|
|
Article: New amendments: Citizenship put to test: The revised naturalization exam is intended to improve understanding of the United States and the English language.
- Article from:
- Tulsa World (Tulsa, OK)
- Article date:
- September 28, 2007
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2007 Tulsa World. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Byline: David Harper
Sep. 28--Do you know how many amendments the U.S. Constitution has?
Can you name two rights that American citizens have that noncitizens don't?
Do you recall how many justices serve on the Supreme Court?
Prospective U.S. citizens must answer these sorts of questions as part of the naturalization process.
On Thursday, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officials announced changes to the civics test that will go into effect in October 2008.
Sonny Branham, a history, humanities and government instructor at Oral Roberts University, said the new version of the test contains some subtle ...