Immigrants Celebrate Independence Day: Can You Pass A U.S. Citizenship Test?

This summer, almost 15,000 Americans will celebrate a unique connection to the nation’s birthday… the day they earned their U.S. citizenship.

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is celebrating the 241st anniversary of the Declaration of Independence by naturalizing nearly 15,000 new U.S. citizens during more than 65 Independence Day-themed ceremonies across the country.

“July Fourth marks the birth of our country, and for 15,000 people, it marks the birth of a new chapter as American citizens,” USCIS Acting Director James McCament said. “These new members of our community will add to the diverse fabric of our nation and will now be able to enjoy the rights, privileges, and responsibilities of U.S. citizenship.”

A full list of ceremonies and locations, which take place from June 26 to July 18, can be seen here.

Planned events include a ceremony at the Battleship New Jersey in Camden on July 4, which will be live-streamed on Facebook.

WOULD YOU PASS THE U.S. NATURALIZATION TEST?

There are 100 civics questions on the U.S. naturalization test. During a naturalization interview, applicants are asked up to 10 questions from the list. They must correctly answer six of the 10 questions to pass the civics test.

It’s not as easy as it sounds. Read the full list of questions here.

Can you answer these Independence Day-related questions that appear on the test? (The USCIS-recommended answers are at the bottom of this article)

• Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
• What did the Declaration of Independence do?
• What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
• What is one reason colonists came to America?
• Why did the colonists fight the British?

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ANSWERS TO CIVICS TEST

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

• Announced/declared our independence (from Great Britain)

What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

• Life
• Liberty
• Pursuit of happiness

What is one reason colonists came to America?

• Freedom
• Political liberty
• Religious freedom
• Economic opportunity
• Practice their religion
• Escape persecution

Why did the colonists fight the British?

• Because of high taxes (taxation without representation)
• Because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)
• Because they didn’t have self-government

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