Could You Pass the Naturalization Test? - Page 2

monster · 01-17-2011, 06:40 PM

http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/s...is_yb_2009.pdf

naturalization stats. in case anyone care. I didn't see any whiteys in the image but found it odd that we would be so much in the minority. So I looked up the stats.

footfootfoot · 01-17-2011, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

No, selective service. There is no selective service so nobody must sign up.
They screwed me on one of those all are correct ones too.

Yeah, I paused on that one and figured they must have reinstated it at some point.

monster · 01-17-2011, 06:59 PM

Hebe got bored too. But she was all right when she quit around 50. Her teacher would be proud

Happy Monkey · 01-17-2011, 07:20 PM

Wikipedia on Selective Service. Apparently there was a five-year period when it wasn't in effect.

wolf · 01-18-2011, 01:48 AM

Only one wrong, and I was close on that one.

nowhereman · 01-18-2011, 09:01 AM

94 of 96 ... I'm actually suprised. I was never much for history or civics on a large scale, although I know quite a bit about local history. My Mother's father was a local Selectman (think head of a town council) in the 1930s and his father fought with the 21st Connecticut Volunteers in the Civil War. Guess the educational system was good for something.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-18-2011, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

Wikipedia on Selective Service. Apparently there was a five-year period when it wasn't in effect.

Ah, I was wrong, I didn't realize selective service covered so much beyond the draft.

This is interesting.

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Under current law, all male U.S. citizens are required to register with Selective Service within 30 days of their 18th birthday. In addition, foreign males between the ages of 18 and 25 living in the United States must register. This includes permanent residents (holders of Green Cards), refugees, asylees, dual citizens, and illegal aliens.[2]

In 1980, men who knew they were required to register and did not do so could face up to five years in jail or a fine up to $50,000 if convicted. The potential fine was later increased to $250,000.

Shawnee123 · 01-18-2011, 01:22 PM

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Under current law, all male U.S. citizens are required to register with Selective Service within 30 days of their 18th birthday. In addition, foreign males between the ages of 18 and 25 living in the United States must register. This includes permanent residents (holders of Green Cards), refugees, asylees, dual citizens, and illegal aliens.[2]

Yep, a ferner who entered the country before the age of 26 must have registered for Selective Service or no Federal Financial Aid For YOU.

Sundae · 01-18-2011, 02:55 PM

I got my 58.
Took me until 67 to get there though - it was too slow for me to bother carrying on.

I got hammered by a slew of questions with numbers in them - I have a reasonably good grasp of American history, and a middling understanding of politics (for a furriner) but don't be asking me questions about how many Senators and how long they serve for. Numbers. Urgh.

Sheldonrs · 01-18-2011, 04:21 PM

96 out of 96. (luckily the back button works.)

oops! Did I say that out loud?

Gravdigr · 01-19-2011, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Sheldonrs

(luckily the back button works.)

Hah!

Mine: (I surprised myself, really)

HungLikeJesus · 01-19-2011, 12:59 AM

Why 96 questions? Couldn't they come up with just four more?

xoxoxoBruce · 01-19-2011, 01:03 AM

Because the test was created by a committee.

plthijinx · 01-19-2011, 04:22 AM

80%. name one war of 1900's....(or something of that effect).....and the war of 1812 was an option? really?

plthijinx · 01-19-2011, 04:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Sheldonrs

96 out of 96. (luckily the back button works.)

oops! Did I say that out loud?

oh damn! now i read this!

01-17-2011, 06:40 PM	#16
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/s...is_yb_2009.pdf naturalization stats. in case anyone care. I didn't see any whiteys in the image but found it odd that we would be so much in the minority. So I looked up the stats. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-17-2011, 06:59 PM	#18
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Hebe got bored too. But she was all right when she quit around 50. Her teacher would be proud __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-17-2011, 07:20 PM	#19
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Wikipedia on Selective Service. Apparently there was a five-year period when it wasn't in effect. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

01-18-2011, 01:48 AM	#20
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Only one wrong, and I was close on that one. Attached Images __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-18-2011, 02:55 PM	#24
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I got my 58. Took me until 67 to get there though - it was too slow for me to bother carrying on. I got hammered by a slew of questions with numbers in them - I have a reasonably good grasp of American history, and a middling understanding of politics (for a furriner) but don't be asking me questions about how many Senators and how long they serve for. Numbers. Urgh. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

01-18-2011, 09:01 AM	#21
nowhereman sliding down the razor blade of life Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: just over the edge Posts: 228	94 of 96 ... I'm actually suprised. I was never much for history or civics on a large scale, although I know quite a bit about local history. My Mother's father was a local Selectman (think head of a town council) in the 1930s and his father fought with the 21st Connecticut Volunteers in the Civil War. Guess the educational system was good for something.

01-18-2011, 04:21 PM	#25
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	96 out of 96. (luckily the back button works.) oops! Did I say that out loud? __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

01-19-2011, 12:59 AM	#27
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Why 96 questions? Couldn't they come up with just four more? __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

01-19-2011, 01:03 AM	#28
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Because the test was created by a committee. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-19-2011, 04:22 AM	#29
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	80%. name one war of 1900's....(or something of that effect).....and the war of 1812 was an option? really? __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

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