Being a legal U.S. citizen in Illinois and across the country has been a hot topic lately. Right now, 1.7 million people in Chicago are immigrants which is 18% of the total population. This is why the conversation of citizenship is such a hot button topic in Illinois.

President Donald Trump has been signing executive orders about deporting illegal immigrants and challenging the 14th Amendment which guarantees citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the United States. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has been vocally opposing these orders since the start of Trump's second presidency.

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Other states are trying to pass laws that require students to pass the U.S. citizenship test when they graduate, even if they are already citizens. If you were required to take that test today as a naturally-born American citizen, do you think you could pass?

Illinois Should Practice The Citizenship Test

Let's see if you as an Illinois resident and American citizen would pass the U.S. citizenship test. The rules to pass are simple:

  1. Pick 10 questions to answer
  2. If you get 6 out of 10 right, you get to stay in America!
  3. If you get less than 6 correct, you know what that means...

Good luck.

Can You Pass The U.S. Citizenship Test?

Many immigrants who want to become citizens of the U.S. have a lot of knowledge they need to know before being granted citizenship. As a naturally born citizen of the U.S., you probably think you know it all, but do you?

During the naturalization interview, a civics test is given. The civics test is an oral test and the USCIS Officer will ask the applicant up to 10 of the many civics questions below. An applicant must answer 6 out of 10 questions correctly to pass the civics portion of the naturalization test. Think you can get at least 60% correct? Let's find out.

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I hope you passed, or else you better start studying to be a no-it-all American like you probably think you are.

Every year, immigrants wanting to become citizens are required to take the civics test in the naturalization interview. The Department of U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services has a lot of resources to help people study. If you didn't pass, then maybe you need to stop being so judgemental about people legally becoming U.S. citizens and study up more on the country you call home.

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