Could you pass the test to become a U.S. citizen?
There are 100 questions for the civics portion that people applying for citizenship need to study. Out of the 100, the person administering the test will ask ten questions. An applicant must get six correct in order to pass that portion of the test.
Here is a link to the questions that people must know to become a citizen.
Could you pass?
We asked some Northern Nevadans today to answer some of the questions. Here are their answers.
1. Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
Riley Seventeen - "The Mississippi."
Brian Painting - "The Mississippi River."
Charles Kenneth Alexander-Kansas - "Missouri."
Correct.
2. The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
Mike Norman - "435."
Ryley Seventeen - "435."
Correct.
3. Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
Brian Painting - "Civil rights? Like slavery?"
Sure.
Ryley Svendsen - "States rights."
Correct.
4. Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?
Charles Kenneth Alexander - "That's tough. I'm just a country boy."
Wrong.
Ryley Svendsen - "Senator Catherine Cortez-Masto and Senator Jacky Rosen."
Correct.
Mike Norman - "Dean Heller. No...Cortez."
Half.
5. How many amendments does the Constitution have?
Mike Norman - "25."
Wrong.
Charles Kenneth Alexander - "13."
Nope.
Charles Kenneth Alexander - "Ten."
Nope.
Charles Kenneth Alexander - "21?"
Ryley Svendsen - "27."
Correct.
6. When was the Constitution written?
Brain Painting - "1776."
No.
Charles Kenneth Alexander - "1776."
No.
Ryley Svendsen - "1776."
The correct answer is 1787.
7. If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
Ryley Svendsen - "The Speaker of the House."
Mike Norman - "Nancy Pelosi."
Landon- And she is?
Mike- "Speaker of the house."
Correct.
Brian - "The Secretary of State?"
Incorrect.
Charles Kenneth Alexander- "Is it the secretary?"
Landon- "The secretary?"
Charles Kenneth Alexander - "Yeah. The secretary."
Landon- "Nope."
8. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800's.
Ryley Svendsen - "The Mexican American War."
Correct.
Brian Painting - "The Civil War. I feel like I'm a little late."
Also correct.
Charles Kenneth Alexander - "Uhh... We just have to hit it with that World War 1."
Wrong.
9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
Mike Norman - "Life, Liberty and.... no... yeah. The Pursuit of Happiness?"
Ryley Svendsen - "Life. Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. That's that."
Correct.
10. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Brian Painting - "Did Benjamin Franklin write the Declaration of Independence?"
He didn't.
Ryley Svendsen - "Thomas Jefferson."
He did.
Svendsen then grabbed our 2 News microphone and dropped it.
