not do so well--only 85%. I guess my BA in American Government and my MA in US Foreign Policy is not worth the paper it is written on! I am seriously embarassed.

Actually, I missed the question on qualifications for US President. I thought to myself....how ELSE could George W. have been elected president...it MUST have been the governer thing..????! (kidding, sorry Bush fans)

bmillersc Jun 27th, 2006 10:53 AM

Aced it. How hard was it to figure out the form...the words "application" and "naturalization" were in the title of the form? Jeesh!
Also, don't rely on schools, public or private, to teach your kids everything. Take a little interest yourself...you might learn something!

rubytwo Jun 27th, 2006 11:00 AM

95%. Missed the one for the naturalization form. I too thought it would be a petition. However, I will admit that I guessed on one othe amendment questions. Fortunately, I guessed right.

bgans Jun 27th, 2006 11:15 AM

Yes, 100%, but, to be fair, I was a lawyer, so I really should know what the Bill of Rights covers. But I did have to guess on the INS form question.

crefloors Jun 27th, 2006 11:24 AM

90%..better than I thought. I only had to guess at two and those were the two I missed.

Suzie Jun 27th, 2006 11:28 AM

I got the INS form wrong too. Like others I thought the word "petition" was more governmental than the simpler "application". My degree is in History so I guess I should get them right! 'Course it has been a long time.....

KT Jun 27th, 2006 11:29 AM

I got 100%, but only because I guessed right on the INS form. Come to think of it, a real applicant for naturalization would be more likely to know that than we would

In answer to the question above about how hard is it to guess that when the name has the word "application":
One of the other choices has the word "petition," which is used in the title of many legal forms and applications.

SAB Jun 27th, 2006 12:06 PM

100% correct--and I'm not a citizen. But then again I am an attorney and have lived in the US for many years.

FainaAgain Jun 27th, 2006 01:38 PM

Why are you all, or most of you, so worked up about the form number? Try to fill out the wrong form once... maybe a tax form? Like 1040 EZ instead of 1040?

easytraveler Jun 27th, 2006 01:46 PM

Urp! Scored 100% - to the great surprise of you and me!

But if beachbum is going to get deported to Tahiti because of a low score, then mine was 20%. :)

The INS form was easy. Just choose the biggest number - when has the government ever done things in a simple way?

BTilke - thanks for a fun post! Great post to run across after a day of too much exercising of small brain cells and big emotions! :)

ElendilPickle Jun 27th, 2006 02:59 PM

100%! I guess 18 years of home schooling is paying off. ;-)

Lee Ann

parisonmymind2 Jun 27th, 2006 05:01 PM

95% (missed the form question - I guess detail is not my forte). I AM a naturalized citizen of the United States.

laartista Jun 27th, 2006 05:19 PM

woo hoo 90%, missed the last two.

karens Jun 30th, 2006 10:29 AM

90% for me.

I wonder what American HS students would score on this...

mikemo Jun 30th, 2006 11:07 AM

Honest 95, but missed the INM (oops, that's MX) - INS form.
M (SMdA, Gto.)

laurieb_nyny Jun 30th, 2006 12:11 PM

95% for me -- yup, #19 again!

El_Swainer Jun 30th, 2006 12:32 PM

85 % without cheating.

SamH Jun 30th, 2006 02:02 PM

90% without too much guessing. May I stay?

gaegrand Jun 30th, 2006 04:12 PM

95%, missed the naturalization application question.

They did not teach that at the two room school I attended. The toilet was down a path.

But we got a great education.

lynnejoel1015 Jun 30th, 2006 05:37 PM

85% I got one wrong because I didn't even finish reading the choices. D'oh!!


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