u may all call me president m bison but that is a formality bc i plan on making this a gov by militaristic junta anyway, UR WELCOME AMERICA
― battle hyrr of the shepublic (m bison), Sunday, 23 June 2013 14:32 (ten years ago) link
ive never been in the united states but i got every question right except i mixed up the gettysburg address & declaration of independence quotes & got the flag year wrong
― ghosts of erith spectral crackhouse slain rudeboy (Nilmar Honorato da Silva), Sunday, 23 June 2013 14:39 (ten years ago) link
correctly guessing alito/breyer/kennedy involved guessing which ones looked vaguely italian/german/irish
― ghosts of erith spectral crackhouse slain rudeboy (Nilmar Honorato da Silva), Sunday, 23 June 2013 14:51 (ten years ago) link
there should be an equivalent Britishes one ... i wonder how many of us Americans would do as well on that as certain Brits have done on this poll.
― عليك ارتداء ماكياج من مهرج مثلي الجنس المتداول مائة عميق في سيارة مصغر (Eisbaer), Sunday, 23 June 2013 15:23 (ten years ago) link
the Britishes ones should be chockful of nothing but obscure Carry On references, of course.
― عليك ارتداء ماكياج من مهرج مثلي الجنس المتداول مائة عميق في سيارة مصغر (Eisbaer), Sunday, 23 June 2013 15:24 (ten years ago) link
there's a thread with the Britishes one on SNA and we all failed it
― The drone that was played caused panic and confusion (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 23 June 2013 15:25 (ten years ago) link
needs questions on tipping
― fit and working again, Sunday, 23 June 2013 17:53 (ten years ago) link
43, vs 54% on the UK, one, sadly good enough to be a US citizen but not a British one.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Sunday, 23 June 2013 18:13 (ten years ago) link
44. i mixed up breyer and kennedy
― i wanna be a gabbneb baby (Hungry4Ass), Sunday, 23 June 2013 18:15 (ten years ago) link
One of the most challenging things about the classes were that they were levels 2-6 (higher levels not eligible bc the classes weren't usually necessary) so some people could barely utter a complete sentence in English while others were wondering why I was making them role play an emergency 911 call.
Does this sound like good times or what?!
― free your spirit pig (La Lechera), Sunday, June 23, 2013 1:46 PM (4 hours ago)
For real, though, I think it does.Scored 46 points. Though if I'd have known it was 2 points for peaceful petition and writing criticism of government leaders, hell yeah I would've checked those.
― even the beatles had a coinstar machine in their living room (Crabbits), Sunday, 23 June 2013 18:39 (ten years ago) link
54.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 23 June 2013 18:49 (ten years ago) link
I recognised the Alamo, but only because it was the building Ozzy urinated on.
Should earn you extra points, imo.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 23 June 2013 18:57 (ten years ago) link
haha, thanks crabbits! it was a pretty fun class. we did all kinds of weird stuff. i got a full time job right after that semester was over, but i have fond memories of explaining the differences between local, state, and federal governments (among other things).
― free your spirit pig (La Lechera), Sunday, 23 June 2013 19:09 (ten years ago) link
56. Going back to check just exactly what mistakes were made.
― on the sidelines dishing out sass (suzy), Sunday, 23 June 2013 19:24 (ten years ago) link
... i wonder how many of us Americans would do as well on that as certain Brits have done on this poll.
their newspaper columnists talk about our politics, they watch our tv shows, that's already 9/10 of what makes americans know anything about u.s. citizenship
― j., Sunday, 23 June 2013 19:32 (ten years ago) link
23 - got the buildings and the law peeps, but not much else. Will have to stay in Belgium I guess.
― StanM, Sunday, 23 June 2013 20:39 (ten years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Saturday, 13 July 2013 00:01 (ten years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Sunday, 14 July 2013 00:01 (ten years ago) link
http://www.bbc.com/news/35383435
this is absolutely bonkers
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Wednesday, 10 February 2016 18:06 (eight years ago) link
Huh. Never heard of this before. I er know of someone who's lived in the UK for 12 years and has never filed a US tax return in that time. They have a building society account rather than bank. Not sure if that makes any difference.
― Just noise and screaming and no musical value at all. (Colonel Poo), Wednesday, 10 February 2016 18:12 (eight years ago) link
i vaguely remember an american colleague filing her us taxes in canada years ago, but i didn't know the exact details. this man in a suit with a briefcase would show up at random times. "he's the irs man!" she exclaimed. he would come by every year to remind her that she had to submit her paperwork. like something out of a kafka story
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Wednesday, 10 February 2016 18:57 (eight years ago) link
I have a U.S.-born U.K. facebook friend who brings this up every year around tax time. It's been giving her hell apparently.
― how's life, Wednesday, 10 February 2016 19:12 (eight years ago) link
what does the US and Eritrea have in common
― Mordy, Wednesday, 10 February 2016 20:52 (eight years ago) link
A law that actually got passed following the 2010 elections is a fucking grease fire creating "unintended" consequences for ordinary working American citizens.
― Sith Dog (El Tomboto), Thursday, 11 February 2016 01:57 (eight years ago) link
Wow, etc.
― Sith Dog (El Tomboto), Thursday, 11 February 2016 01:58 (eight years ago) link
kids
papa infinity got his interview scheduled
if all goes well, soon i'lll be a proud american my babies
will post the q&a i'm supposed to study soon
― i n f i n i t y (∞), Friday, 5 May 2017 05:16 (seven years ago) link
will you be renouncing loyalty to hexylvania
― j., Friday, 5 May 2017 05:21 (seven years ago) link
will tone down the shenanigans eat lots of burgers and pledge allegiance to the flag and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all
― i n f i n i t y (∞), Friday, 5 May 2017 05:30 (seven years ago) link
you didn't answer the question
― j., Friday, 5 May 2017 05:41 (seven years ago) link
flag'm!
A hacker should break into the server and replace that picture of Scalia with a rotting corpse.
― El Tuomasbot (milo z), Friday, 5 May 2017 06:04 (seven years ago) link
whats the supreme law of the land
― i n f i n i t y (∞), Monday, 8 May 2017 16:34 (seven years ago) link
here's some good polls to brush up on
U.S. Code Titles THE POLL
US Government Publishing Office Bestsellers: The Poll
― your cognitive privilege (El Tomboto), Monday, 8 May 2017 16:54 (seven years ago) link
good luck ∞ !!!
― schlump, Tuesday, 9 May 2017 02:26 (seven years ago) link
Why the fuck would you board the Titanic now?
― Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr, and Violent J (誤訳侮辱), Tuesday, 9 May 2017 03:10 (seven years ago) link
the more the merrier dude, pass it already
― your cognitive privilege (El Tomboto), Tuesday, 9 May 2017 03:19 (seven years ago) link
― i n f i n i t y (∞), Monday, May 8, 2017 9:34 AM (two days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
fyi the constitution yo
― i n f i n i t y (∞), Wednesday, 10 May 2017 16:33 (seven years ago) link
― schlump, Monday, May 8, 2017 7:26 PM (two days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
thank you!
tom those are good links
i received a citizenship booklet with 100 questions and answers
it says i'll be asked 10 of those randomly but i've talked to five people that have had very different interviewing experiences (two didn't even get asked questions -- HUH)
― i n f i n i t y (∞), Wednesday, 10 May 2017 16:36 (seven years ago) link
what does the constitution do
― i n f i n i t y (∞), Wednesday, 10 May 2017 16:43 (seven years ago) link
I took it twice in two different browsers and it resets all the answers and doesn't give me a score. HOW WILL I EVER KNOW IF I'M A CITIZEN NOW?!??
― the world's little sunbeam (in orbit), Wednesday, 10 May 2017 17:19 (seven years ago) link
it's old enough the original site doesn't work anymore
― mh, Wednesday, 10 May 2017 17:24 (seven years ago) link
on the bright side, no one ever needs identify scalia again
My wife wasn't asked any questions when she went in. They just swore everybody in her group in. That was many years ago, though. Under Trump they'll probably ask you something in Spanish, and if you understand, you get deported to Mexico (no matter your actual country of origin).
― Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr, and Violent J (誤訳侮辱), Wednesday, 10 May 2017 17:29 (seven years ago) link
the constitution is this thing you can use in order to carry a gun into public places so you can protect everyone if and when there is a shootout.
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 10 May 2017 17:30 (seven years ago) link
it's interesting how the book (provided by us department of homeland security) sets you up to become/side with republicans
been reading a lot about people's experiences from when they naturalized in the past few months and everyone says it's super easy
― i n f i n i t y (∞), Wednesday, 10 May 2017 17:53 (seven years ago) link
spoke with this mexican fella and he had been using 5 different names, was deported once, and had outstanding fines (forget for what), and according to him, they didn't ask him any questions
they asked if he had other names he went by and if he was ever deported, he said yes to all of it, and the officer offered him citizenship
― i n f i n i t y (∞), Wednesday, 10 May 2017 17:56 (seven years ago) link
― i n f i n i t y (∞), Wednesday, May 10, 2017 9:43 AM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
sets up gov'tdefines gov'tprotects basic rights of americans
― i n f i n i t y (∞), Wednesday, 10 May 2017 17:58 (seven years ago) link
extreme vetting
― your cognitive privilege (El Tomboto), Wednesday, 10 May 2017 17:59 (seven years ago) link
Back in the day when I had a top secret government clearance, the advice I was given was to be utterly transparent and not lie about anything; the main concern wasn't, for example, whether you had smoked pot in college, but whether smoking pot in college was something you were trying to hide and could be used against you by someone attempting to blackmail you. I assume it's similar for the citizenship test; clearly just being a citizen doesn't automatically put you near sensitive information but it's a pathway that could end up near sensitive information and they are looking to see if the people getting it are obviously susceptible to pressure from outside forces based on what they are willing to reveal and what they are trying to hide.
― PJD PDJ DPJ (DJP), Wednesday, 10 May 2017 18:01 (seven years ago) link