Most Americans Would Fail Citizenship Test

[DonViejo]

February 18, 2019 at 8:31 am EST By Taegan Goddard

“A majority of Americans in every state except Vermont would fail a test based on the questions in the U.S. citizenship test, according to Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation survey.

“It suggests most Americans can’t live up to the standards we set for people applying to be U.S. citizens — and we set those standards because we expect Americans to be informed and engaged. Only four out of 10 Americans would have passed the test, and just 27% of those under age 45.”

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https://politicalwire.com/2019/02/18/most-americans-would-fail-citizenship-test/

[walkingman]

1. Do they not teach history anymore? This tells me a lot about how Trump got elected.

[zipplewrath]

2. Yes and no

They teach a rather "Disneyfied" version of American History. I call it the "presidents and generals" version that avoids huge portions of American history.

But furthermore, the children aren't actually paying attention. They remember about as much of it as they do algebra.

And then there is Fox News.

[LongtimeAZDem]

3. Arizona students have to pass it to graduate High School

[beachbum bob]

4. clarify this, most americans under the age of 60 would fail