Offtopic. Test: how American are you?

[dreamville-bg.livejournal.com]

To our American friends, I have this challenge. Now that the next presidential election is looming (a year of political campaigning is considered a lot by any foreign standard, but not to the US one, apparently), can you pass the US citizenship test? It seems the requirement to get 58 or more of these test questions correct in order to pass, has turned out to be quite a steep challenge to 1/3 of the respondents. This then raises the question, how can one blame immigrants for not being "American" enough, when such a large part of Americans themselves do not care about roughly 1/3 of things American?

Anyway... What's your score?

Comments

[dexeron.livejournal.com]

I don't understand how any American could fail to get to least a 90% on that test. That do few do makes me hate our educational priorities.

[luvdovz.livejournal.com]

Perhaps you shouldn't be considering yourself as representative of the average American as you currently might be. :)

[htpcl.livejournal.com]

I passed the test. Can I get my green card now?

[luzribeiro.livejournal.com]

Well, you should get it. After all, turns out you're more American than 1/3 of Americans.

[fieryphoenix.livejournal.com]

Because, while they may know all this 'civic' stuff, they totally miss many of the things that really make Americans American, like worshiping the God whose providence founded this nation, not having weird customs, and keeping up with real celebrities instead of a bunch of dead people.


I only missed one, and I feel bad about even that. Unfortunately, I imagine realizing their ignorance about the nation they live in inspired more amusement or indifference from people than desire to actually fix it.

[yardlong.livejournal.com]

67 correct, 70% - I guess I can stay.

[dreamville-bg.livejournal.com]

You can, but only for 3/4 of the year. You're now obligated to spend 3 months a year touring the world on holidays.

[airiefairie.livejournal.com]

Any politician who wears a lapel pin with the US flag should take this test. And if they fail it, the pin should be taken away from them. =)

[oportet.livejournal.com]

92. I think I'd get over 95 if I didn't rush. A couple I just didn't know though - like selective service requirement age for immigrants - which I'm ok with not knowing - but if you're moving to a country that should probably be one of the top 3 things you find out.

Some seem like gimmes, even if you know nothing about America but at least have a grasp of the English language.

58...is an F, even in our schools. I think they should at least move it up to 70.

[telemann.livejournal.com]

94.

[sandwichwarrior.livejournal.com]

96%. I probably could have aced it had I prepared.

That said I think one of the 4 I got wrong is debatable. Westward expansion (and the voting status of the newly established states), was absolutely a contributing factor to the US Civil War (http://ushistoryscene.com/article/civil-war-west-expansion/)even if the test says it was not.